Jewish Quarter of Krakow and Wieliczka Salt Mine

In the morning, we took part again in a city tour with 'Walkative' - this time through the Jewish district of Kazimierz.

Originally, the place was independent until it became part of Krakow in the 19th century.

At its peak, up to 70,000 Jews lived here, with several synagogues and Jewish institutions.

Jewish life came to an end as the German occupiers relocated the Jewish population to another district and established a Jewish ghetto there in 1941.

All Jews were compelled to move to the other side of the Vistula within a short time.

Our tour also took us there.

Not far from the former ghetto was the factory where Oskar Schindler saved the lives of many Jews.

The tickets for the exhibition had been sold out for weeks, so we could only see it from the outside.

Afterward, we took a tram and a bus out of Krakow to visit the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Salt has been mined here since the 13th century, and the 'white gold' was an important source of income in the Middle Ages.

A small part of the 300 kilometers of tunnels on nine levels can be visited as part of a tour.

The tours started every 5 minutes in various languages.

We found the chapels made of salt particularly impressive.

Reliefs and figures were also made of salt, although they had a gray color.

After spending about two hours underground, we went back outside and returned to the campsite.