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In Krakow, a salty offering to Polish saints

(LPI/Getty) Interior of Chapel of Blessed Kinga

At the Chapel of the Blessed Kinga, built to honor the patron saint of Polish miners, everything is carved out of salt, including the walls, floor, statues – even the chandeliers.
17 May 2013

Short trips, worlds away from Kraków

Wieliczka salt mine

Not far from Poland’s capital are two historical sites, the Wieliczka salt mine and the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, both of which transport travelers to a different time.
Read more… 10 February 2011

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