In the Underground Labyrinths

Such names as Zloty Stok (Golden Slope) and Zlote Gory (Golden Mountians) will stir the imagination of gold prospectors. Abandoned for many years, the ancient gold mines never cease to attract throngs of people. The weekend prospectors hope that there maybe just something left behind. 

The Koscieliska Valley in the Tatras boasts several dozen caves. A few are open for tourists, but the majority are reserved for experienced potholers.

In the Lubusz Region near Swiebodzin, there is an underground fortress from the time of the Second World War. Approximately thirty kilometres of tunnels connect huge underground shelters, bunkers, artillery stations and other military facilities. Today, around 30 thousand bats, representing 12 species, live in this wartime subterranean complex.

Narrow and labyrinthine corridors of a former chalk mine can be visited in Chelmno near Lublin. Those who are brave and curious enough can enjoy a new and exciting world located deep beneath the town’s busy streets.

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