Underground tourist attractions in Poland

All over the world tourists are seeking more and more sophisticated attractions. Tourist industry is specialising and going deeper into very different areas, in particular offering underground adventures and/or underground tourist routes for everyone. It is becoming fashionable to go sightseeing of the underworld, which seems to be inaccessible, impenetrable. There is something mysterious about it, including more or less historical stories.

In Poland qualified entities (with authority to service tourists) offer safe, well organised service on underground routes, e.i. parts of underground objects, created by nature or as a result of human activity, with natural attractions and/or cultural values.

Human being had been very closely associated with underworld: from cave dwellers to contemporary miners of valuable minerals and from military constructions to civil storage.

Sightseeing of underground routes offers adventure and/or leisure: triggers imagination, provides unforgettable thrills, gives operative lessons in nature, technology and history in various aspects.

In spite of apparent similarities every underground tourist route in Poland is unique and differs very much from others. They have got singular origin, extraordinary nature, legendary sovereigns and alive inhabitants - all of them are wrapped in mystery and attractive indeed. Tourists are tempted to stay longer by original programs, exhibitions, concerts, feasts, banquets, festivals, picnics, ...souvenirs - not to forget and to come back.

Poland offers extremely reach variety of underground attractions inviting to visit over 40 underground tourist routes. They could be grouped into 4 basic categories:

CAVES

MINES

FORMER MILITARY SITES

CELLARS

OTHER

Particulars for visitors are available directly from a management of every route.

With the best wishes to enjoy your visits into the Polish underworld.

Association of Underground Tourist Routes in Poland