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Salzbergwerk

  • September 22, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by applejacks from Irvine, California
Salzbergwerk

My husband and I had initially decided NOT to visit the Salt Works because we thought the 13 Euro price tag was a little pricey. We were so happy that we changed our minds!

The Berchtesgaden Salt Works have been in operation since the 1500s, and they continue to mine salt today. The Salt Works are open from 9am to 5pm during the busy season (May 1 to Oct 15) and from 11:30am to 3pm during the low season (Oct 16 to April 30). The actual tour of the mine last about an hour, but you'll need extra time to put on your miner's clothes beforehand and purchase funny pictures afterwards!

After purchasing your tickets, you'll be ushered into a changing room and given protective miners clothes to slip over your street clothes. Your new outfit will consist of a pants, tops, and a leather "butt-cover" that you'll tie around your waist. Next you'll board a mini-train and travel into the mine with your tour group. When the train stops, you'll be in a large "cave," and the tour guide will usher you over to the giant wooden slides. This is where your "butt-cover" comes in handy... No brush burn on your bottom! You'll get onto the slides, four at a time, raise your legs, move your body forward, and slide down. Make sure to hold on to the person in front of you! Oh, and remember to SMILE!

After the sliding adventure, your tour guide will find out what language you speak and point you to the appropriate sign (i.e., English, Spanish, Italian, and French). The tour guide will conduct the tour in German, and after he's done speaking, he'll turn on a recording in your language. It was all very well organized, and I learned more than I ever wanted to know about salt mining. The tour ends with another set of wooden slides and a train ride out of the mountain.

You'll arrive out of the mountain and into the sunlight to find that your picture was taken at several points. We bought the picture of us sliding down the first wooden slide. It was too funny to pass up!

This would be a great activity for families!

http://www.salzwelt.de/salzbergwerk-berchtesgaden/en/default.asp

From journal Beautiful Berchtesgaden

Salzbergwerk

  • December 29, 2004
  • Rated 4 of 5 by kimbob7 from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Go to the kiosk right away to get a ticket--if it is crowded, your entry ticket might be for a later time (tours start every 15 minutes). You will give up your belongings at wardrobe and change into a miner's outfit--pretty goofy. Then, when it is time, you will get on a train that takes you deep into the mountain. Guides speak German, but English and other language information is available from "virtual" tour guides at each stop. The highlights are two long slides, which take you down a couple of stories but are really fun!! The first one has a camera set up halfway down, so smile pretty! And if you like the pic, you can purchase it when you leave.

http://www.salzwelt.de/salzbergwerk-berchtesgaden/en/default.asp

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