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Bochnia
Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Bochnia

Bochnia is a town on the river Raba in southern Poland, administrative seat of Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship.

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Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built in the 13th century, a World Heritage Site and a Historic Monument of Poland.

Get in

Getting to Bochnia

There is very good bus connection between Bochnia and the nearest large cities. Bochnia is located on the Kraków - Przemyśl highway. It is very easy to get there by bus from Kraków, Tarnów or Rzeszów Airport. Trains to and from Kraków leave every hour and cost around 10 zł (depending on the kind of train).

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Salt Mine

    From 12th - 13th century, smaller than Wieliczka's one, but not less interesting.

  2. 02
    St. Nicholas Basilica (Bazylika św. Mikołaja).
  3. 03
    Stanisław Fischer Museum
  4. 04
    Wooden

    Part of the 1500-km-long Wooden Architecture Route in Małopolska.

  5. 05
    Butterfly Museum Arthropoda

    The largest permanent butterfly exhibition in Poland, over 4,500 specimens in four different sections.

  6. 06
    Kiejdo Apiary

    A place to try different kinds of honey, learn about its production and bees, see traditional beekeeping equipment.

Do

Things to do

Swimming pool (Kryta Pływalnia), ul. Św. Leonarda 34, biuro@basenbochnia.pl. Regis Cinema (Kino Regis), ul. Regis 1.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Salina Restaurant

    Plac Świętej Kingi 1, restauracja@salina.pl.

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