Intercity train with only 2hrs 40 minutes journey makes Cracow available for a one-day trip from Warsaw. Cracow - the Cultural Capital of Europe of the year 2000 - rich in history, outstanding works of art and architecture. The city is the location of the Jagiellonian University [founded in 1364], the Royal Castle - Wawel, with its mythical Wawel Cathedral and the largest and most beautiful town square in Europe. Cracow is a city complex unlike most others in Europe. In the afternoon visit to Wieliczka Salt Mine - the oldest salt mine in Europe, an impressive underground world of salt lakes, chambers, galleries and a unique Salt Works Museum created by many generations of Polish miners. The underground tourist route goes through galleries and chambers with 17th and 19th century chapels and unique natural crystal caves.