Merkers Salt Mine

Traditional Greeting among miners - it wishes that everyone has good luck and returns to the surface

waiting for our tour to begin

Patron saint of the miners

loadiing up for our descent 500-800 meters underground

Like the hats? You really had to hang on to your hat as we flew through the tunnels.

old style mining tools

Merkers is known for the artwork and Nazi cash reserves the US forces found hidden in the mine - millions upon millions worth of cash, gold and priceless artworks were recovered.

Huge equipment was needed to work the mine.

Salt = white gold