Old Mine

MINE OF NICKEL CHRYSOPRASE AND OPAL IN SZKLARY.
CENTRE OF LOWER SILESIA`S GREEN GOLD.

It is a unique place in the whole world because of its existing here gemstones like: green Chrysoprases, milky Opals and red Carnelians. King of Prussia - Friderick the Great once loved them very much.

In 1890 mine of nickel strated its work and functions until 1993 when it is finally closed. Today in once of the mine`s tunnel you can visit Underground Educational Route. You should also know that the second place with that huge number of precious jewelry stones like we have in Szklary is Australia.

Visiting

Visiting our Underground Route is available from 1st of may untill 31st of septembre.
During this period the route is open from Tuesday to Sunday, between the hours of 10:15 - 17:15pm.
Monday closed.

Our tour takes something about one hour with a guide and necessary helmets and lights. During the tour you will know the history of mining and mettalurgy in Szklary. It will be presented by rocks, minerals, precious bomb shelter from the Communism period, in which is now exposed a big amount of extremly attractives Chrysoprases, Opals and Chalcedones.

Please don`t forget to take with you warm clothes and comfortables sportives shoes.

Bats

Do you know how many moskitos are they eating during the night?
Do you know how long do they live and how important they are for our nature?
Why the bats dont`t get tangled in the hair?
You will get all the answers here in our route.

Undeground exposition

Our latest attraction, the culmination of our tour.
We present many gemstones spacially selected – some of them in very high class.

You will not see exposition like our anywhere else.

Souvenirs

For our tourists we have a lot of unique an original jewelry made with green chrysoprases, milky opals and a lot of differents gemstones. Come and get it.

Tourists

- individual
- groups up to 30 people
- primary and secondary school
- students

Age:
from 4 years to 104. :)
Minors are accepted with their supervisor.
Visiting our Underground Route is available from 1st of may untill 31st of septembre.
During this period the route is open from Tuesday to Sunday,
between the hours of 10:15 - 17:15pm.

Location

Our entrance is located in the centre of Szklary Huta, next to main route number 8, in front of the parking and a big black mountain. If you`re going from Wroclaw you will find us 5km before Zabkowice Slaskie city.

GPS position: 50.64585 16.82765
Unprotected parking:
for buses next to main route number 8,
for individuals in front of the entrance to our underground route.

Prices

normal: 15pln
reduced : 12pln
( children from 4 years of age, school children, pensioners )
For special group`s offers please call us:
tel. 0048 531 516 646 ( English )

Contact

UNDERGROUND EDUCATIONAL ROUTE
MINE OF NICKEL CHRYSOPRASE AND OPAL IN SZKLARY
tel. 0048 531 516 646 ( Eng )
e-mail: kopalniaszklary@wp.pl

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