Salt mines of Soledar - one of the oldest and most beautiful salt deposits in the world

Today Soledar is a quiet and calm city in the Donbass, but just imagine that 250 million years ago, in its place and in the place of the entire region, there was a real ocean. Over time, it dried out, but left behind a gigantic amount of salt. It turned out to be buried underground for many, many centuries, until a well was laid in Soledar in 1876-1880, which showed the presence of 9 salt layers in the thickness of the earth, the largest of which had a diameter of 40 meters.

Already in 1881, the first salt production on an industrial scale was carried out here. And at the moment, the salt field is considered the largest in Europe and one of the cleanest and oldest in the world.

Over a hundred-plus years of work in the mine, deep passages and huge halls have formed. So, in one of them they even made a concert hall, and in the other - a football arena. In addition, underground cafes and a church were opened for tourists here. But the most surprising place was the speleosanatorium, where no medical methods are used, and the therapeutic effect is achieved due to the uniqueness of the air containing a small amount of salt dust.

The salt resort in Soledar is a popular place. People from different places come here to treat respiratory, skin diseases and allergies. After all, there are very few places on Earth where all therapeutic factors would coincide so perfectly. However, if you have nothing to treat, then you should definitely look here with a guided tour.