Guido Coal Mine in Zabrze

Guido Mine - today a closed hard coal mine, open to the public. It is part of the Coal Mining Museum in Zabrze as the Guido Mine Complex. Top 5 Guido Mine - The deepest tourist route in coal mining in Poland - The deepest Pub underground (320m). - A ride on the one-of-a-kind electric suspended railway - Downhill ride along an authentic mining trail - Modern harvesters and mining machines You will find yourself underground thanks to an authentic shola, the same one used by miners in active mines. You will go down the mining shaft as much as 320m, where you will set off on your underground journey. The stories of our guides will take you for a moment to the beginning of the 20th century. You will learn about the dangers lurking for miners working underground, and thanks to multimedia effects you will almost "feel" them on your own skin. Discovering level 320 is primarily associated with learning about the development of mining technology from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Although the Guido Mine has not extracted coal for years, there is no shortage of coal on the tourist route. During the tour, you will see it at least four times, and in a completely raw form of a seam up to two meters thick. You will cover part of the route at the level of 320 m on an electric suspended railway. It is the only mining railway of this type in the world open to tourists! It will take you to the working area of two mining shearers, a roadheader and a longwall shearer. There you will see how these powerful machines for mining rock and coal work up close. You will end your tour of the Guido Mine in the building above the shaft, where you can find Silesian mining souvenirs in the shop. #polandtravel #poland #mine