El Parque Cultural de la Montaña de Sal
El Parque Cultural de la Montaña de Sal
El Parque Cultural de la Montaña de Sal
4.5
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
About
The Salt Mountain is a unique natural phenomenon in the world and is still growing while being eroded by the rain. Its 120 meters are just the tip of an enormous diapir nearly two kilometres deep. Lasting an hour, you will go down to a depth of 86 meters and enjoy the spectacle of shapes and textured features of the salt massif. The Salt Mountain Cultural Park also offers the visitor the option to walk through the old mining facilities. Beneath the imposing feature of the winding tower of the old mine shaft Maria Teresa lies the museum area: an open-air area that explains the history of the explotation of salt, the geology, the minerology and botany of this Area of Natural Interest, the Salt Valley of Cardona. The visitor can also see the shaft's mining machinery, which is a very good example of industry archaeology dessigned by Alsthom (currently Alstom) during the 1920s. A photographic exhibition can be seen in the basement. The old carpenter's workshop and the room where all the machinery used to be repaired house the Salt Handicraft Centre, Art-Sal and the exhibition Memory of the women from the mining neighborhood. We can also find there "La Cafeteria" with outdoor seating. At the reception, you can find "La Botigueta", a little shop with a wide selection of products and bibliography about Cardona.
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anduain
Barcelona, Spain348 contributions
May 2021 • Couples
Very interesting tour with some amazing formations. Nuria was a brilliant guide, very knowledgeable and answered all sorts of questions.
It would have been good to go deeper but obviously not possible due to safety.
My attached photos speak for themselves, find time to visit, you will not regret it.
It would have been good to go deeper but obviously not possible due to safety.
My attached photos speak for themselves, find time to visit, you will not regret it.
Written 27 June 2021
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
Kind regards
Written 21 September 2021
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jenbird512017
Province of Girona, Spain26 contributions
Aug 2019 • Family
We are a family of 4 with a 6 year old and a 9 year old.
All 4 of us had an amazing time, the tour guide was great especially with the kids.
I would recommend it to anyone. Unless you are slightly afraid of small spaces.
All 4 of us had an amazing time, the tour guide was great especially with the kids.
I would recommend it to anyone. Unless you are slightly afraid of small spaces.
Written 14 October 2019
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
Kind regards
Written 22 October 2019
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KCK
4 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
What a great tour so informative To see the salt deposits and understand what has happened over the years was amazing
Something that should not be missed if travelling there
Something that should not be missed if travelling there
Written 31 August 2019
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
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Written 13 September 2019
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NiskaS82
Inglewood, New Zealand103 contributions
Oct 2018 • Friends
Upon arriving in Cardona we knew of the salt mines, we visited the info centre at the bottom of the walkway from the Castle and were given info and a map to make our way the approx. 1km walk. It was an easy walk from town, we purchased tickets for the tour for €12, although the tours only seem to be conducted in Spainish or Catalan we were provided with an informative brochure on what would be covered in English. Once we travelled down the track by mini van we were provided with helmets and entered the mines with the guide. The tour was fantastic and along with the brochure we learnt a lot about the formation and mining of the salt, our guide was also brilliant. Would highly recommend a visit.
Written 7 October 2018
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We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
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Written 24 October 2018
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EssexReviewerUK
Essex81 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
Visited here on a tour from Barcelona and found it intersesting and would recommend wearing old clothes as salt water still dripsfrom above in the caves
Written 9 September 2018
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
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Written 24 October 2018
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vwalmsley
Glenroy, Australia129 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
Unfortunately we could not get an English tour but we went along anyway. We were provided with a brochure that provided excellent information. The tour is 50 minutes. You can get a discount if you are staying local so mention it when purchasing the tickets. You are provided with hair net and then helmet. Wear good shoes. You take a bus to the bottom and then walk the tunnels and see some good caverns with great stalactites and stalagmites. Photography is limited. The tour guide was very nice and seemed to be passionate and informative. It is a big of a walk. 10 mins for town, 25 from the paradore.
Written 6 September 2018
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
Kind regards
Written 24 October 2018
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JayReviews123
26 contributions
Jun 2018
About an hour from Barcelona and very close to the center of Cardona. These caves are simply awesome! Be careful you know where to pick up your tickets as we were informed by email to go to the tourist center in the centre of town, which was closed, but actually we should have just gone straight to the mine visitor center.
Written 20 June 2018
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
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Written 11 July 2018
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pomodorini
Singapore, Singapore31 contributions
Jun 2018 • Couples
This place surpassed our expectations, the colours of the salt crystals were beautiful, from darker sedimentation, to light pink and white crystals. Tours were in Catalan and Spanish but there's audio guide for other languages. Inside the mountain was a nice temperature of 17degrees; very interesting history if the mines and the castle.
Written 13 June 2018
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
Kind regards
Written 11 July 2018
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Laura L
Tampa Bay20 contributions
May 2018 • Family
We booked this tour 3 months in advance. Glad we did as it appeared to be full when we arrived. The tour was offered in the languages of Catalan and Spanish. There was an audio guide for English and French.
The guide was very nice and could speak English. The salt mine itself was amazing. My kids loved it, the grandparents loved it, and we loved it. The history was very interesting. Would highly recommended this attraction!
The guide was very nice and could speak English. The salt mine itself was amazing. My kids loved it, the grandparents loved it, and we loved it. The history was very interesting. Would highly recommended this attraction!
Written 29 May 2018
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
Kind regards
Written 11 July 2018
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
LondonTravelingM8
London109 contributions
Apr 2018 • Family
We visited Cardona to see the salt mines, it is very interesting and fascinating to see the different rock/salt formations.
One important note is that the tours are only in Catalan or Spanish and if you need to follow in English or French you need to get an audio guide. I assume these are available from the reception at the start, we were running late and a bit flustered when we arrived and so didn't think about the guide until we had already rushed to the back to get our bus. As a result we arrived at the caves without an Audio guide - to be fair this was good for my Spanish practice and my wife and I could follow along but our daughter was bored from the begining which made it tough.
That said I think she still enjoyed the day as well, oit would have just been more interesting if she could have understood what was going on (Unfortunately my Castellano is not good enough to listen and translate)
A second important point is to wear a light raincoat, the roof drips constantly so if you don't want to get your clothes stained with Salt water make sure you are covered.
I would definitely recommend adding this stop on any trip to the area. Especially as it is so close to the castle and old town that Cardona makes a really great day trip.
One important note is that the tours are only in Catalan or Spanish and if you need to follow in English or French you need to get an audio guide. I assume these are available from the reception at the start, we were running late and a bit flustered when we arrived and so didn't think about the guide until we had already rushed to the back to get our bus. As a result we arrived at the caves without an Audio guide - to be fair this was good for my Spanish practice and my wife and I could follow along but our daughter was bored from the begining which made it tough.
That said I think she still enjoyed the day as well, oit would have just been more interesting if she could have understood what was going on (Unfortunately my Castellano is not good enough to listen and translate)
A second important point is to wear a light raincoat, the roof drips constantly so if you don't want to get your clothes stained with Salt water make sure you are covered.
I would definitely recommend adding this stop on any trip to the area. Especially as it is so close to the castle and old town that Cardona makes a really great day trip.
Written 30 April 2018
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Thank you very much for visiting Cardona!
We really appreciate your opinion. Cardona's heritage is outstanding.
Kind regards
Written 11 July 2018
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
si es apto para una niña de 2 años y sin o con carro. Se cansarà, es apto para ellos. Gracias
Moka M
Barcelona, Spain87 contributions
Cuando fui a la excursión habían niños, si que es verdad que no eran tan pequeños, pero la edad no es excluyente. Lo del tema del carro, yo no lo entraría (tampoco se si lo permiten) pero hacer el recorrido con el carrito (a mi parecer) es un poco complicado. Y más en el caso que haya una emergencia que haya que salir de inmediato. Lo mejor siempre será llamar directamente antes de... para que se aseguren y tenga la información de primera mano. ;)
Gabriela C
Wilde, Argentina60 contributions
Cuál es el horario en enero? Se puede ir cualquier día de la semana o solo fines de semana?
Lourdes C
Barcelona, Spain25 contributions
Desconozco el horario, aunque se realizan visitas escolares, por lo que seguro que entre semana se puede visitar.
Lo más recomendable es que visites su página web, aparece el teléfono de información para que puedas realizar cualquier consulta que necesites. Simplemente con poner en google "montaña de sal Cardona" te aparece.
bertitxe
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain1 contribution
Hola! habría que reservar para ir en agosto? Vía internet se podría? qué precio tiene y a qué hora es más recomendable ir? cuál es la duración de la visita? gracias!!!
Jordi N
Barcelona, Spain545 contributions
Yo reservé por internet y el precio es de 11 €, sin problemas, la duración es de unos 60' aproximadamente, mejor reservar y más en agosto
tonisomar
1 contribution
se puede entrar con perros?
gracias
CardonaTurisme
Cardona, Spain
En relación a su pregunta, dentro de las galerías mineras no está permitido acceder con animales de compañía, solamente está autorizado en casos de personas con requerimiento específico (invidentes). Gracias por su interés!
Montse S
Arbeca, Spain
el recorregut està habilitat per minusvàlits
maurischiuris
Mataro, Spain56 contributions
I tant!!,sense cap problema .el recorregut es a peu plà.
Es posible hacer la visita con un bebé de 4 meses cargado en mochila?
Gracias
agustillopis
Corbera de Llobregat, Spain90 contributions
Si puedes hacerlo perfectamente.
Yolanda C
21 contributions
Bueno dias!!!
Me gustaria saber.. Si cojemos la visitia interactuada... Tambien se hace la visita al interior de la mina con lad vagonetas...
Muchas gracias!!!
CardonaTurisme
Cardona, Spain
Buenos días,
Muchas gracias por su interés.
Referente a su pregunta, tanto en la visita guiada como la visita teatralizada a la Montaña de Sal, subes al tren en la parte de arriba y te llevan hasta la entrada de la mina, y una vez allí empieza la visita. En ambas visitas entras en el interior de la mina y haces el recorrido. La diferencia es el relato de la visita y la forma. En la visita guiada es una guía quien te explica la evolución y la historia de la mina y la montaña de sal. Y en la visita teatralizada, recomendada para un público familiar, son 2 actores que a través de sus personajes y una historia explican la formación, la historia, los tipos de sal, etc. de forma amena y divertida para los niños. Puede comprar las entradas online en nuestra web de entradas.cardonaturisme.
Para cualquier otra pregunta, no dude en contactarnos de nuevo. Puede ver más información de nuestras visitas en la web de Cardona Turisme.
Saludos,
Cardona Turisme
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