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- seemazeI just finished listening to the audiobook of Mark Kurlanskys Salt: A World History[0]. Fascinating and highly recommended.[0] https://www.markkurlansky.com/books/salt-a-world-history/
- CGMthrowawayAnybody that visits near the Wieliczka Salt Mine (outside Krakow) must take a tour. It's incredible. Lick the walls (they are sanitary). My favorite part was the craftsmanship - chandeliers, relief of the Last Supper, etc entirely formed by unskilled workers hands in their spare time.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine
- mikhailfrancoThe name Halstatt seems to mean Salt Town.
- atoavHallstatt is one of these places to visit. It's topology alone is crazy, built on the edge of a mountain right above a lake. Nobody reasonable would build a city there, unless there was a really good reason for it. And the value of salt was that reason. But that topology is also the reason why a lot of the city is extremely old today.Hallstatt as a town is also affected by overtourism, especially since some Asian soap opera used it as a film location. But it is one of the places that is still worth a visit.
- andrewstuartWhat did they do for light?
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