Bex Salt Mines

They keep wines in the salt mines because they age faster

      Just about an hour drive on the other side of Lake Léman, one can find the Bex Salt mines. The mines date back to the 17th century and are still being used. The salt from this mine, however, is only a small portion of the salt production in Switzerland. The biggest producer is in Basel. After taking a 10 minute train ride deeper into the mines, we were given a tour of the machines used to mine salt, as well as the evolution of equipment over the years. We were also able to see different salt rocks from around the world. The tour was then concluded by dropping us right in front of the souvenir shop, and yes, I bought some salt.

This is the train we took

We sat in the outside part

Map of the mines

Salt from California!

Attempting the old-fashioned way of mining

Sumo-wrestler projected on salt

Nuno entering the mines