Muntanya de Sal a Cardona

Salt Mountain of Cardona

Useful Information

Location:	At Cardona. Motorway C-58, exit Terrassa-Manresa, NII to Manresa, exit 132, C-55 to Cardona. (1.673989, 41.905778)
Open:	JAN to MAR Mon-Thu 10-14, Fri, Sat 10-14, 16-19, Sun 10-14. APR to JUN Mon-Thu 10-14, Fri 10-14, 16-19, Sat 10-14, 16-20, Sun 10-14. JUL to AUG Mon-Sat 10-14, 16-20, Sun 10-14. SEP Mon-Thu 10-14, Fri 10-14, 16-19, Sat 10-14, 16-20, Sun 10-14. OCT Mon-Sat 10-14, 16-19, Sun 10-14. NOV to DEC Mon-Thu 10-14, Fri, Sat 10-14, 16-19, Sun 10-14. [2020]
Fee:	Cardona Tiquet: Adults EUR 22, Children (12-16) EUR 20, Children (7-11) EUR 11, Children (5-6) EUR 6, Children (2-4) EUR 3, Children (0-1) free.
Classification:	Salt Mine
Light:	Incandescent Electric Light System
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Address:	Muntanya de Sal. Oficina de Turisme, Avinguda del Rastrillo, s/n, 08261 Cardona, Tel: 93-869-2798. E-mail:
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History

Geology

Description

The Muntanya de Sal (Salt Mountain) is a unique natural phenomenon, a salt deposit on the surface. Salt is a sedimentary rock formed by evaporation and easily dissolved by water. As a result salt deposits reaching the surface are immediately dissolved by meteoric water, in humid climates even before it reaches the surface by the ground water. As a result there are actually only two places in Europe where you can find salt at the surface and one is here at Cardona.