Loulé Salt Mine Tour

On this guided tour of the Loulé salt mine, you'll learn about one of the oldest trades in the Algarve. You'll discover its galleries and the hard work that goes on here.

Loulé Salt Mine Tour

At the indicated time, we'll meet at the entrance of the Loulé salt mine and start a guided tour inside. We'll first take an elevator that will take us down 754.5 ft (230 meters) deep.

Then, we'll step out onto the saline floor and follow a circular path through some of the mine's galleries. We will observe the walls formed by salt rocks of various colors dating back more than 230 million years ago.

We'll also learn about the salt extraction process and the evolution of the engineering and mining machinery used in this work.

Finally, after 1.5 hours of exploring, we'll end the tour by returning outside.