Lublin Underground Route
Lubelska Trasa Podziemna
A passage through multi-level wine cellars beneath Old Town houses, using scenes and reconstructions to tell the story of the city’s fires and legends.
The Lublin Underground Route is about 280 meters long and connects more than a dozen medieval cellars beneath the Old Town Market Square, reaching depths of about 12 meters. Along the way, the guided tour uses models, lighting, and sound effects to tell the city’s history, including the great fire of 1719 and the legend of the “Devil’s Claw,” and it displays the vaulted cellars where merchants stored goods through the centuries. The entrance is beside the Crown Tribunal. You must visit with a guided group, which departs hourly and takes about 50 minutes. Commentary is mostly in Polish, but English-language materials are available. The caves are cool, so bring a jacket.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–16:00 (entry on the hour)
Nearby sights
- Lublin Old Town & Market Square
- Trinitarian Tower
- Kraków Gate
- Lublin Archcathedral
- Dominican Basilica of St. Stanislaus
- Grodzka Gate – NN Theatre Centre
- Lublin Castle & Chapel of the Holy Trinity
- Lithuanian Square