A journey into the salt mines of Bex
For many centuries Bex in canton Vaud was Switzerland's only salt producer. Today the historic salt mines attract 67,000 visitors every year. The 50km of galleries chiselled out by hand bear witness to the hard and dangerous working lives of miners in the past. (Michele Andina, swissinfo)
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