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Town in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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Zakopane is a large, year-round mountain resort in Małopolskie Province in southern Poland. It's set in the Polish Tatra National Park which is part of the Tatra mountains, the natural frontier between Poland and Slovakia. It's been a spa and fashionable society spot, and is characterised by wooden chalets in a distinctive local style.
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The oldest cemetery, dating from the 1850s. A burial place of distinguished people connected to Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains. Most of the tombstones are real works of art made of wood, stone and metal.
Has several buildings throughout the town.
Displays the regional Highlander architecture which inspired Stanisław Witkiewicz to develop the Zakopane Style. An ethnographic collection of Maria and Bronisław Dembowski can also be seen in this branch of the Tatra Museum.
Villa Atma
The Villa Atma (Polish Willa Atma) is a historic chalet housing the Karol Szymanowski Museum, department of the National Museum in Kraków.
A traditional shepherd's hut to experience Tatra farm life. Feed the sheep, learn about making traditional oscypek cheese, and sample authentic highland specialties.
A 15-minute flight as a passenger costs 250 zł. There are a couple of day courses in paragliding as well.
The choice of meals from both regional and international cuisine.
First restaurant in Zakopane, opened around year 1850. Obviously they have the traditional highlander cuisine.
Home-style and regional cuisine, all meals prepared onsite.
Full of surprises, strange sculptures, lamps made of (fake) amber. And the best thing is that there are swings in place of bar stools!
Place for tents and campervans as well as small wooden houses and rooms.
Wooden house, reputed to be 100 years old. Clean, but noisy and mostly occupied by foreign tour groups. Resident goat and cats which may want your food.
5-min walk from a cable-lift to Gubałówka. From the windows you can admire a beautiful view over Krupowki and Tatra Mountains.
Two hotels of the Nosalowy Dwór Resort & Spa complex are situated at the foot of Mount Nosal in Zakopane. There is 3* regional style hotel Nosalowy Dwor and 4* Hotel Grand Nosalowy Dwor.
Rather new upscale hotel with a spa in the former building of Dom Turysty, the former main budget accommodation provider of Zakopane.
By bus
Several bus companies run from Kraków via Nowy Targ to Zakopane, taking two hours, so there's price competition and buses at least hourly. The main carriers are Majer Bus and Szwagropol.
By car
From Kraków take Highway 7 to Rabka and then 47 to Zakopane, 90 min but longer on fine weekends and holidays when everyone heads into the mountains.
On foot
You can use the long-distance hiking trails which cross the border with Slovakia.
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