Nad Rzeką Ropą agri-tourism farm. Owned by Jadwiga Korzeń.
On a hill above the village, surrounded by a cemetery and old trees, there is the tiny ancient Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Church, today the parish church. Its three...
Over green pastures, on the background of ancient trees, at some distance from few houses of Bartne, there is a true gem of wooden architecture – former St. St. Cosmas and...
The St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Bartne is almost 100 years younger than the other local temple. It was founded as late as in 1930, which does not diminish its...
Today, Lemko chyże , i.e. traditional wooden huts, enchant many tourists with their shape, as if designed with a view to a gentle landscape of the Low Beskids. Few of them...
In the heart of the valley surrounded by forests and mountains, with the small village of Bielanka, where many Lemkos live until today, the beautiful Intercession of the...
Although Bodaki is a small village lost among the mountains and forests and having as little as several farms, there are two Orthodox churches here and both are under the same...
The St. Demetrius Orthodox Church in Bodaki is smaller than the other temple in the village. Actually, it is a larger chapel, built in 1932 or 1934, at the edge of the fields...
The former St. Demetrius Orthodox Church in Bogusza of 1858 is not the smallest one. The wide nave and smaller chancel with the tin roofs are crowned with the small turrets...
As large as an old Lemko chyża , the Nativity of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church is almost completely shielded by a line of spruces. It is a very modest temple: tin...
When we are approaching the Ascension of Jesus Greek Catholic Orthodox along a lime alley from the parking lot, among the lines of trees we can only see its vestibule. Nothing...
The old parish house in Grybów looks like an idyllic, Old-Polish manor: white-washed walls, green shutters and a tiny entrance porch with two bulky stanchions. This small,...
Although few houses are left in the once large village of Hańczowa, fortunately the beautiful wooden Intercession of the Theotokos Orthodox Church, built here in the 1 st...
The silhouette of the St. Basil Orthodox Church in Konieczna can be perfectly visible from the nearby convenient highway leading to the border with Slovakia. Built in 1903, it...
In Królowa Górna, the Nativity of the Theotokos Orthodox Church, shielded by trees, has crouched modestly just behind a large, new church which is well visible from afar....
Behind a stone wall, in the shade of centuries-old limes, there is a wooden temple in Krużlowa. Not everyone will immediately notice its age in its simple silhouette while the...
The former St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Krzywa is one of those temples, which does not resemble the image of a classic Lemko Orthodox church from the Low...
In Kunkowa, a miniature village hidden in the side valley behind the Pieninki Gorlickie Mountains, the charming St. Luke Orthodox Church of 1868 has survived until today. The...
Bulbous, shingled domes on the fabulous, hip roofs, higher and higher towards the sky, crowned with decorative wrought iron crosses, tripartite silhouette with a tiny chancel,...
The wooden St. Luke Orthodox Church in Leszczyny looks most beautifull when we look at it from the road from Bielanka:then, its silhouette with a high steeple and three...
The Nativity of the Theotokos Church in Libusza is almost contemporary to the much more famous temple in nearby Sękowa. Just like it, it is wooden and was built in 1513....
It is best to approach the Nativity of the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Łosie from the side of Maziarska Farm. Then, we enter the area around the temple through a lovely brick...
A wooden temple in Męcina Wielka may be a real mystery for many visitors: is it a church or an Orthodox church?Actually, both answers are correct, because it was built in 1807...
According to the Lemko tradition, the St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Milik has been built on a small hill right above the village, and limes were planted...
On a ridge, opposite the towering Mount Jodłowa, right next to a magnificent new church, in Mogilno there is the small wooden St. Martin Church. The modest building without a...
In the middle of the parish cemetery in Moszczenica, there is an unusual rotunda. The original, hexagonal shape of the Chapel of Christ in the Sepulchre in the cemetery is...
A hundred years ago, almost every town in Galicia was similar to each other. In the streets and on the market, there were mostly single-storeyed, often wooden houses with...
The open-air museum in Nowy Sącz, i.e. the Sądecki Ethnographic Park, provides visitors with a unique opportunity to see wooden huts next to other examples of folk wooden...
If we want to reach the Intercession of the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Owczary, we have to drive along a winding side road to the very end of the long Beskid valley but our...
When we deviate from the main road leading from Gorlice to the Małastowska Pass, to a small village of Pętna, we will be surprised. Although it is the small Lemko village,...
Armoured knights, dressy ladies-in-waiting, praying clergymen and simple peasants – the entire gallery of Renaissance human types goes around the walls of the wooden...
In order to reach the wooden St. Andrew Church, at first, we have to walk across a small bridge over the stream and then go under a stone arch of a small gate. The unique...
The Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Przydonica surprises us with towering tiers of a small turret. The miniature roofs with eaves, annexed church porch, small windows and...
In Ptaszkowa, at the foot a high range of Jaworze, the wooden Holy Name of Mary Church was built in 1555. This is an impressive building which differs from other wooden...
The St. Michael Church in Ropa dated back to 1761, is a temple which surprises us with its unusual structure: when standing in front of a stone wall surrounding the church...
Tourists travelling fast along the road via Ropica Górna, just at the road may notice slender, small turrets crowned with decorative crosses. It is worth, however, stopping...
The impressive wooden St. Andrew Church in Rożnowice is maybe not so well-known and valuable as the temple in nearby Binarowa, but after all it is characterised by its...
The St. St. Philip and Jacob Church from 1520, standing amidst old limes, looks like a big shingled tent – with the parts of a steep roof descending almost to the ground and...
The shingled walls and roofs of the St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Skwirtne are crowned with, just as it should be in case of a classic Lemko Orthodox church,...
Are there any houses in the world which are sweeter than beehives?In the Beekeeping Museum in Stróże, we can see for ourselves that they are sweet not only thanks to bees,...
The wooden, two-steepled façade of the St. Michael Church in Szalowa amazes with its shape, which is not typical of wooden temples. With its two steeples covered with...
It is not easy to find the former Nativity of the Theotokos Orthodox Church, hidden in a narrow valley, in the hamlet of Wólka. Located on a steep scarp above the stream...
Although numerous vehicles are constantly driving along the busy road just next to the wooden St. Adalbert Church, we do not experience it at all when standing in the shade of...
In a small open-air museum in Szymbark, there are wooden rural buildings transferred from the neighbouring villages. Apart from such places, it is not common to see in the...
In the busy centre of Uście Gorlickie, the stone gates covered with roofs with small, bulbous crowns lead to an enclave of silence and concentration. The area around the St....
The wooden, log (shingled walls) St. Michael Orthodox Church in Wierchomla Wielka, from 1821, is another example of a Greek Catholic temple which looks more like a rural...
In a beautiful place, on a hill above the Biała Valley, completely invisible from the road thanks to trees shielding it, there is the St. Stanislaus Church in Wilczyska, one...
The small Intercession of the Theotokos Orthodox Church from the 18 th century, located in Wołowiec, is one of these Lemko temples, which come to the minds of those who love...
Everyone, who enters the health resort in Wysowa-Zdrój, at the beginning of the village will see the large wooden Assumption of Mary Church. It was built with a view to the...
The fact that for a long time Wysowa-Zdrój has not been a health resort but a small Lemko village lost among the hills of the Low Beskids, is reminded by the wooden St....
In the village of Zdynia, once large and populous, few holdings have been left until today. Fortunately, the Intercession of the Theotokos Orthodox Church, standing below the...
Sandstone towers, cliffs, caves and boulders, hidden in the beech forest, for centuries have raised fear among the local population and have become a part of legends and folk...
The flattened, uncovered top of the Pisana Pasture (1,044 m above sea level) has been famous among people wandering in the mountains for many years, due to its extensive...
Everyone, who finds themselves in the hamlet of Polanki above Szymbark, high on the slopes of Mount Maślana, will be surprised to see, in the side valley of a small stream,...
The wild forests of the Low Beskids hide many secrets - one of the more unusual ones are mysterious ruins of boulders, rock cliffs, natural towers and pulpits high on the...
Tourists walking the blue trail from Łomnica-Zdrój to the Łabowska Pasture, along the Łomniczanka stream valley, at the distance of 2 km from the village, up above the valley,...
The north slope of Mount Jodłowa (715 m above sea level) above Mogilno is overgrown with forests. Old fir and beech tree stands are nothing unusual in the region, but here,...
Few tourists walking upon the Poprad River in Muszyna and looking at the forests on the Mikowa Hill know how great curiosity it is. If we entered this forest, overgrowing the...
Next to the school in Bobowa, attention is drawn by an impressive manor adjacent to its buildings – almost a small palace. The classical, elegant façade with a terrace located...
In the middle of an old, shady park, far away from the sight of those travelling along the road from Bobowa to Grybów, an original historic monument is hidden – the fortified,...
The ornamental gate at the road from Gorlice to Konieczna leads to the nearly magical world. Right behind it, there is the beginning of an alley leading to a driveway in front...
A white silhouette of the castle in Szymbark, located just above the scarp of the Ropa Valley, is a unique sight in Poland. The Renaissance building has miraculously survived...
In Zagórzany near Gorlice, behind a high wall and Neo-Gothic gate, there is a neglected landscape park of more than 14 hectares. In the depth of the park, there is the ruined...
The war cemetery No 55, today hidden in a small grove among the fields, north of Gładyszów, was built in the open field, just like most other cemeteries established during WWI...
The towering hill called Mount Cmentarna (367 m above sea level), which on the north dominates the centre of Gorlice, in May 1915 was the area of heavy fights. After the...
At the small Wąska street, diverging from the Gorlice marketsquare, attention is drawn by a storeyed tenement house: from its façade, passers-by are looked at by the black and...
The Pustki Hill rising up over Łużna (446 m) towers over the neighbourhood, above the village and road leading to Gorlice. It is not difficult to guess why it was a crucial...
In the forest, on the steep slope of the Pustki Hill (446 m above sea level) over Łużna, in the shade of large beeches, stone monuments stand, around which tens of wooden...
When standing in the parking lot on the Małastowska Pass, we can see a wooden fence with a gate covered with a triangular roof. At the rear, on the axis of the gate, we will...
The lonely peak of Rotunda (771 m above sea level) is crowned with amazing wooden structures. These slender towers are a part of the war cemetery No 51, considered to be the...
The war cemetery No 80, founded high above the Sękówka Valley, surprises with its splendour. Even from afar, when climbing up a steep narrow path among the fields, we can see...
On a flat ridge of the Patria Hill (432 m above sea level), among the trees, we can see from afar four massive stone pylons. Two of them are crowned with blades of huge iron...
From the road running via Konieczna to the border with Slovakia, on a wooded ridge of the Beskids, we can see a forest clearing with a slender tower. This is a reconstructed...
In the narrow backstreets of old Biecz, among single-storeyed, often wooden houses, a little Renaissance tenement house appears unexpectedly. Built in 1519 by the merchant...
Fine, airy doilies, scarves and tablecloths, and even clothes, decorated with lacy patterns, are one of the symbols of Bobowa. The townlet is known as a centre of...
The white facade with stone window frames, fragments of stone and brick walls and high, hip roof draws attention with the capital letters of the motto Vita brevis, ars longa...
Before we reach this open-air museum, from afar we will notice a wooden drilling tower of the former oil mine “Magdalena”. A century ago, such towers marked the landscape of...
Libusza boasts of long traditions of oil extraction – the first mine was commissioned here as early as in 1856. Unfortunately, the oil deposits ran out and the mine was closed...
A hundred years ago, the Lemkos from Łosie could be met on the roads not only in the region but also in Moravia, Transylvania and the Russian Empire lands: they even reached...
On a small square above the centre of Ropa, more than eighteen wooden churches and Orthodox churches stand under the trees! They are, however, not real buildings but...
Sękowa and neighbouring Siary are the cradle of the global oil mining. As early as in 1790, oil was drawn in Sękowa from specially excavated wells while in 1852, the first in...
The ski station with a chair lift and piste of 1,400 m.
The large ski station with 2 chair lifts, 9 T-bar lifts and pistes of 6 km.
The regular swimming area upon the bay of Lake Rożnowskie, near a camping site at the road to Rożnów.
Riverside hostel: camping site, water equipment rental, swimming area, administered by: Municipal Community Centre in Ropa.
Canoeing rallies and rafting along the Poprad River, water equipment rental.
Pod Lasem agri-tourism farm. Owned by Helena and Jan Rotko.
Wrzos agri-tourism farm. Owned by Stanisława Polańska.
Agri-tourism farm. Owned by Elżbieta and Jan Żywczak.
Agri-tourism farm. Owned by Michalina Bołoz.
Agri-tourism farm. Owned by Julia and Mikołaj Prokopowicz.
Those entering the old town in Biecz from Gorlice are enchanted by the panorama of the town, with a silhouette of the collegiate church, town hall tower and conical roofs of...
An original silhouette of the Renaissance Barian-Rokicki house almost completely covers the entrance to the old town, so there is no way to miss it. And it is worth paying...
Here, where today Biecz is situated on a hill upon Ropa, centuries ago, Becz, the bandit knight, freed a girl called Bietka who was to become a prisoner. When many years later...
In a quiet corner out of the way, in the eastern part of the town, just above the scarp above the Ropa Valley, there is a storeyed school building. Why, however, is this...
Attention of those visiting the old town market in Biecz is mainly focused on the Town Hall. But attention of those walking around it will certainly be drawn by a charming St....
A slender silhouette of the collegiate church in Biecz, i.e. the Corpus Christi parish church, with its Gothic peaks, steep roof and high belfry, is a symbol of Biecz and a...
Upon the hill of the old town in Biecz, a smaller hill borders from the east side, surrounded on three sides by the valleys of Ropa and smaller streams. It was here where one...
In the middle ages, every self-respecting town had to protect its wealth behind solid walls. Back then, Biecz was one of the richest merchant centres in Małopolska, so it had...
A stroll around old Biecz means walking the quiet streets and the marketsquare where there are small tenement houses, and often single-storeyed, wooden houses. Thus, an...
At the eastern end of the old town, over the scarp delimiting it from the side of the Ropa Valley, behind small houses and a high fence of the school playing ground, we can...
When going along a narrow path up the broad Ropa Valley from Wysowa-Zdrój, among few buildings of the village of Blechnarka, we can see characteristic bulbous domes amidst the...
Among green fields and meadows, on a hillside above Bobowa and the Biała Valley, a narrow path leads through the gate, behind which, in the shade of trees, we can see many...
In the shade of old trees, at the edge of the oldest part of the townlet, there is the late-Gothic St. Sophia Church from the 2 nd half of the 15 th century. The silent...
An impressive silhouette of the All Saints’ Church, with its narrow windows and a polygonally closed chancel with buttresses, brings to mind the Gothic style. As the main...
The synagogue in Bobowa, with a wooden addition with a storeyed porch at the front reminds of the former world – the part of Bobowa, which disappeared along with the...
Surrounded by greenery at the foot of Mount Cmentarna, a bit out of the way, overgrown with weeds, a Jewish cemetery is hidden. Today, few people visit it, although sometimes...
It is no coincidence that a stone, elegant main façade of the Nativity of the Theotokos Basilica Church brings to mind the churches in Italy. Sandstone blocks, illuminated by...
Next to the busy intersection of ul. Kościuszki and Węgierska, visitors’ attention is drawn by an unusual form of a small shrine. On a bulky, white pedestal of a thick column,...
The marketsquare in Gorlice is a genuine heart of the town and meeting place for the inhabitants. On warm days, many of them sit eagerly in café gardens or on stone benches,...
Like many towns and townlets in Galicia, Grybów was inhabited by a large Jewish community, until its extermination during WWII. Although the German occupiers tried to destroy...
Althout the marketsquare in Grybów is crossed by a busy road, it is a genuine heart of the town. Founded on a sloping hillside, until the beginning of the 19 th century it...
Over the buildings of Grybów, towers a slender, exceptionally high steeple. This is the highest part of the St. Catherine Church, the main parish temple on the marketsquare in...
In order to enter the Sanctuary of Jesus Crucified in Kobylanka, we need to climb the stairs towards an impressive Baroque gate in the wall. The wall surrounds the hill in the...
Among huge Carpathian beeches, high above the ridge marking the border with Slovakia, on the slope of Mount Jawor (723 m above sea level), a tourist with astonishment will...
At the foot of the ranges of Jaworzynka and Kozie Żebro, the spa part of Wysowa-Zdrój is located. Here, the spa park stretches along a small stream. Its history dates back to...
Wysowa-Zdrój is a village in the Ropa river valley. Founded in the mid-fourteenth century, it is a spa resort and an excellent tourist base for hiking, biking and horse-riding in...
Behind the buildings of the forestry in Zagórzany, established in the former territories of the extensive property of the Skrzyński family of counts, an impressive stone cross...
The former St. Michael the Archangel Greek Catholic Orthodox Church, today the parish church, surprises from afar with its unusual appearance. Built in 1917-25, it is...
Ski lifts in Małastów – Sports and Recreation Centre in Gorlice. In the Centre, there are 3 ski lifts of 500, 400 and 150 m, with easy pistes.
The inn is a part of the “Gładyszów” Hutsul Horse Stud Farm. Along with the Jaśmin inn, named after a wonderful Hutsul stallion, it complements the tourist offer of the centre....
The restaurant is located at the “Sądecki Bartnik” Beekeeping Farm owned by Anna and Janusz Kasztelewicz. The motto of of “Sądecki Bartnik” is “Honey – the miracle of nature”....
At the inn, it is easy to feel the atmosphere and tradition of Lemko huts. The stylised interior perfectly emphasises the taste of dishes and the decorations put us in a nostalgic...
At the edge of the forest, on the road to Krzywa, in the area of the non-existing village of Banica, an impressive statue stands behind a fence. It commemorates seven Polish...
In the vicinity of the forest overgrowing the top of a hill and covering mysterious rocks, a lower hill rises. On its top, a wooden church appears among the trees. It is located...
Between the houses in the upper part of Łomnica-Zdrój, the bed of the Łomniczanka stream is unexpectedly cut through aby a steep sandstone bar forming a rock step of about 3 m....
The buildings of Łużna are towered over by the spires of steeples. The local parish church boasts of a two-steepled façade and large size. The Neo-Gothic brick basilica was built...
When travelling along the wooded ridge of Magura Wątkowska, we are constantly hidden under the crowns of beeches. We will find only one observation point here. On a small pass...
Almost opposite the church in Ropa, between two small outbuildings, through the gate we can see a large driveway and an elegant columned portico of the manor. This is the...
In Rozdziele, a little out of the road, away from houses, we can see amidst the trees an unusual silhouette of the local Greek Catholic Church. Built at the end of the 18 th ...
Right at the border with Wapienne, much closer than the buildings of the village of Rozdziele, on a large green area we can see a small wooden Orthodox church. Its silhouette with...
When we pass through Sękowa, instead of paying attention, at the very beginning, to the famous wooden St. St. Philip and Jacob Church, we notice the impressive slender Neo-Gothic...
The former Greek Catholic Orthodox church, and today the Catholic church, is a brick temple, built in the so-called Joseph II style in 1818. In order to make it similar to wooden...
Old, stylish oillamps, ancient irons with heaters, yellowed books and prints dating back a hundred and more years... This is just a part of the exhibits in the rich collection of...
In the deep, shady Potasznia Valley, almost 0.5 km from the road leading through the village to Wierchomla Mała, at the road there is a big block of sandstone. When we come...
Opalówka agri-tourism and organic farm is run by Maria and Zbigniew Opala.
Dom na Łąkach agri-tourism farm is run by Agnieszka and Andrzej Adamkiewicz.
The ski station with a chair lift, 2 T-bar lifts, lift for children, about 7 km of pistes, cross country ski runs (about 5 km).
Independent Public Complex of Health Care Facilities – MSW Continental spa sanatorium.
Czysta Frajda recreational services – Janusz Nosal. Pontoon and canoeing rallies down the Poprad River.
Holiday and rehabilitation centre.
Bike service and rental, organisation of bike trips in the area.
The ski station with a chair lift, 2 T-bar lifts and lifts for children, about 1.5 km of pistes.
The skiing and snowboarding school run by a female team, equipment rental, organisation of ski-tour trips and snowshoe expeditions.
The Cichy Kącik inn is a charming place whose history and tradition date back to 1936. After the outbreak of World War II, it was closed, after the end of the occupation the...
The regional inn has sprawled at the road leading from Krynica along Czarny Stream to Jaworzyna Krynicka (1,114 m above sea level), on the slopes of which the tourist trails,...
Gondola Cableway on Jaworzyna Krynicka is a place full of attractions for tourists all over the Poland. The company currently provides two types of services - modern cable...
The ski station with a chair lift and 3 T-bar lifts, 4.5 km of pistes.
The rope park offers six routes and an attraction in a form of a big swing.
PTTK Mountain Hostel “Jaworzyna Krynicka” – Marian Dzwoniarski.
Bike rental, nordic walking, skis and snowboard, cross-country skis, off-road.
U Leśników cross-country ski runs of the Krynica Forest Experimental Centre of the University of Agriculture in Kraków. Three pistes with a total length of 4.2 km, ski equipment...
The water park with a large pool with attractions, jacuzzi, pool for children and slides, rope park for children and other attractions.
U Króla Stasia agri-tourism farm is run by Anna and Stanisław Król.
Agri-tourism farm – U Janka guest rooms. Owned by Jan Mazurek.
The outdoor swimming pool and paddling pool for children located at the tourist village Domki w Lesie.
Chałupa Górola agri-tourism farm owned by Małgorzata and Adam Grywalscy.
U Babci Mili Guest rooms. Owned by Bernardyna and Janusz Kieblesz.
U Grzegorza agri-tourism farm. Owned by Justyna and Grzegorz Królikowscy.
U Krysi i Jasia agri-tourism farm. Owned by Krystyna and Jan Miejscy.
Rumcajsówka agri-tourism farm and camping site. Owned by Adam and Barbara Dobrzańscy.
The Kłynec Inn, located in the centre of Krynica-Zdrój, at the extraordinary artistic artNikifor hotel, is a traditional Lemko house. The Lemkos, former inhabitants of the Low...
The Gościniec Dworski restaurant in Ropa invites you to taste the best specialties of manorial cuisine. Our offer also includes traditional delicacies of simple Carpathian...
The Sękowski Dwór restaurant, located in a picturesque area of the Low Beskids, is a perfect place to organise a wedding reception. It is situated on a 2-hectare plot with a...
Agri-tourism farm. Owned by Stanisława and Tadeusz Gawlik.
The ski station has 3 lifts: of 350 m, of 350 m and for children.
The ski station offers 3 button lifts of 600, 330 and 120 m as well as pistes of about 2 km.
Rev. Dr Henryk Ostach “Barć” agri-tourism farm and apiary. Owned by Emilia and Jacek Nowak.
Tara hippotherapy and horse-riding centre. Owned by Urszula Kocemba.
Julia agri-tourism farm. Owned by Urszula Łaszczewska.
The facility belongs to the “Jaworze” Parish Sports Club and includes 1 ski lift of 450 m with a piste and 7 km of cross-country ski runs.
Słoneczko agri-tourism farm. Owned by Edward Bartko.
When approaching the former St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Banica (now the Catholic Church), among the trees we will see, first of all, bulbous domes covered with...
In no other Orthodox church, will we see so many extremely picturesque, bulbous domes as in the former St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Berest!Not only all three parts...
The simplicity of the silhouette of the wooden late-Gothic St. Michael Church in Binarowa, built in 1500, contrasts with the extraordinary wealth of the interior décor. Almost...
Due to numerous reconstructions, the silhouette of the former St. Demetrius Orthodox Church from 1760, today the Catholic Church in Binczarowa, has lost its characteristic Western...
St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church in Brunary Wyżne, currently used as the Roman Catholic Church, is characterised by its impressive size. It was built in 1797 in place of...
The small, former St. Demetrius Greek Catholic Orthodox Church in Czarna (now the Catholic Church) is almost a textbook example of a Lemko temple. Built on a hill upon a stream...
When looked at from the road, the former St. Paraskeva Orthodox Church in Czyrna seems to be very impressive. This is, however, misleading as it has been placed on a terrace...
Placed on a hill above the road, the former St. Luke Orthodox Church in Jastrzębik even from afar reveals that it has been substantially reconstructed. A slender steeple over the...
An unusual structure of the church standing in the centre of Kamianna reveals its history – its appearance, modelled on Old Russian Orthodox churches, is totally different from...
The large, wooden St. Adalbert Church in Kąclowa makes an impression of an old building with a long history. Similar, in terms of its architecture and design, to many authentic...
Hidden behind old trees, on a scarp upon a stream, the Intercession of the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Krynica-Słotwiny is an example of a late Orthodox church of Western-Lemko...
The small, wooden Transfiguration of Jesus and Our Lady of Częstochowa Church, hidden among the trees just above the spa promenade attracts attentions of few health visitors...
At Bulwary Dietla, along the bed of Kryniczanka, there are several beautiful wooden spa villas. The first one from the southern side, located just below a steep slope of the...
In the depth of the Słotwiński Park, we may notice a small, wooden rotunda with big windows, standing right at a steep mountain slope. Few people know that it is the oldest...
The impressive St. Michael Orthodox Church in Łosie (now a Catholic church) is a typical Western Lemko temple. Hip roofs, covered with tin, over a nave and chancel and a high...
The Intercession of the Theotokos Orthodox Church in Maciejowa, today used by the Catholics, is located a bit out of the way, among numerous trees at the edge of a cemetery. It is...
Thanks to the typical Western Lemko architecture, we will immediately recognise the former St. Michael Orthodox Church in the Our Lady of Częstochowa Parish Church in Mochnaczka...
St. Demetrius Orthodox Church in Złockie (now the Roman Catholic parish church) is characterised by its extremely picturesque location on an exposed ridge between the valleys of...
Kościelna street stretches from the triangular marketsquare in Muszyna to the Baroque church towering over the buildings of the townlet. It is worth taking a walk along this...
St. John Orthodox Church in Muszynka, built in the 18 th century, is now the Roman Catholic church. However, it is not difficult to notice typical features of sacral Western...
Inside the former wooden St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church (today the Catholic church), in the lower part of an iconostasis, we may see an interesting painting, which...
But for bulbous, small domes over a nave and chancel, the former St. Michael Orthodox Church in Polany would look like a regular Catholic church. Surrounded by a stone wall, the...
Hidden in the shade of big trees, the tiny St. Jacob Orthodox Church in Powroźnik (now the Catholic church) is a true gem among the wooden Orthodox churches in the Beskids. It is...
Standing on a green slope above the village buildings, the St. Demetrius Orthodox Church in Roztoka Wielka, built in 1819, today the Roman Catholic Church, looks extremely...
The wooden church in Szczawnik is the former St. Demetrius Orthodox Church from 1841. Its structure is typical of the late Western Lemko Orthodox churches. It has a significantly...
The small St. Demetrius Orthodox Church in Śnietnica is located on a hill surrounded by a stone wall, next to the new Catholic church – in the years 1947-97, it was used as a...
The former St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Tylicz, located in a cemetery, is currently the Roman Catholic church. The temple, built in 1743, as a tripartite building,...
In the upper part of the extensive marketsquare in Tylicz, from behind the old trees and a stone belfry, the small wooden St. Peter and Paul Church looms up. It was founded in...
The compact structure of the former St. St. Cosmas and Damian Orthodox Church in Wojkowa, now the Catholic Church, is shielded by high trees. It was built in 1790. At a close...
In the upper course of the Złocki Stream, just below the road, from a wooden footbridge we may see a russet-coloured deposit in the stream bed. From under the water, numerous...
In the beech forest, on a patch covered with boulders, on a steep slope of Jaworzyna Krynicka, a mysterious rock mushroom grows. Formed as a result of erosion in hard sandstone,...
Colourful houses, folk figures of saints and shrines, wooden boxes of various sizes painted live colours – these unusual works standing in Kamianna, right behind the Orthodox...
The wooded peak of Mount Krzyżowa (812 m above sea level) towers right over the centre of the spa town of Krynica, opposite Mount Parkowa. It was also a popular destination of...
When we climb down to the basement under the building of New Mineral Baths in Krynica-Zdrój, we will suddenly find ourselves in a different, magical world. Here, among finely...
In the past, Muszyna properties, belonging to the bishops of Kraków, were managed by the starosts. After the destruction of the medieval castle, they moved to the edge of the...
A charming building of a 18 th -century inn in Muszyna, looking like a small rural manor, is a part of the manorial complex of the seat of starosts. Moved to the current place in...
Above the Muszyna spa district in Zapopradzie, on the meadows at the foot of Mount Sucha, a remarkable park has been created – the Garden of Senses, also called the Sensory...
Above the forest, on a narrow part of the hill called Bastion, whose steep slopes enter the valleys of Szczawnik and Muszynka, just above their estuaries to Poprad, we can see...
High on a ridge at the foot of boundary Mount Jawor, above the Muszynka valley and Tylicka Pass, in the forest, the yellow foot trail unexpectedly crosses a deep ditch and...
On a steep slope just above the road from Nowy Sącz to Krynica, in the bifurcation of the Kamienica valley and the small Nawojowski Stream, there is a neglected park with many old...
The Żebracze Reserve, occupying almost 45 ha of forests, has been created on a slope of Wielka Bukowa in the upper part of the Szczawnik valley. A walk through the area of the...
Anyone who would like to see how the primeval, wild mountain forest in the Sądecki Beskids looked, should climb the peak of Pusta Wielka (1,061 m above sea level). In the past,...
Near the market square in Grybów, an elegant facade can be seen from behind the trees of a small garden. Its Classical simplicity is bolstered by window arches and a columned...
The brick St. Luke Orthodox Church with a slim tower, which currently serves as a Catholic church, towers over the houses of Izby picturesquely scattered in a wide valley at the...
Just off the main road in Kamianna, a wooden pavilion with hexagonal windows draws attention with its amazing architecture. They are about to resemble honeycomb cells, as the...
In a narrow side valley between the hills of Holica and Krzyżowa, hidden behind the forested area of the main cemetery in Krynica, you can admire the incredible Equal to the...
In the southern part of Krynica-Zdrój, we can find the Saints Peter and Paul Greek Catholic Orthodox Church whose majestic brick and stone walls tower over a road. It was raised...
Right next to the promenade in Krynica, amongst the nature of a spa forest park, at the foot of the steep slope of Parkowa Góra, a small tram-like vehicle appears every moment...
At the junction of Piłsudskiego St. and Pułaskiego St., in the very centre of Krynica-Zdrój, the white walls of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church draw attention....
If you hear music while taking an evening stroll along the promenade in Krynica, it means that a special show of a musical fountain has just started next to the “Stary Dom...
In the heart of Krynica-Zdrój, next to the junction of Piłsudskiego St. and Pułaskiego St., behind the white walls of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, we can find...
Monumental long colonnades along the promenade in Krynica-Zdrój are placed just in front of the great edifice of a spa house. They are a great example of Polish Modernist...
In the shade of trees, below houses along Pułaskiego St., we can find a small wooden pavilion. Its roof is covered with tiles and crowned with a small tower topped with a dome. It...
Krynica-Zdrój lies in the valley of the River Kryniczanka where valuable mineral water sources were discovered in the late eighteenth century.
At the beginning of the promenade in Krynica, against the greenery of a spa park, a bronze bust of Adam Mickiewicz – a Polish national bard, stands on a stone pedestal. Like many...
“Stare Łazienki”, formerly known as “Stare Łazienki Mineralne”, is one of the oldest buildings in the health resort of Krynica-Zdrój. It was built in 1863-1864 on the initiative...
In the heart of Krynica-Zdrój, just off the promenade, the edifice of “Stary Dom Zdrojowy” dazzles like a majestic neo-Renaissance palace. The building was erected in 1889 and...
In the centre of Krynica-Zdrój, along the Kryniczanka Stream, just in parallel to the promenade, we can find the Dietl Boulevard with wooden villas and houses built in distinctive...
On the outskirts of the village, just off the road to Uhryń, stone tombstones – Jewish sepulchral steles, suddenly emerge from under the cover of trees on a slope. Łabowa is, in...
The majestic white facade of the St. Joseph Church, towering over small town houses, closes the perspective of Kościelna St. in Muszyna. Although the church was raised in...
At the foot of the castle hill in Muszyna, at the confluence of the Muszynka River and the Szczawnik Stream, we can find carefully developed green areas. You can take a stroll...
In the health-care district of Muszyna, i.e. Zapopradzie, a new park with numerous sculptures and a fountain was recently established at Zdrojowa Ave. At the entrance to the park,...
Since the Middle Ages, the elongated market square in Muszyna has been the centre of town life. Its both sides end with characteristic chapels from the turn of the 19 th century....
The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Nawojowa cannot be seen from the main road, as its view is blocked by a hill, on top of which we can find a residence of the...
A cemetery in Nowica extends on a steep slope over a stream between old trees. Besides modern tombstones, it includes several stone grave crosses from the 19 th century. Above...
Those visiting Paszyn are welcomed by an unusual wooden gate, located just behind a church. On the one hand, it is decorated with slender, somewhat naively presented angels, on...
From the south, this tiny St. Michael Greek Catholic Orthodox Church in Przysłup towers over village houses from a steep slope. Raised originally on the north side of a valley in...
There is a place in Tylicz, where experiments were carried out on… special food for Soviet astronauts! A centre, which was officially meant to work on creating a new kind of...
Strolling through Tylicz, you should walk down Konfederatów Barskich St, i.e. towards the Slovakia border. Just behind an Orthodox church, you can see can a playground square on...
“Brzozowy Lasek” agrotourism farm. Owner: Kazimierz Główczyk.
“Owczarzówka” agrotourism farm. Owners: Dorota and Mieczysław Owczarz.
Bobowa is known as the centre of lace-making, more specifically – of bobbin laces. To learn how such laces are made, as well as to see or even buy ready-made products, you should...
Łomnica is home for Małgorzata Polańska-Kubiak. Her works include colourful tapestries and fine laces of various designs. She is involved in artistic hand weaving and bobbin...
Thanks to the late Father Edward Nitka, Paszyn has its own Centre of Folk Art. For many years, the village has been known from the work of many folk carvers. Mrs. Anna Padoł from...
Mrs. Helena Kufta, living in Piątkowa, is engaged in diverse artistic activities. First of all, she has been an embroideress for many years. She has adorned numerous regional...
Mrs. Stanisława Motyka from Piątkowa is associated with the Centre of Carving in Paszyn – this is where Father Edward Nitka taught her carving and supported on her artistic path....
The Grybów Brewery is located in the eastern part of the town, directly at the road No 28. The first mention of the brewery comes from 1804, but its founder remains unknown. For...
In resort "Wczasy pod gruszą" on Belna Górna in Biecz we offer for rent three wooden cottages. In each cottage on the ground there is a bathroom and a living room with fireplace,...
Muszyna lies in the valley of the River Poprad and its tributaries: Szczawnik and Muszyna, on an old trade route – the so-called Hungarian Route. In the Middle Ages it was part of...
We offer a rest in luxurious and cozy conditions in a lovely house. It contains 5 rooms, a spacious living room with a fireplace, kitchen and playroom for kids. Every room has own...