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Romanka1 366 mRomankaPolandRomanka, ŻabnicaRomanka is a 1,366 m summit in the Żywiec Beskids, the highest of the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group. It stands about 13–15 km south of Żywiec and 3.5–4 km from the Slovak border, in the...
Hala RysiankaMountain meadow1 290 mHala RysiankaPolandHala Rysianka, Sopotnia Wielka, gmina Jeleśnia (dojście: Złatna Huta / Sopotnia Wielka), PolandHala Rysianka is a large mountain glade in the Żywiec Beskids, on the eastern and south-eastern slopes of the Rysianka peak.
John Paul II Family Home in WadowiceMuseumJohn Paul II Family Home in WadowiceDom Rodzinny Jana Pawła II w Wadowicach · Polandul. Kościelna 7, 34-100 Wadowice, PolandThe Holy Father John Paul II Family Home museum (Muzeum Dom Rodzinny Ojca Świętego Jana Pawła II) in Wadowice — a town in the foothills of the Little Beskids — occupies the townhouse at 7 Kościelna...
Hala LipowskaMountain meadow1 290 mHala LipowskaPolandHala Lipowska, Złatna, gmina Ujsoły (dojście: Hala Boracza / Złatna / Rajcza), PolandHala Lipowska is a large glade on the south-eastern slope of Lipowski Wierch (1,324 m on most maps) in the Żywiec Beskids, within the Żywiec Landscape Park.
Barć Apiary in Kamianna, the Beekeepers' VillageHoney & meaderiesBarć Apiary in Kamianna, the Beekeepers' VillagePasieka „Barć” w Kamiannej – wieś pszczelarzy · PolandKamianna 17, 33-336 Łabowa, PolandThe Barć ("Bee Tree") apiary in the Lemko village of Kamianna, between Krynica-Zdrój and Nowy Sącz, is one of Poland's best-known beekeeping places, and Kamianna is often called "the beekeepers'...
Hala KrawculaMountain meadow1 050 mHala KrawculaPolandHala Krawcula pod Krawcowym Wierchem, Glinka, gmina Ujsoły, Żywiecki Park Krajobrazowy, PolandKrawcula, or Hala Krawcula, is a mountain meadow and shepherds' pasture below the summit of Krawców Wierch (about 1,075 m) in the western part of the Żywiec Beskids, in the Pilsko group.
Chodorowa vineyard near Grybów: tour and wine tastingWine & tastingsChodorowa vineyard near Grybów: tour and wine tastingWinnica Chodorowa koło Grybowa: zwiedzanie i degustacja · PolandChodorowa 60, 33-325 Krużlowa Wyżna, PolandThe Chodorowa vineyard (Winnica Chodorowa) lies in the hills of the Rożnów Foothills (Pogórze Rożnowskie), a few kilometres from the small town of Grybów in the Sądecczyzna region.
Nikifor Museum in Krynica-ZdrójMuseumNikifor Museum in Krynica-ZdrójMuzeum Nikifora w Krynicy-Zdroju · PolandBulwary Dietla 19, 33-380 Krynica-Zdrój, PolandThe Nikifor Museum (Muzeum Nikifora) in Krynica-Zdrój is devoted to one of the world's best-known self-taught painters — Nikifor of Krynica, the Lemko Epifaniy Drovnyak (1895–1968).
Krynica-Zdrój pump rooms: tasting the mineral watersWater parks & thermal poolsKrynica-Zdrój pump rooms: tasting the mineral watersPijalnie Krynicy-Zdroju: gdzie spróbować wód mineralnych · PolandAleja im. Leona Nowotarskiego 9/3, 33-380 Krynica-Zdrój (Pijalnia Główna), PolandKrynica-Zdrój grew up around its mineral springs, and the best way to feel the spa is to walk round its pump rooms and taste the local waters.
Krynica-ZdrójHistoric siteKrynica-ZdrójPolandAleja im. Leona Nowotarskiego 9/3, 33-380 Krynica-Zdrój (Pijalnia Główna), PolandKrynica-Zdrój is the best-known spa town of the Polish Carpathians, with about 9,600 inhabitants, set in the Sądecki Beskids in the valley of the Kryniczanka stream at around 590 m.
St James's Church in PowroźnikChurchSt James's Church in PowroźnikCerkiew św. Jakuba w Powroźniku · PolandPowroźnik 50, 33-370 Powroźnik (gmina Muszyna), PolandThe Church of St James in Powroźnik is one of the oldest wooden churches in the Carpathians and is considered the oldest surviving church of the Lemko region.
Hala BoraczaMountain meadow854 mHala BoraczaPolandHala Boracza, Żabnica / Milówka, gmina Milówka (dojście: Żabnica Skałka), PolandHala Boracza is a shepherds' pasture in the Żywiec Beskids, in the Lipowski Wierch and Romanka group. It occupies a pass saddle at about 860 m between Prusów (1,010 m) and an unnamed 998 m top on...
Sądecki Bartnik Beekeeping Farm, StróżeHoney & meaderiesSądecki Bartnik Beekeeping Farm, StróżeGospodarstwo Pasieczne „Sądecki Bartnik” w Stróżach · PolandStróże 235, 33-331 Stróże, PolandSądecki Bartnik in the village of Stróże near Grybów is one of Poland's best-known beekeeping farms. The family business was founded in 1973 by Anna and Janusz Kasztelewicz in an area where the...
Folk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureMarkets & fairsFolk Art Fair in Żywiec during the Beskidy Week of CultureTargi Sztuki Ludowej w Żywcu podczas Tygodnia Kultury Beskidzkiej · PolandRynek, 34-300 Żywiec, PolandThe Beskidy Highlanders' Week of Culture (Tydzień Kultury Beskidzkiej, TKB) is Poland's largest folklore festival: it was first held in Wisła in 1964, and today, at the end of July and the start of...
Żywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkCastleŻywiec castles: Old Castle, Habsburg Palace and parkZamki w Żywcu: Stary Zamek, Pałac Habsburgów i park · Polandul. Zamkowa 2, 34-300 Żywiec, PolandIn the very centre of Żywiec, two residences of the former lords of the Żywiec estate stand side by side — the Old Castle and the Habsburg Palace, or New Castle — surrounded by one of the finest...
Bobbin Lace Festival in Bobowa: lace fair and workshopsMarkets & fairsBobbin Lace Festival in Bobowa: lace fair and workshopsFestiwal Koronki Klockowej w Bobowej: targi i warsztaty · Polandul. Bohaterów Bobowej 6 (hala) / ul. Św. Wawrzyńca 17A (MCK), 38-350 Bobowa, PolandBobowa — one of the oldest settlements in the Biała river valley between Tarnów and Nowy Sącz, about 25 km north-west of Gorlice — is considered Poland's capital of bobbin lace (koronka klockowa).
Koronkarnia, Bobowa: bobbin lace by Ewa SzpilaCrafts & workshopsKoronkarnia, Bobowa: bobbin lace by Ewa SzpilaKoronkarnia Ewy Szpili w Bobowej: bobowska koronka klockowa · Polandul. Grunwaldzka 48, 38-350 Bobowa, PolandKoronkarnia is the workshop and small shop of Ewa Szpila, one of the town's best-known lacemakers. She is not from Bobowa and is an accountant by profession: she learned lace at courses run by the...
PINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomCraft beer & breweriesPINTA Brewery, Wieprz near Żywiec: tours and taproomBrowar PINTA w Wieprzu koło Żywca: zwiedzanie i taproom · Polandul. Przemysłowa 4, 34-382 Wieprz, PolandPINTA is the brewery that Poles associate with the start of the “beer revolution”; it calls itself the country's first craft brewery.
Żywiec Brewery MuseumMuseumŻywiec Brewery MuseumMuzeum Browaru Żywiec · Polandul. Browarna 88, 34-300 Żywiec, PolandThe Żywiec Brewery Museum (Muzeum Browaru Żywiec) is one of the largest and most modern brewing museums in Poland, in the town of Żywiec between the Silesian and Żywiec Beskids.
Lake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie)LakeLake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie)PolandŻywiec / Zarzecze / Tresna, powiat żywiecki, PolandLake Żywiec (Jezioro Żywieckie), also known as the Tresna Reservoir, is a large artificial lake on the Soła river beside the town of Żywiec, on the boundary of the Żywiec Basin and the Little...
Church of St Michael the Archangel in BrunaryChurchChurch of St Michael the Archangel in BrunaryCerkiew św. Michała Archanioła w Brunarach · PolandBrunary 45, 38-315 Brunary (gmina Uście Gorlickie), PolandThe Church of St Michael the Archangel in Brunary is a former Greek Catholic parish church in Brunary Wyżne, in the Low Beskids near Gorlice.
Bacówka na Bukowinie, Żabnica: sheep's cheese and alpacasCheese dairies & pasturesBacówka na Bukowinie, Żabnica: sheep's cheese and alpacasBacówka na Bukowinie w Żabnicy: sery owcze i alpaki · Polandul. Bukowina 5, 34-350 Żabnica, PolandBacówka na Bukowinie stands on a slope above the village of Żabnica, next to Węgierska Górka, where the Żywiec Beskids meet the Silesian Beskids.
Żar761 mŻarPolandŻar, Międzybrodzie ŻywieckieŻar is a 761 m mountain in the Little Beskids in southern Poland, above Lake Międzybrodzie on the Soła river. Its western slopes drop to the reservoir, its south-eastern slopes to the Isepnica...
Aquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Water parks & thermal poolsAquapark Leśna (Żywiec)Polandul. Sasanki 3, 34-300 Leśna, PolandAquapark Leśna (also called Aquapark Żywiec) is a swimming-pool complex in the village of Leśna, a few kilometres from Żywiec, in the Żywiec Basin, surrounded by the Beskids.
Browar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopCraft beer & breweriesBrowar Zarzecze in the Żywiec Basin: craft brewery shopBrowar Zarzecze w Kotlinie Żywieckiej: sklep przy browarze · Polandul. Łęgowa 1, Zarzecze, 34-326 Pietrzykowice, PolandBrowar Zarzecze works in the village of Zarzecze near Pietrzykowice in the Żywiec Basin — a region where beer has been brewed since at least the 19th century and home to the famous big Żywiec brewery.
Hala RycerzowaMountain meadow1 165 mHala RycerzowaPolandHala Rycerzowa, Przełęcz Halna, Soblówka, gmina Ujsoły, Żywiecki Park Krajobrazowy, PolandHala Rycerzowa is a large mountain meadow in the Wielka Racza group in the west of the Żywiec Beskids, above the village of Soblówka in the commune of Ujsoły, right by the Slovak border.
Wielka Rycerzowa1 226 mWielka RycerzowaWielka Rycerzowa / Rycierova hora · PolandWielka Rycerzowa, KrólowaWielka Rycerzowa (Slovak Rycierova hora) is a 1226 m summit in the Wielka Racza group on the Polish–Slovak border. On the Polish side it is counted as part of the Żywiec-Kysuce Beskids, on the...
Lake Międzybrodzie (Jezioro Międzybrodzkie)LakeLake Międzybrodzie (Jezioro Międzybrodzkie)PolandMiędzybrodzie Bialskie / Międzybrodzie Żywieckie, gmina Czernichów, powiat żywiecki (droga Kęty – Żywiec), PolandLake Międzybrodzie (Jezioro Międzybrodzkie), or the Międzybrodzie Reservoir, is an artificial lake on the Soła river in the Beskid Mały (Little Beskids), in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland.
Witches' Waterfall, CiężkowiceWaterfallWitches' Waterfall, CiężkowiceWodospad Czarownic w Ciężkowicach · PolandWąwóz Ciężkowicki (Wąwóz Czarownic), przy drodze Ciężkowice – Staszkówka, 33-190 Ciężkowice, PolandThe Witches' Waterfall (Wodospad Czarownic), also called the Ciężkowice Waterfall (Wodospad Ciężkowicki), is a waterfall at the end of the Ciężkowice Gorge, also known as the Witches' Gorge (Wąwóz...
Czupel930 mCzupelPolandCzupel, Międzybrodzie BialskieCzupel is the highest summit of the Little Beskids at 930 m; the latest geodetic and LiDAR measurements give 931 m, and some publications quote 933 m.