It was in 1968 that the cyclists taking part in the Tour de Pologne raced on the picturesque, but very difficult route through Zakopane last time. This year`s race is divided into seven mountain sections. It will start in Krynica and then the cyclists will move through the valleys of the Poprad and...

The 4th Mountain Film Festival (Spotkania z Filmem Górskim), one of the biggest festivals of its kind in Poland, will last ten days, from September 5-14. The list of guests will include Slovenian mountaineer Martina Čufar, Italian traveller and film maker Tullio Bernabei, Norwegian director...

Andrzej Kawecki, the director of Zakopane Promotion Office and the president of the Tatra Chamber of Industry talks to Welcome.
– We are just before another winter season. How will Zakopane present its assets to guests from all over the world this...

Crystal-clear mountain air, spring water, the scent of dwarf mountain pines. However, it is not all. Tatra County will have something for body and spirit.
Restaurants tempt visitors with delicious regional dishes, to which highland bands play vigorously. It is worthwhile checking the rich...

Morskie Oko is one of the most scenic locations in the Tatras. The high peaks of Mięguszowiecki and Mnich and the face of Kazalnica attract mountaineers and the picturesque sights and the azure tarn do the same with tourists. From here they can start a trip to Rysy, the highest peak in the...

Ski-lifts are in service from early morning hours to late evening hours. Around almost all of them there are instructors waiting, ready to teach a little or a big lover of winter sports how to ski or snowboard. In the central part of the town there are two ice rinks with skate rental....

Białka Tatrzańska, neighbouring with Bukowina, has become one of the most famous skiing stations in Poland in the last few years. No wonder. Thanks to the enterprising spirit of its inhabitants it has a lot to offer. There are many skilifts, including modern chairlifts, on the easy, sunny...

There is magic in Zakopane! This will be confirmed by everyone who has been close to the snow-capped Tatras at least once, danced to the rhythm of highland music, or taken a sleigh ride in the direction of the quiet, white Jaszczurówka.
Zakopane is a town in which life is...

Polo on snow is played in only a very few places in the world, such as St Moritz, Cortina d’Ampezzo or Aspen. Zakopane joined this exclusive club last February. The success of the competition was beyond all expectations, as 2,000 spectators watched it.
Ancient Persia is considered...

The Witkiewicz Theatre, popularly called the Witkacy, opened in Zakopane twenty-three years ago. It was then that an idea to start a theatre in Zakopane, a town strongly associated with the unusual dramatist, painter and philosopher Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, was born in the minds of...