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Zakopane

Founded as a settlement for lumbermen in the 17th century, today Zakopane is a bustling mountain resort situated in Polish Tatra mountains, with a number of good quality hotels, restaurants and a vast apres ski offer. In fact, Zakopane is Poland's winter capital, countries oldest mountain resort offering a host of winter activities, including skiing, mountain hiking and a number of leisure possibilities. Here, one can easily acquire culture of Polish highlanders, try original cuisine, buy traditional products and, finally, have a great evening and night in multiple bars and clubs. Being Poland's winter capital, Zakopane is the best starting point for everyone, searching for a great Tatra experience. Your first steps should be to Krupowki - Zakopane's longest and most famous street. Restaurants, bars, cafes, shops can be found on every corner. It is essential to try local salty cheese oscypek sold from stalls as well as traditional cottage cheese bryndza. Local products available in the town include also: traditional calf skin shoes kierpce, wooden sculptures and traditional woolen clothes.

Skiing areas in Zakopane are spread around the town. Poland's largest skiable mountain Kasprowy Wierch is 3 kilometers away. There you can ski on two treeless bowls Hala Gasiennicowa and Hala Goryczkowa, and, what can be considered as a great tourist attraction, use almost 80-year old gondola to get to the top. FIS-certified slalom slope Nosal is situated almost in the very town centre. Another skiing spot is Gubalowka, which can be easily reached from Zakopane's major street - Krupowki.

However, not only skiing is possible in Zakopane. Mountain hiking is another very popular activity in the area. Most popular hiking trails from Zakopane are to the Koscieliska Valley (Dolina Koscieliska) and to a beautiful mountain lake Morskie Oko, which you can reach on foot or take a sleigh and enjoy a great ride.

On balance, Zakopane is a perfect base for winter holiday for everyone. Skiers shall be satisfied, hikers will definitely be, gourmands will find their food paradise here, while everyone shall meet some time in the evening on the Krupowki promenade for an unwinding drink and some dance in local bars and clubs.

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