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<strong>Poland</strong><br />
Highlights of active tourism<br />
Polish Tourist Organisation
Recommended Active Tourism Organisations in <strong>Poland</strong><br />
AKTIV TOURS REISEN Sp. z o.o., ul. Jaśkowa Dolina 114, 80-286 Gdańsk tel. (48 58) 344 38 80, 344 38 79 www.aktivtours.com.pl<br />
AVE Polonia Incoming Touroperator, ul. Gawronów 20, 40-527 Katowice tel. (48 32) 205 38-30 www.ave.turystyka.pl, www.ave-polonia.eu<br />
AVENA TRAVEL, ul. Szlak 65, 31-153 Kraków tel. (48 12) 633 11 34 www.avenatravel.pl<br />
ATA Sp. z o.o., ul. Kisielewskiego 4, 80-275 Gdańsk tel. (48 58) 341 48 85 , 341 40 31 www.atatravel.com.pl<br />
BUSINESS TRAVEL, Halina Hołowska, ul. Z. Nałkowskiej 4C lok. 9, 80-286 Gdańsk tel. (48 58) 347 64 15 www.business.travel.com.pl<br />
EURO POL TOUR Sp. z o.o., ul. Moniuszki 7, 40-005 Katowice tel. (48 32) 253 02 07 www.europol.com.pl<br />
EXCALIBUR TOURS, ul. Gołębia 8, 31-007 Kraków tel. (48 12) 421 05 77 www.excaliburtours.pl<br />
FLY AWAY TRAVEL Sp. z o.o., ul. Przyłęcka 26, 02-402 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 332 77 77, 332 77 36 www.flyawayincentive.pl<br />
GEOVITA Sp. z o.o., ul. Krucza 6/14, 00-537 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 583 52 11 www.geovita.pl<br />
Grupa A-05 Sp. z o.o., Pl. Na Groblach 14/2, 31-101 Kraków tel. (48 12) 429 62 23 www.a05.pl<br />
GRUPA TRIP Sp.j., ul. Tetmajera 18, 34-500 Zakopane, ul. Wiślana 8, 00-317 Warszawa tel. (48 18 ) 20 20 200 www.trip.pl<br />
JAN-POL, Incoming Tour Operator Sp. z o.o., ul. Misiołka 8, 31-525 Kraków tel. (48 12) 665 14 50, 665 14 51 www.janpol.com<br />
PUHP „JUNIOR” S.C., Biuro Podróży, ul. Stołeczna 25, 15-349 Białystok tel. (48 85) 744 43 26, 741 57 20 www.bialowieza.net.pl<br />
Biuro Turystyki KALINKA, ul. Marszałkowska 115, 00-102 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 620 53 75 www.kalinka.pl<br />
KONTYNENTY Sp. z o.o., ul. Widok 18, 00-023 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 828 11 88 www.kontynenty.com.pl<br />
Biuro Turystyczne KRAKUS, Rynek Główny 30, 31-010 Kraków tel. (48 12) 432 31 20 www.krakus.com.pl<br />
MAZURKAS TRAVEL, Biuro Podróży Sp. z o.o., Al. Wojska Polskiego 27, 01-515 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 536 46 00, 536 46 01 www.mazurkas.com.pl<br />
POLAND TOUR, ul. Marszałkowska 43/14, 00-648 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 499 65 16 www.polandtour.pl<br />
PROMENADA S.J., Jacek Ubik, Jerzy Ubik, ul. Kościuszki 44/2, 30-105 Kraków tel. (48 12) 427 24 93, 427 17 70 www.promenada.pl<br />
T.T. RICARDO – JUNIOR, ul. E.Plater 12/15, 00-669 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 621 55 33, 621 47 47 www.ttricardo.com.pl<br />
SINDBAD, Prywatne Biuro Podróży, ul. Rynek 8, 45-015 Opole tel. (48 77) 402 13 13, 402 13 14 www.sindbad.pl , www.sindbad.eu<br />
SKORPION Biuro Obsługi Turystycznej, Alicja Wrona, ul. Zagrzebska 3, 51-206 Wrocław tel. (48 71) 345 44 45 skorpion@skorpion.wroc.pl<br />
SPORTS-TOURIST Sp. z o.o., ul. Marszałkowska 84/92, 00-514 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 621 11 62, 870 09 33 www.sports-tourist.com.pl<br />
STAYPOLAND Sp. z o.o, ul. Miła 2, 00-180 Warszawa , ul. Plac na Stawach 1, 30-107 Kraków tel. (48 22) 351 22 22, 351 22 01 www.staypoland.com<br />
Bankowe Biuro Podróży, TRAVELBANK Sp. z o.o., ul. Waliców 11, 00-851 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 654 35 25 www.travelbank.com.pl<br />
TRAVEL DESIGNERS Sp. z o.o., ul. K. Wóycickiego 7 B lok. 3, 01-938 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 889 55 40, 744 52 85 www.traveldesigners.pl<br />
TRAVEL PLUS Sp. z o.o., ul. Szeroka 50-51, 80-835 Gdańsk tel. (48 58) 346 31 18, 301 96 02 www.travelplus.com.pl<br />
TRAVEL-PROJEKT Sp. z o.o., ul. Grochowska 278, 03-841 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 870 76 00 www.travel-projekt.com.pl<br />
ST TURYSTA, ul. Solskiego 2, 32-600 Oświęcim tel. (48 33) 84 243 76, 84 227 19 www.turysta.oswiecim.pl<br />
VARSOVIA-TOURS Sp. z o.o., ul. Wałowa 4, 00-211 Warszawa tel. (48 22) 536 75 70, 536 75 60 www.varsovia-tours.pl<br />
WEISS – TRAVEL, Agencja Turystyczna Karoliny Gusowskiej - Weiss, ul. Mścibora 62/9, 61-062 Poznań tel. (48 61) 65 33 650 www.weiss-travel.com<br />
Branches of the Polish Tourist Organisation Abroad<br />
Stockholm<br />
Moscow<br />
Amsterdam Warsaw<br />
London Berlin<br />
BrusselsVienna<br />
Kiev<br />
Paris<br />
Budapest<br />
New York<br />
Madrid Rome<br />
• AUSTRIA • Vienna tel. +(43-1) 524 71 91 12 fax 524 71 91 20 www.polen.travel<br />
Tokyo<br />
info.at@polen.travel<br />
• BELGIUM • Brussels tel. +(32-2) 740 06 20 fax 742 37 35 www.polen.travel info.be@polen.travel<br />
www.pologne.travel info.be@pologne.travel<br />
• FRANCE • Paris tel. +(33-1) 42 44 29 92 fax 42 97 52 25 www.pologne.travel info.fr@pologne.travel<br />
• GERMANY • Berlin tel. +(49-30) 21 00 920 fax 21 00 92 14 www.polen.travel info.de@polen.travel<br />
• GREAT BRITAIN • London tel. +(44-0) 300 303 1812 fax 300 303 1814 www.poland.travel info.uk@poland.travel<br />
• HOLLAND • Amsterdam tel. +(31-20) 625 35 70 fax 623 09 29 www.polen.travel info.nl@polen.travel<br />
• HUNGARY • Budapest tel. +(36-1) 269 78 09 fax 269 78 10 www.lengyelorszag.travel budapest@pot.gov.pl<br />
• ITALY • Rome tel. +(39-06) 482 70 60 fax 481 75 69 www.polonia.travel info.it@polonia.travel<br />
• JAPAN • Tokyo tel. +(81) 3-5908-3808 fax 3-5908-3809 www.poland.travel info.jp@poland.travel<br />
• SPAIN • Madrid tel. +(34-91) 541 48 08 fax 541 34 23 www.polonia.travel info.es@polonia.travel<br />
• RUSSIA • Moscow tel. +(7-495) 510 62 10 fax 510 62 11 www.poland.travel info.ru@poland.travel<br />
• SWEDEN • Stockholm tel. +(46-8) 21 60 75 fax 21-04-65 www.polen.travel info.scan@polen.travel<br />
• USA • New York tel. +(1-201) 420 99 10 fax 584 91 53 www.poland.travel info.na@poland.travel<br />
• UKRAINE • Kiev tel. +(38-044) 278 67 28 fax 278 66 70 www.polscha.travel info.ua@polscha.travel<br />
ENG Polish Tourist Organisation<br />
Publisher: Polska Organizacja Turystyczna, 00-613 Warszawa, ul. Chałubińskiego 8, tel. +48-22 536 70 70, fax +48-22 536 70 04, e-mail: pot@pot.gov.pl, www.pot.gov.pl<br />
Editor: www.sowa.pl; Graphic layout: K. Mosiej; Text: S. A. Pacuła; Translation: Z. Nowak-Solinski; Photogrphs: D. Bartoszewski, R. Ejchler, P. Hołyś, M. Kałużny, M. Moczko, M. Modrzewska-Lewczuk, L. Nazdraczew, P. Olejnik, M. Olszewski, J. Podrucki, K. Stępień,<br />
A. i R. Tomczyszyn, M. Wiśniewski, T. Zakrzewski, ZA, East News, Flash Press Media, TravelPhoto, Archives – (www.gory-szlaki.pl, SFPDN – www.bojery.pl, www.golf.krakow.pl, www.mazurygolf.pl, www.ojcow.pl, www.ParasilingCenter.pl, www.underwater.pl,<br />
www.nurkomania.pl, www.sowa.pl), POT Archives 2009.<br />
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Let’s go! Adventure in <strong>Poland</strong> – an exhilarating idea.<br />
Feel Nature with all your senses.<br />
In the mountains, by the sea, alongside lakes and in ancient forests,<br />
in the primeval forested lands of national parks, on the banks<br />
of mountain rivers, through flowering meadows with distant ribbons<br />
of winding rivers – an encounter with the purest forms of Nature.<br />
An adventure with a happy-ending.<br />
Fascinating and mysterious. Under the skies, underwater, underground<br />
or off-road. On foot, on horseback, by bike and by jeep,<br />
on skis, parachuting, paragliding or in a glider, in a kayak or ATV<br />
– challenging the elements: Water Air, and Snow.<br />
Adventures to delight in.<br />
And after the difficulties of some of these exploits are surmounted<br />
it’s time to sit at a table. Polish cuisine is pure temptation with its<br />
wonderful aromas and delicious dishes. And it’s so tasty.<br />
Welcome to <strong>Poland</strong> – the land of adventure… with a smile.<br />
Polish Tourist Organisation<br />
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Garliava<br />
Kauno Elektrenai<br />
Marios<br />
Svetlyj KALININGRAD<br />
Prienai<br />
Vilkaviškis<br />
Baltijsk<br />
Gvardejsk<br />
Černjahovsk<br />
Marijampolé<br />
Gusev<br />
LT<br />
RUS<br />
Alytus<br />
Daugu<br />
J. Łynkovskije<br />
Nedingis ezÿ.<br />
Varena<br />
Druskininkai<br />
Ueckermünde<br />
Hrodna<br />
Skidal'<br />
Pasewalk<br />
Masty<br />
Vaukavysk<br />
Schwedt<br />
Bad<br />
Freienwalde<br />
Pružany<br />
Frankfurt<br />
BY<br />
Kobryn<br />
D<br />
Eisenhüttenstadt<br />
Brest<br />
Guben<br />
Malaryta<br />
Cottbus<br />
Forst<br />
oz.<br />
Tur'ske<br />
oz.<br />
Svitjaz'ke<br />
Hoyerswerda<br />
LUKIV<br />
Luboml'<br />
Bautzen<br />
Görlitz<br />
Rumburk<br />
Zittau<br />
Děấn<br />
Nový Bor Liberec<br />
Ćes. Lípa<br />
Turnov Vrchlabí<br />
CZ<br />
Rychnov<br />
n. Kněź<br />
Žovkva<br />
Kostelec n. Orl.<br />
Krnov<br />
Krakovec'<br />
Novojavorivs'ke<br />
Opava<br />
Horodok<br />
Mohelnice<br />
Ostrava<br />
Mor. Trÿebová<br />
UA Ščyrec'<br />
Sternberk<br />
Frýdek-Místek Česky<br />
Litovel<br />
Těšín<br />
Novy<br />
Pŕíbor<br />
Mykolaiv<br />
Olomouc<br />
Jiấn<br />
Jablunkov<br />
Sambir<br />
Boskovice<br />
Valašské Rožnov<br />
vod.<br />
Drohobyč<br />
P. Radhoštěm<br />
Žydačiv<br />
Meziŕíćí<br />
nadrž.<br />
Blansko<br />
Čadca<br />
Orava<br />
Boryslav<br />
Vsetín<br />
Bardejov<br />
Vyškov<br />
Stará<br />
Truskavec' Stryj<br />
Zlín<br />
Źilina Dolny Kubín<br />
L'ubovňa<br />
Kežmarok<br />
SK<br />
Bolechiv<br />
Skole<br />
Dolyna<br />
Kyjov<br />
Martin Ruzÿomberok Liptovsky<br />
Poprad Levocÿa<br />
Prešov<br />
Uhersky<br />
Mikul‡sÿ<br />
ROZÿNJATIV ROŻNIATÓW<br />
Brod<br />
- Jastrzębia Góra<br />
ElektrŽnu-<br />
Łeba<br />
Władysławowo<br />
Marios<br />
Puck Jastarnia<br />
Kluki<br />
Wejherowo<br />
Ustka<br />
Hel<br />
Zÿuvintas<br />
Lębork<br />
Swołowo<br />
ezÿ.<br />
ezÿ.<br />
Darłowo<br />
Gołdap<br />
Budzisko<br />
Dusios<br />
Braniewo<br />
Krynica<br />
Bezledy<br />
ezÿ.<br />
Sławno<br />
Gołdap<br />
Żukowo<br />
Morska Frombork<br />
Stańczyki<br />
Pierścień Rowerowy Suwalszczyzny<br />
Kadyny<br />
Ogrodniki<br />
Krąg<br />
Węgorzewo<br />
Kołobrzeg<br />
Postołowo<br />
Młynary<br />
SPK<br />
Rewal<br />
Bytów Sejny<br />
Trzęsacz Trzebiatów<br />
Kościerzyna<br />
Lidzbark Warmiński<br />
Gierłoż<br />
Wigry<br />
Dziwnów<br />
Karlino<br />
Pasłęk<br />
Olecko<br />
Białogard<br />
Międzyzdroje<br />
Wdzydze Kiszewskie<br />
Św. Lipka<br />
Kamień Pomorski<br />
Dobre Miasto<br />
Reszel<br />
Świnoujście<br />
Miastko<br />
Ryn<br />
Gryce<br />
Pelplin<br />
Stettiner<br />
Biały Bór<br />
Morąg<br />
Wolin<br />
Sztum<br />
Biskupiec Mrągowo<br />
oz.<br />
Ha<br />
Golczewo<br />
Odry<br />
Biełoj<br />
Resko Świdwin<br />
Połczyn Zdrój<br />
Zalewo<br />
Nw.<br />
Czersk<br />
Gniew<br />
Mikołajki Orzysz<br />
Prabuty<br />
Gietrzwałd<br />
Lipsk<br />
Warpno<br />
Trzebież<br />
Naterki<br />
Nowogard Łobez<br />
Szczecinek<br />
Człuchów<br />
Kwidzyn<br />
Grajewo<br />
Wojnowo<br />
Nowe<br />
Pisz<br />
Czaplinek<br />
Kuźnica Białostocka<br />
Lubieszyn<br />
Debrzno<br />
Olsztynek<br />
Szczuczyn<br />
Drawsko<br />
Tuchola<br />
Twierdza<br />
Pomorskie Złocieniec<br />
Lubawa<br />
Osowiec<br />
Sokółka<br />
Nw. Miasto<br />
Grunwald<br />
Kolno<br />
Bohoniki<br />
Świecie<br />
Stawiski<br />
Kołbaskowo<br />
Złotów<br />
Lubawskie<br />
Mirosławiec<br />
Myszyniec Łyse<br />
Więcbork<br />
Jedwabne<br />
Gryno<br />
Recz<br />
Nidzica<br />
Wałcz<br />
Chełmno<br />
Drawno<br />
Krajenka<br />
Lidzbark<br />
Nowogród<br />
Tykocin Supraśl<br />
Łobżenica<br />
Koronowo<br />
Wąbrzeźno<br />
Działdowo<br />
Tuczno<br />
Kiermusy<br />
Kruszyniany<br />
Pyrzyce<br />
Choszczno<br />
Bobrowniki<br />
Górzno<br />
Osiek nad Notecią<br />
Krajnik Dln.<br />
Chojna Trzcińsko Zdrój Barlinek<br />
Trzcianka<br />
Golub-Dobrzyń Rypin<br />
Zabłudów<br />
Przasnysz<br />
Dobiegniew<br />
Chodzież<br />
Zambrów<br />
Łapy<br />
Cedynia<br />
Szubin<br />
Myślibórz<br />
Margonin<br />
Bieżuń<br />
Gołańcz<br />
Moryń<br />
Strzelce Drezdenko<br />
Czarnków<br />
Maków Maz.<br />
Wieleń<br />
Krajeńskie<br />
Żnin<br />
Wenecja<br />
Ciechocinek Lipno<br />
Sierpc<br />
Ostrów Maz.<br />
Rogoźno Wągrowiec<br />
Hajnówka Białowieża<br />
Biskupin<br />
Świerkocin<br />
Drobin Raciąż<br />
Wronki Obrzycko<br />
Brok<br />
Pułtusk<br />
Kruszwica<br />
Ciechanowiec<br />
Skwierzyna Międzychód<br />
Mogilno<br />
Szamotuły<br />
Płońsk<br />
Kostrzyn n. Odrą Kostrzyn<br />
Strzelno Radziejów<br />
Nasielsk<br />
n. Odrą<br />
Dziekanowice<br />
Brześź Kuj.<br />
Pniewy<br />
Połowce<br />
Sulęcin<br />
Międzyrzecz<br />
Siemiatycze<br />
Grabarka<br />
Słubice<br />
Międrzyrzecki Nietoperek<br />
Rejon Umocnień<br />
Swarzędz Czerniejewo<br />
Gostynin<br />
Czerwińsk<br />
Drohiczyn<br />
Kaława<br />
nad Wisłą<br />
Świecko<br />
Boryszyn<br />
Kleczew<br />
Wyszogród<br />
Węgrów<br />
Łagów Gościkowo-Paradyż Nw. Tomyśl<br />
Przedecz<br />
Września<br />
Licheń Stary<br />
Żelazowa Wola<br />
Cybinka Świebodzin<br />
Kłodawa<br />
Sulejówek<br />
Grodzisk Wlkp.<br />
Rogalin Kórnik<br />
Oporów<br />
Miłosław<br />
Janów Podlaski<br />
Żychlin<br />
Ląd<br />
Wolsztyn<br />
Koło<br />
Błonie<br />
Terespol<br />
Krosno Odrzańskie<br />
Rakoniewice<br />
Pyzdry<br />
Terespol<br />
Sulechów<br />
Śrem<br />
Nieborów<br />
Łęczyca<br />
Tuliszków<br />
Konstancin-Jeziorna<br />
Tum<br />
Turek<br />
Gubin<br />
Uniejów Ozorków<br />
Międzyrzec Podlaski<br />
Jarocin<br />
Łuków<br />
Sława<br />
Garwolin<br />
Ochla<br />
Grójec<br />
Lubsko<br />
Nw. Sól<br />
Pleszew<br />
Poddębice<br />
Gołuchów<br />
Kożuchów<br />
Wschowa<br />
Gostyń<br />
Radzyń<br />
Koźmin<br />
Żelechów<br />
Rydzyna<br />
Warka<br />
Podlaski<br />
Olszyna<br />
Brzeziny Rawa Maz.<br />
Warta<br />
Rogów<br />
Żary<br />
Kobylin Krotoszyn<br />
Parczew<br />
Kock<br />
Żagań<br />
Góra Rawicz<br />
Tubądzin<br />
Nw. Miasto<br />
Włodawa<br />
Łęknica<br />
Weißwasser<br />
n. Pilicą<br />
Mużaków<br />
Szprotawa<br />
Kozienice Dęblin<br />
Łask<br />
Milicz<br />
Antonin<br />
Strońsko<br />
Kozłówka Lubartów<br />
Chocianów<br />
Inowłódz<br />
Drzewica<br />
Ścinawa<br />
Ostrzeszów Złoczew<br />
Kliczków<br />
Wołów<br />
Opoczno<br />
Łęczna<br />
Oborniki<br />
Przysucha<br />
Wieruszów<br />
Kazimierz Dolny<br />
Bolesławiec Chojnów<br />
Syców<br />
Sulejów<br />
Jędrzychowice<br />
Śląskie Trzebnica<br />
Nałęczów<br />
Dorohusk<br />
Lubiąż<br />
Kępno<br />
Wieluń<br />
Żarnów<br />
Szydłowiec<br />
Końskie<br />
Grodziec<br />
Środa Śl.<br />
Zgorzelec<br />
Oleśnica<br />
Ożarów<br />
Iłża<br />
Maleniec<br />
Lwówek Śl.<br />
Działoszyn<br />
Czocha<br />
Byczyna<br />
Przedbórz<br />
Wąchock<br />
Opole Lubelskie<br />
Złotoryja<br />
Jawor<br />
Sielpia Wielka<br />
Bychawa<br />
Zawidów Leśna<br />
Namysłów<br />
Krasnystaw<br />
Góra Szybowcowa<br />
Samsonów<br />
Krzemionki<br />
Sieniawka<br />
Bolków<br />
Oława<br />
Kraśnik<br />
Kluczbork<br />
Krzepice<br />
Szklarska<br />
Poręba<br />
Sokoliki<br />
Brzezina<br />
Św. Krzyż<br />
Jakuszyce Sobieszów<br />
Olesno Kłobuck<br />
Włoszczowa<br />
Hrubieszów<br />
Książ<br />
Brzeg Laskowice<br />
Jakuszyce<br />
Bierzów<br />
Karpacz<br />
Kruszyna<br />
Chęciny<br />
Opatów Zawichost<br />
Strzelin<br />
Bierdzany Blachownia<br />
Krzeszów Osówka<br />
Pogorzela<br />
Janów Lub. Szczebrzeszyn<br />
Walim<br />
Dobrzeń Wielki<br />
Olsztyn<br />
Ujazd<br />
Sandomierz<br />
Zwierzyniec<br />
Lubawka<br />
Henryków Grodków<br />
Mirów<br />
Koprzywnica<br />
Golińsk Nw. Ruda<br />
Koziegłowy<br />
Niemodlin<br />
Bobolice Szczekociny Jędrzejów<br />
Krasnobród<br />
Roudnice<br />
Trutnov<br />
Kamieniec<br />
Strzelce<br />
Wambierzyce Skałki<br />
Ulanów<br />
n. Labou<br />
Bardo Ząbkowicki<br />
Rzędkowickie<br />
Dvůr KrálovŽ<br />
Złoty Stok<br />
Krapkowice<br />
Opolskie<br />
Staszów<br />
Pińczów<br />
Nisko<br />
Biłgoraj<br />
Tomaszów Lubelski<br />
Ogrodzieniec<br />
Baranów<br />
Mělník Mladá Jiấn<br />
Kudowa-Słone Kudowa Zdrój<br />
Paczków Nysa<br />
Moszna Sandomierski<br />
Góra Św. Anny<br />
Boleslav<br />
Kłodzko<br />
Busko Zdrój<br />
Jaroméř<br />
Duszniki Polanica<br />
Tarnogród<br />
Zdrój Zdrój<br />
Miechów<br />
Lądek Zdrój Prudnik<br />
Wolbrom<br />
Hrebenne<br />
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Kralupy n. Vlt.<br />
Hradec<br />
Bystrzyca Kletno<br />
Jask. Niedźw. Głuchołazy<br />
Leżajsk<br />
Nymburk<br />
Králové<br />
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Bruntál<br />
REVNICE Oświęcim<br />
JêLOVƒ<br />
KUTNç<br />
Korczowa<br />
CHORUDIM USTI n. ORL. Šumperk<br />
Bochnia<br />
Tyczyn<br />
u. PRAHY<br />
Wieliczka<br />
HORA<br />
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Nowy Wiśnicz Tuchów Strzyżów<br />
Kalwaria Dobczyce<br />
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Blizne<br />
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Sucha Beskidzka<br />
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Jask. Mroźna<br />
Bukowina Tarzańska<br />
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Brno<br />
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Kauno Elektrenai<br />
Marios<br />
10<br />
SŁOWIŃSKI P.N.<br />
Zatoka<br />
Svetlyj KALININGRAD<br />
Prienai<br />
Vilkaviškis<br />
NADMORSKI P. K.<br />
A<br />
58<br />
Z. Rewska 91 94<br />
Baltijsk<br />
Gvardejsk<br />
Černjahovsk<br />
Marijampolé<br />
A<br />
92 Pucka<br />
Gusev<br />
LT<br />
Gdynia<br />
RUS<br />
Z a t o k a<br />
Alytus<br />
Słupsk<br />
Sopot 87<br />
63<br />
Daugu<br />
G d a ń s k a<br />
J. Łynkovskije<br />
71 102<br />
Nedingis ezÿ.<br />
95<br />
GDAŃSK<br />
Po j e z i e r z e<br />
Varena<br />
56<br />
Bartoszyce<br />
Koszalin<br />
21 73<br />
Z a t o k a<br />
18<br />
61<br />
P o m o r s k a<br />
71<br />
J.<br />
Elbląg<br />
Suwałki<br />
Mamry<br />
Kętrzyn<br />
102<br />
Druskininkai<br />
98<br />
Tczew<br />
Giżycko<br />
58 S u w a l s k i e<br />
B<br />
56<br />
93<br />
B<br />
J.<br />
WIGIERSKI P. N.<br />
Niegocin<br />
Malbork<br />
64<br />
74<br />
WOLIŃSKI P. N.<br />
Starogard<br />
75 24 83<br />
Augustów<br />
57<br />
Gdański<br />
J. Łuknajno<br />
60<br />
91<br />
70<br />
Zalew<br />
Szczeciński<br />
P. N. „BORY<br />
OLSZTYN<br />
Ełk<br />
Ueckermünde<br />
77<br />
TUCHOLSKIE”<br />
84<br />
Hrodna<br />
J. Śniardwy<br />
B o r y<br />
Ostróda<br />
Chojnice<br />
16<br />
Skidal'<br />
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76<br />
78<br />
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95<br />
72<br />
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T u c h o l s k i e<br />
51<br />
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PA R K<br />
Dąbie 85<br />
Masty<br />
Szczytno<br />
SZCZECIN<br />
Grudziądz<br />
C<br />
55<br />
86<br />
C<br />
N A R O D O W Y<br />
Stargard Szczeciński<br />
Binowo<br />
Vaukavysk<br />
17<br />
Brodnica<br />
Schwedt<br />
DRAWIEŃSKI<br />
Piła<br />
Łomża<br />
BIAŁYSTOK<br />
P.N.<br />
Mława<br />
Ostrołęka<br />
NARWIAŃSKI P.N. 58<br />
BYDGOSZCZ<br />
TORUŃ<br />
J.<br />
Siemianówka<br />
Podlaski Szlak Bociani<br />
Ciechanów<br />
BIAŁOWIESKI P.N.<br />
D Bad<br />
Puszcza<br />
D<br />
Freienwalde<br />
Bielsk<br />
GORZÓW WLKP.<br />
Inowrocław<br />
60<br />
Podlaski<br />
Białowieska<br />
Włocławek<br />
Pružany<br />
63 P. N. „UJŚCIE WARTY”<br />
Wyszków<br />
Płock<br />
51<br />
Gniezno<br />
Nw. Dwór Maz.<br />
Frankfurt<br />
19<br />
POZNAŃ<br />
BY<br />
Legionowo<br />
88<br />
Rajszew<br />
KAMPINOSKI P.N.<br />
Kobryn<br />
D<br />
WIELKOPOLSKI P. N.<br />
E<br />
Konin<br />
WARSZAWA<br />
E<br />
Sochaczew<br />
Eisenhüttenstadt<br />
Kutno<br />
Mińsk Maz. Siedlce<br />
Brest<br />
Łowicz<br />
Pruszków Otwock<br />
22<br />
Biała Podlaska<br />
Guben Gubin<br />
ZIELONA GÓRA<br />
23 Żyrardów<br />
Mazowiecki Park Krajobrazowy<br />
Puszcza Bolimowska<br />
Skierniewice<br />
Zgierz<br />
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Leszno<br />
J.<br />
Jeziorsko<br />
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ŁÓDŹ<br />
oz.<br />
59<br />
Tur'ske<br />
F<br />
Głogów<br />
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Zduńska<br />
Wlkp.<br />
Wola Pabianice<br />
F<br />
Sieradz<br />
Tomaszów Maz.<br />
oz.<br />
Svitjaz'ke<br />
Stawy Milickie<br />
POLESKI P.N.<br />
Hoyerswerda<br />
Piotrków<br />
Lubin<br />
Trybunalski<br />
Radom<br />
Puławy<br />
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J. Sulejowskie<br />
LUKIV<br />
Luboml'<br />
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Legnica<br />
LUBLIN<br />
50<br />
Görlitz Zgorzelec<br />
102<br />
Skarżysko-<br />
59<br />
Chełm<br />
66 -Kamienna<br />
G<br />
WROCŁAW<br />
Rumburk<br />
69<br />
99<br />
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G<br />
Starachowice<br />
Zittau<br />
29 Jelenia 39<br />
65 ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKI<br />
Ostrowiec<br />
Góra<br />
P.N.<br />
Děấn<br />
E.S.R. Liczyrzepa<br />
KIELCE<br />
Świętokrzyski<br />
KARKONOSKI P.N. Kowary<br />
Świdnica<br />
Nový Bor<br />
53<br />
62<br />
Liberec<br />
Wałbrzych<br />
Częstochowa<br />
1603 Śnieżka<br />
41<br />
30<br />
49<br />
Zamośź<br />
Ćes. Lípa<br />
25<br />
Sudecki Szlak Konny<br />
Lubliniec<br />
Stalowa<br />
6<br />
ROZTOCZAŃSKI<br />
Turnov Vrchlabí<br />
Tarnobrzeg Wola<br />
OPOLE<br />
P.N.<br />
46<br />
37<br />
89<br />
J. Otmuchowskie<br />
P. N. GÓR STOŁOWYCH<br />
H<br />
Tarnowskie Góry<br />
H<br />
Zieleniec<br />
69<br />
Piekary Śl. Dąbrowa<br />
31<br />
Mielec<br />
CZ<br />
Kędzierzyn- Zabrze Górnicza<br />
42<br />
Chorzów<br />
40<br />
Rychnov<br />
-Koźle<br />
97<br />
OJCOWSKI<br />
n. Kněź<br />
1425 Masyw Śnieżnika<br />
KATOWICE<br />
20 P.N.<br />
48<br />
7<br />
Tychy<br />
Žovkva<br />
Kostelec n. Orl.<br />
Racibórz Rybnik<br />
KRAKÓW<br />
RZESZÓW<br />
Krnov<br />
1 2<br />
62<br />
45<br />
Tarnów<br />
47<br />
Jarosław Krakovec'<br />
Jastrzębie<br />
Novojavorivs'ke<br />
Zdrój<br />
2500 163<br />
Opava<br />
I<br />
Przemyśl<br />
Horodok<br />
I<br />
Mohelnice<br />
Ostrava Bielsko-Biała 100<br />
101<br />
Jez. Żywieckie<br />
J. Rożnowskie<br />
2000<br />
Mor. Trÿebová<br />
27<br />
UA Ščyrec'<br />
Sternberk<br />
Frýdek-Místek Česky<br />
Litovel<br />
Těšín<br />
Gorlice<br />
Pŕíbor 33 89 BABIOGÓRSKI P.N.<br />
Mykolaiv<br />
Olomouc Novy<br />
32<br />
GORCZAŃSKI<br />
Nowy Sącz MAGURSKI<br />
Jiấn<br />
Jablunkov<br />
Sanok 101<br />
Sambir<br />
1500<br />
P.N.<br />
Dunajec<br />
Regietów 68 P.N.<br />
Boskovice<br />
Bezmiechowa<br />
10 5 0 10 20<br />
79<br />
Nw. Targ<br />
J. Czorszt. 81<br />
Valašské Rožnov<br />
Krynica Zdrój<br />
34 vod.<br />
82<br />
Białka Tat. PIENIŃSKI P.N.<br />
Drohobyč<br />
Žydačiv<br />
Meziŕíćí P. Radhoštěm<br />
nadrž. 26<br />
J. Solińskie<br />
1000<br />
Blansko<br />
Čadca<br />
Orava<br />
89 80 35<br />
Boryslav<br />
Vsetín<br />
96 43 44 Zakopane<br />
Bardejov<br />
67 90<br />
J 700<br />
Vyškov<br />
Stará<br />
Truskavec' Stryj<br />
36<br />
J<br />
Nurkowanie jaskiniowe w Tatrach:<br />
Zlín<br />
1. Jaskinia Dolny Miętusia Kubín<br />
TAT R Z A Ń S K I P. N .<br />
L'ubovňa<br />
500<br />
Źilina 2. Jaskinia Śnieżna Studnia<br />
3. Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna 38 BIESZCZADZKI<br />
400<br />
4. Jaskinia Kasprowa Niżnia 1 96<br />
300<br />
Kežmarok<br />
PARK<br />
250<br />
5. Jaskinia Bystra<br />
2 4 5<br />
SK<br />
Bolechiv<br />
4 5 6 3<br />
28<br />
54<br />
200<br />
150<br />
7 8 9 Skole<br />
100<br />
10<br />
50<br />
NARODOWY<br />
Dolyna<br />
0<br />
Levocÿa<br />
20<br />
50<br />
50<br />
Kyjov<br />
Martin Ruzÿomberok Liptovsky<br />
Poprad<br />
100<br />
3<br />
Prešov<br />
Uhersky<br />
Mikul‡sÿ<br />
ROZÿNJATIV ROŻNIATÓW<br />
Brod<br />
- Jastrzębia Góra<br />
ElektrŽnu-<br />
Łeba<br />
Władysławowo<br />
Marios<br />
Puck Jastarnia<br />
Kluki<br />
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Hel<br />
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ezÿ.<br />
ezÿ.<br />
Darłowo<br />
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Bezledy<br />
ezÿ.<br />
Sławno<br />
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Żukowo<br />
Morska Frombork<br />
Stańczyki<br />
Pierścień Rowerowy Suwalszczyzny<br />
Kadyny<br />
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Węgorzewo<br />
Kołobrzeg<br />
Postołowo<br />
Młynary<br />
SPK<br />
Rewal<br />
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Trzęsacz Trzebiatów<br />
Kościerzyna<br />
Lidzbark Warmiński<br />
Gierłoż<br />
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Dziwnów<br />
Karlino<br />
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Olecko<br />
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Międzyzdroje<br />
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oz.<br />
Ha<br />
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Resko Świdwin<br />
Połczyn Zdrój<br />
Zalewo<br />
Nw.<br />
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Lubawa<br />
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Sokółka<br />
Nw. Miasto<br />
Grunwald<br />
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Bohoniki<br />
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Osiek nad Notecią<br />
Krajnik Dln.<br />
Chojna Trzcińsko Zdrój Barlinek<br />
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Margonin<br />
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Moryń<br />
Strzelce Drezdenko<br />
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Maków Maz.<br />
Wieleń<br />
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Wronki Obrzycko<br />
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Mogilno<br />
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Płońsk<br />
Kostrzyn n. Odrą Kostrzyn<br />
Strzelno Radziejów<br />
Nasielsk<br />
n. Odrą<br />
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nad Wisłą<br />
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Rakoniewice<br />
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Terespol<br />
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Śrem<br />
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Tum<br />
Turek<br />
Gubin<br />
Uniejów Ozorków<br />
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Jarocin<br />
Łuków<br />
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Garwolin<br />
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Lubsko<br />
Nw. Sól<br />
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Warta<br />
Rogów<br />
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Nw. Miasto<br />
Włodawa<br />
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Weißwasser<br />
n. Pilicą<br />
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Szydłowiec<br />
Końskie<br />
Grodziec<br />
Środa Śl.<br />
Zgorzelec<br />
Oleśnica<br />
Ożarów<br />
Iłża<br />
Maleniec<br />
Lwówek Śl.<br />
Działoszyn<br />
Czocha<br />
Byczyna<br />
Przedbórz<br />
Wąchock<br />
Opole Lubelskie<br />
Złotoryja<br />
Jawor<br />
Sielpia Wielka<br />
Bychawa<br />
Zawidów Leśna<br />
Namysłów<br />
Krasnystaw<br />
Góra Szybowcowa<br />
Samsonów<br />
Krzemionki<br />
Sieniawka<br />
Bolków<br />
Oława<br />
Kraśnik<br />
Kluczbork<br />
Krzepice<br />
Szklarska<br />
Poręba<br />
Sokoliki<br />
Brzezina<br />
Św. Krzyż<br />
Jakuszyce Sobieszów<br />
Olesno Kłobuck<br />
Włoszczowa<br />
Hrubieszów<br />
Książ<br />
Brzeg Laskowice<br />
Jakuszyce<br />
Bierzów<br />
Karpacz<br />
Kruszyna<br />
Chęciny<br />
Opatów Zawichost<br />
Strzelin<br />
Bierdzany Blachownia<br />
Krzeszów Osówka<br />
Pogorzela<br />
Janów Lub. Szczebrzeszyn<br />
Walim<br />
Dobrzeń Wielki<br />
Olsztyn<br />
Ujazd<br />
Sandomierz<br />
Zwierzyniec<br />
Lubawka<br />
Henryków Grodków<br />
Mirów<br />
Koprzywnica<br />
Golińsk Nw. Ruda<br />
Koziegłowy<br />
Niemodlin<br />
Bobolice Szczekociny Jędrzejów<br />
Krasnobród<br />
Roudnice<br />
Trutnov<br />
Kamieniec<br />
Strzelce<br />
Wambierzyce Skałki<br />
Ulanów<br />
n. Labou<br />
Bardo Ząbkowicki<br />
Rzędkowickie<br />
Dvůr KrálovŽ<br />
Złoty Stok<br />
Krapkowice<br />
Opolskie<br />
Staszów<br />
Pińczów<br />
Nisko<br />
Biłgoraj<br />
Tomaszów Lubelski<br />
Ogrodzieniec<br />
Baranów<br />
Mělník Mladá Jiấn<br />
Kudowa-Słone Kudowa Zdrój<br />
Paczków Nysa<br />
Moszna Sandomierski<br />
Góra Św. Anny<br />
Boleslav<br />
Kłodzko<br />
Busko Zdrój<br />
Jaroméř<br />
Duszniki Polanica<br />
Tarnogród<br />
Zdrój Zdrój<br />
Miechów<br />
Lądek Zdrój Prudnik<br />
Wolbrom<br />
Hrebenne<br />
Głogówek<br />
Kralupy n. Vlt.<br />
Hradec<br />
Bystrzyca Kletno<br />
Jask. Niedźw. Głuchołazy<br />
Leżajsk<br />
Nymburk<br />
Králové<br />
Kłodzka<br />
Głubczyce<br />
Kolbuszowa<br />
Jaworzno<br />
Szczakowa<br />
Jask. Króleska Proszowice<br />
Dąbrowa<br />
Sieniawa<br />
Chrzanów<br />
Lubaczów<br />
Paczółtowice<br />
Tarnowska<br />
Říčany<br />
Boboszów<br />
Pietrowice<br />
Krzeszowice<br />
Przeworsk<br />
Ropczyce<br />
Łańcut<br />
Kolín<br />
Pardubice<br />
Promnice<br />
Bruntál<br />
REVNICE Oświęcim<br />
JêLOVƒ<br />
KUTNç<br />
Korczowa<br />
CHORUDIM USTI n. ORL. Šumperk<br />
Bochnia<br />
Tyczyn<br />
u. PRAHY<br />
Wieliczka<br />
HORA<br />
Pszczyna<br />
Chałupki<br />
Wadowice<br />
Nowy Wiśnicz Tuchów Strzyżów<br />
Kalwaria Dobczyce<br />
Dynów<br />
Lipnica Murowana<br />
Medyka<br />
Góra Żar Zebrzydowska<br />
Blizne<br />
Cieszyn-Boguszowice Cieszyn<br />
Krasiczyn<br />
Binarowa Biecz<br />
Sucha Beskidzka<br />
Brzozów<br />
Ustroń Żywiec<br />
Jasło<br />
Limanowa<br />
Haczów<br />
Szczyrk<br />
Wisła<br />
Rabka<br />
Stary Sącz<br />
Bóbrka Rymanów<br />
Sękowa<br />
Korbielów<br />
Dukla Iwonicz<br />
Krościenko<br />
Korbielów<br />
Zdrój Zagórz<br />
Zwardoń-Myto<br />
Dębno<br />
Lesko<br />
Chyżne<br />
Konieczna<br />
Ustrzyki Dln.<br />
Białka Niedzica<br />
Piwniczna<br />
Barwinek<br />
Chochołów<br />
Jask. Mylna<br />
Jask. Mroźna<br />
Bukowina Tarzańska<br />
Dol. Koś. Orla Perć<br />
Dol. Cho.<br />
Łysa Polana<br />
Dol. Pięciu Staw.<br />
Brno<br />
Krosno<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
10<br />
SŁOWIŃSKI P.N.<br />
Zatoka<br />
NADMORSKI P. K.<br />
58<br />
Z. Rewska 91 94<br />
A<br />
92 Pucka<br />
Gdynia<br />
Z a t o k a<br />
Słupsk<br />
Sopot 87<br />
63<br />
G d a ń s k a<br />
71 102<br />
95<br />
GDAŃSK<br />
Po j e z i e r z e<br />
56<br />
Bartoszyce<br />
Koszalin<br />
21 73<br />
Z a t o k a<br />
18<br />
61<br />
P o m o r s k a<br />
71<br />
J.<br />
Elbląg<br />
Suwałki<br />
Mamry<br />
Kętrzyn<br />
102<br />
98<br />
Tczew<br />
Giżycko<br />
S u w a l s k i e<br />
56<br />
58<br />
93<br />
B<br />
J.<br />
WIGIERSKI P. N.<br />
Niegocin<br />
Malbork<br />
64<br />
74<br />
WOLIŃSKI P. N.<br />
Starogard<br />
75 24 83<br />
Augustów<br />
57<br />
Gdański<br />
J. Łuknajno<br />
60<br />
91<br />
70<br />
Zalew<br />
Szczeciński<br />
P. N. „BORY<br />
OLSZTYN<br />
Ełk 77<br />
TUCHOLSKIE”<br />
84<br />
J. Śniardwy<br />
B o r y<br />
Ostróda<br />
Chojnice<br />
16<br />
Goleniów<br />
76<br />
78<br />
B I E B R Z A Ń S K I<br />
Police<br />
95<br />
72<br />
Jez.<br />
T u c h o l s k i e<br />
51<br />
Iława<br />
PA R K<br />
Dąbie 85<br />
Szczytno<br />
SZCZECIN<br />
55<br />
Grudziądz<br />
15<br />
86<br />
C<br />
N A R O D O W Y<br />
Stargard Szczeciński<br />
Binowo<br />
17<br />
Brodnica<br />
DRAWIEŃSKI<br />
Piła<br />
Łomża<br />
BIAŁYSTOK<br />
P.N.<br />
Mława<br />
Ostrołęka<br />
NARWIAŃSKI P.N. 58<br />
BYDGOSZCZ<br />
TORUŃ<br />
J.<br />
Siemianówka<br />
Podlaski Szlak Bociani<br />
Ciechanów<br />
BIAŁOWIESKI P.N.<br />
Puszcza<br />
D<br />
Bielsk<br />
GORZÓW WLKP.<br />
Inowrocław<br />
60<br />
Podlaski<br />
15<br />
Białowieska<br />
Włocławek<br />
63 P. N. „UJŚCIE WARTY”<br />
Wyszków<br />
Płock<br />
51<br />
Gniezno<br />
Nw. Dwór Maz. 19<br />
POZNAŃ<br />
Legionowo<br />
88<br />
Rajszew<br />
KAMPINOSKI P.N.<br />
WIELKOPOLSKI P. N.<br />
Konin<br />
WARSZAWA<br />
E<br />
Sochaczew<br />
Kutno<br />
Mińsk Maz. Siedlce<br />
Łowicz<br />
Pruszków Otwock<br />
22<br />
Biała Podlaska<br />
Gubin<br />
ZIELONA GÓRA<br />
23 Żyrardów<br />
Mazowiecki Park Krajobrazowy<br />
15<br />
Puszcza Bolimowska<br />
Skierniewice<br />
Zgierz<br />
Leszno<br />
J.<br />
Jeziorsko<br />
Kalisz<br />
ŁÓDŹ<br />
59<br />
Głogów<br />
Ostrów<br />
Zduńska<br />
Wlkp.<br />
Wola Pabianice<br />
F<br />
Sieradz<br />
Tomaszów Maz.<br />
Stawy Milickie<br />
POLESKI P.N.<br />
Piotrków<br />
Lubin<br />
Trybunalski<br />
Radom<br />
Puławy<br />
Bełchatów<br />
J. Sulejowskie<br />
Legnica<br />
LUBLIN<br />
50<br />
Zgorzelec<br />
102<br />
Skarżysko-<br />
59<br />
Chełm<br />
66 -Kamienna<br />
WROCŁAW<br />
69<br />
99<br />
Radomsko<br />
G<br />
Starachowice<br />
29 Jelenia 39<br />
65 ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKI<br />
Ostrowiec<br />
Góra<br />
P.N.<br />
E.S.R. Liczyrzepa<br />
KIELCE<br />
Świętokrzyski<br />
KARKONOSKI P.N. Kowary<br />
Świdnica<br />
53<br />
62<br />
Wałbrzych<br />
Częstochowa<br />
1603 Śnieżka<br />
41<br />
30<br />
49<br />
Zamośź<br />
25<br />
Sudecki Szlak Konny<br />
Lubliniec<br />
15<br />
Stalowa<br />
6<br />
ROZTOCZAŃSKI<br />
Tarnobrzeg Wola<br />
OPOLE<br />
P.N.<br />
46<br />
37<br />
89<br />
J. Otmuchowskie<br />
P. N. GÓR STOŁOWYCH<br />
Tarnowskie Góry<br />
H<br />
Zieleniec<br />
69<br />
Piekary Śl. Dąbrowa<br />
31<br />
Mielec<br />
Kędzierzyn- Zabrze Górnicza<br />
42<br />
Chorzów<br />
-Koźle<br />
97 40<br />
OJCOWSKI<br />
1425 Masyw Śnieżnika<br />
KATOWICE<br />
20 P.N.<br />
48<br />
7<br />
Tychy<br />
Racibórz Rybnik<br />
KRAKÓW<br />
RZESZÓW<br />
1 2<br />
Tarnów<br />
47<br />
62<br />
45<br />
Jarosław<br />
Jastrzębie<br />
15<br />
Zdrój<br />
2500 163 active tourist attractions<br />
<strong>Poland</strong><br />
Przemyśl<br />
I<br />
UNESCO’s World Heritage sites<br />
Bielsko-Biała 100<br />
101<br />
International Biosphere Reserve<br />
Jez. Żywieckie<br />
J. Rożnowskie<br />
2000 Map Symbols<br />
highways, - under construction<br />
27<br />
Gorlice<br />
main roads (two lanes)<br />
33 89 BABIOGÓRSKI P.N.<br />
32<br />
GORCZAŃSKI<br />
Nowy Sącz MAGURSKI<br />
Sanok 101<br />
1500 Scale: 1 : 2 500 000<br />
P.N.<br />
Dunajec<br />
main roads<br />
Regietów 68 P.N.<br />
Bezmiechowa<br />
10 5 0 10 20<br />
79<br />
Nw. Targ<br />
J. Czorszt. 81<br />
national parks<br />
Krynica Zdrój<br />
34<br />
82<br />
Białka Tat. PIENIŃSKI P.N.<br />
26<br />
J. Solińskie<br />
1000<br />
navigable canals<br />
89 80 35<br />
European hiking/biking trails<br />
96 43 44 Zakopane<br />
67 90<br />
700<br />
36<br />
J<br />
Nurkowanie jaskiniowe w Tatrach: Cave diving in the Tatras<br />
state border<br />
1. Jaskinia Miętusia<br />
TAT R Z A Ń S K I P. N .<br />
500<br />
2. Jaskinia Śnieżna Studnia<br />
3. Jaskinia Wielka Śnieżna 38 BIESZCZADZKI<br />
400<br />
voivodship boundary<br />
4. Jaskinia Kasprowa Niżnia 1 96<br />
300<br />
PARK<br />
250<br />
5. Jaskinia Bystra<br />
2 4 5<br />
4 5 6 3<br />
28<br />
54<br />
200<br />
150<br />
road border crossings<br />
7 8 9 100<br />
10<br />
50<br />
NARODOWY<br />
0<br />
20<br />
50<br />
50<br />
100 historical urban centres<br />
3<br />
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Jez. Jez. Hańcza Hańcza<br />
Czarna Czarna Hańcza Hańcza<br />
Rzeka Rzeka Rospuda Rospuda<br />
Zalew Zalew<br />
Zemborzycki<br />
Zemborzycki<br />
KAUNAS<br />
Narew Narew<br />
Bug Bug<br />
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RR OO ZZ TT OO CC ZZ E E<br />
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NN ioman ioman<br />
Bug<br />
Bug<br />
'jat 'jat<br />
Pryp Pryp<br />
Contents<br />
no. title page<br />
1 9<br />
10 14<br />
15 20<br />
21 28<br />
29 36<br />
37 39<br />
6 9<br />
40 44<br />
45 46<br />
47 50<br />
51 52<br />
6 9<br />
53 54<br />
55 57<br />
58 63<br />
aa aa<br />
64 66<br />
10 15<br />
aa aa<br />
67 69<br />
70 71<br />
6 9<br />
10 15<br />
72 78<br />
79 82<br />
aa aa<br />
83 88<br />
89 90<br />
91 91<br />
92 92<br />
93 93<br />
6 9<br />
94 98<br />
aa aa<br />
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99 101<br />
102 ...<br />
Overland and underground...<br />
let’s go walking in the mountains 4<br />
walking by water… 6<br />
from green to green 8<br />
dashing through the snow 10<br />
extreme downhill on extreme slopes 12<br />
to the peaks and higher 14<br />
Underground...<br />
in a royal cave… with a bear 16<br />
salt and gold mines 17<br />
labyrinths underneath cities 18<br />
towns in fortresses 19<br />
Cycling around <strong>Poland</strong><br />
take it to the limit 20<br />
on a sea made of sand 21<br />
it gets more difficult on flat ground 22<br />
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Off-road<br />
off-road and on stony ground 24<br />
On horseback<br />
Polish people love horses... 26<br />
by lakes and through forests 27<br />
On and underwater...<br />
gentle rivers 28<br />
mountain rivers and wild rivers 29<br />
Adventure in the wind<br />
under sails made of clouds... 30<br />
mountain sailing 32<br />
on a board with the wind 33<br />
sailing with a kite 34<br />
sailing on ice 35<br />
Underwater<br />
let’s go down to the bottom of the sea... 36<br />
A bird’s eye view & a pilot’s perspective<br />
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The south of <strong>Poland</strong>, from the western to the eastern<br />
borders, is the land of the beautiful and mysterious<br />
Sudetes Mountains and gently impetuous foothills, the<br />
Beskids. The pride of <strong>Poland</strong> are the high peaks of the<br />
Tatra Mountains (a part of the Carpathian Mountain<br />
range) crowned with the Rysy summit at 2499 m. Mountain<br />
trails lead through valleys, their slopes covered with<br />
trees, or cut through the rocks to flowering mountain<br />
clearings under towering peaks.<br />
The Tatra Mountains [1]<br />
mountain gardens<br />
There are over 300 km of well marked hiking trails of different<br />
difficulty levels in the region: for strolling, scenic and<br />
high-mountain hikes. Some trails reach an altitude of 2300<br />
m. They all cross the Tatra Mountains National Park, a mountain<br />
garden ‘designed’ by the genius of Nature.<br />
• www.tpn.pl • www.tatry.org/pl •<br />
• www.tatry.info.pl• www.tatry.pl •<br />
• www.e-tatry.com •<br />
Kościeliska Valley [2]<br />
(9 km long, elevation 1050 m)<br />
Considered the most beautiful valley in the Tatra Mountains.<br />
Sharp peaks rise to the skies with the highest - Błyszcz<br />
(2 159 m). The slopes of Kościeliska Valley contain concealed<br />
entrances to the Mroźna and Mylna caves with their wonderful<br />
rocky ‘sculptures and architecture’.<br />
• www.gory-szlaki.pl/dolina_koscieliska.htm •<br />
• www.tatry.turystyka-gorska.pl/koscieliska.htm •<br />
Chochołowska Valley [3]<br />
(10 km long, elevation 920 m)<br />
Beautiful all-year-round and very popular with enthusiasts<br />
of scenic hikes. Here the high-mountain trails leading<br />
to the peaks begin: Rakoń (1879 m), Wołowiec (2064 m) or<br />
Jarząbczy Wierch (2137 m) with their panoramic views across<br />
the Polish and Slovakian Tatras.<br />
• www.chocholowska.zakopane.pl •<br />
• www.dolina-chocholowska.witow.pl •<br />
• www.zakopane-online.eu/78,A_Walking_Tour_of_the_<br />
Chocholow.htm •<br />
Five Lake’s Valley [4]<br />
(4 km long, elevation over 1 600 m)<br />
The valley surrounded by granite peaks with its crystal<br />
clear mountain lakes glittering in the valley floor is best seen<br />
from above. One of the lakes – Wielki Staw – is the deepest in<br />
the Tatra Mountains (79 m). A stream flows out of it forming<br />
beautiful waterfalls: Siklawa and Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza.<br />
A hike to the highest peak of the Tatras – Rysy (2499 m) - can<br />
start in Five Lake’s Valley.<br />
• www.piecstawow.pl •<br />
• www.man.pl/~lowell/dolina_5_stawow.php •<br />
Orla Perć [5]<br />
(vie ferrate)<br />
The most difficult mountain trail in the Tatras, about 5 km<br />
long. It was laid out in 1903 by the priest, Walenty Gadowski.<br />
Here he built one of Europe’s first vie ferrate – an iron road – a<br />
mountain trail secured with chain hand rails and ladders. To<br />
take on this trail requires experience, almost acrobatic skills<br />
and courage. The name, ‘Orla Perć’, comes from the eagles’<br />
nests accessible only to eagles.<br />
• www.orlaperc.za.pl • www.gory-szlaki.pl/orla_perc.htm •<br />
• www.tatry.turystyka-gorska.pl/orla_perc.htm •<br />
• www.tatromaniak.fr.pl •<br />
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Kościeliska Valley<br />
Chochołowska Valley<br />
Pięciu Stawów Valley<br />
Orla Perć<br />
Tatra<br />
Mountains<br />
European Walking<br />
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Śnieżka<br />
The Śnieżnika<br />
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...Let’s go walking in the mountains<br />
The Sudetes Mountains [6]<br />
beautiful and mysterious<br />
The Sudetes are covered by a net of picturesque trails.<br />
Some reach the highest cloudy peak of the Karkonosze range<br />
- Śnieżka (1 603 m), others thread through the Table Mountains.<br />
The Mountain Ghost, from Sudetian legends, can be<br />
encountered in the rocky labyrinths. When walking the trails<br />
in the Sudetes it is worth keeping an eye out for semi-precious<br />
stones which are abundant in these ancient mountains, or<br />
mufflons brought here from Corsica in the 19th century.<br />
The European Walking Route (E 3) crosses the Sudetes.<br />
It is several thousand kilometers long: from the coasts of the<br />
Atlantic to the Black Sea in the Ukraine. Other challenges are<br />
posed for hikers by the Orłowicz Main Sudetes Trail which,<br />
over a distance of 350 km, leads from Świeradów to Paczków<br />
through some of the most beautiful mountain scenery in the<br />
Sudetes Mountains, with intriguing, mysterious names: Raven<br />
Mountains, Owl, Table, Eagle and Golden.<br />
• www.panorama-miast.com.pl/41/html/bystrzyca.htm •<br />
• www.karkonosze.pl/sniezka/sniezka.php •<br />
• www.sudety.it/index/turystyka/szlaki/ID,7 •<br />
• www.sniezka.karpacz.pl • www.stolowe.yoyo.pl •<br />
• www.sudety.it/index/turystyka/szlaki/ID,1 •<br />
• www.sudety.it/index/gory/regiony/ID,10 •<br />
the mountain of the three seas [7]<br />
The Śnieżnika massif (1425 m) consists of several mountains.<br />
The flat crests with hewn out arduous slopes form viewing platforms<br />
from where you can marvel at this magical landscape.<br />
This region was discovered over 100 years ago by the Dutch<br />
princess, Marianne. Streams flowing into great European<br />
rivers: Oder, Elba and Danube and with them reaching the<br />
three seas, Baltic, Black and North Sea, have their sources here.<br />
• www.sudety.it/index/gory/regiony/ID,6 •<br />
Bieszczady [8]<br />
the mountains of burning beech trees<br />
The Bieszczady Mountains are difficult to pronounce for<br />
non-Polish speakers. But it is worth memorizing the name<br />
and visiting this region.<br />
This is a small region of <strong>Poland</strong> but with many attractions:<br />
bald peaks called połoniny, trails through the backwoods of<br />
the Carpathian Forest where traces of human activity merge<br />
with those of wolves and bears, then down to hospitable<br />
villages of wooden huts in the valleys with their Christian and<br />
Orthodox churches. Here at daybreak you can take a horse<br />
down a mountain trail, then at noon sail on the Solina Lake<br />
and in the afternoon you can walk to Caryńska Połonina and<br />
watch the sun set. In the evening you can listen to songs and<br />
poetry by a camp fire and have fresh trout for dinner. There<br />
are 120 km of marked trails and nature routes in the Bieszczady<br />
Mountains. The ‘border’ trail between <strong>Poland</strong>, Slovakia<br />
and Ukraine is very beautiful and it takes 30 hours to cover<br />
the 68 km. The lowest peak on the trail is Wysoki Groń (905<br />
m) and the highest Wielka Rawka (1304 m).<br />
• www.polandforall.com/bieszczady.html •<br />
• www.bieszczady.net.pl•<br />
Burning beech trees & blazing mountains [9]<br />
In the Bieszczady Mountains Nature’s show starts at<br />
the end of September. The beech trees growing on the<br />
mountain slopes are transformed into browns, reds and<br />
yellows and the mountains become a blaze of colours.<br />
The forest vistas are unforgettable; they quiver in the<br />
crystal clear air. Once seen you will drawn back over and<br />
over again.<br />
• www.twojebieszczady.pl •<br />
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Wandering sands [10]<br />
The Słowiński National Park (the central part of the<br />
Baltic coast) is part of the World Biosphere Reserve. This<br />
sandy, desert landscape is situated on the edges of the sea.<br />
Over 80 km of trails have been demarcated here, starting<br />
at sea level reaching 115 m altitude. One of Europe’s<br />
largest moving sand dunes which can reach 50 m in height<br />
in places is located near the Łebsko Spit. On the trail visit<br />
the Gardno and Łebsko lakes and the open-air museum in<br />
Kluki where houses, farm tools and works of art created<br />
by the inhabitants of the region are on view.<br />
• www.slowinskipn.pl •<br />
• www.pomorskie.pttk.pl • www.it-pomorze.pl •<br />
• www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/ph/pnp/slow.htm •<br />
• www.polandforvisitors.com/travel_poland/slowinski<br />
and sunny beaches [11]<br />
The Polish section of the International Coast Trail (E<br />
9) passes along the shores of the sea – from Świnoujście to<br />
Braniewo. This route joins other equally beautiful coastal<br />
trails in the area of Gdańsk, the Kashubia Lake District<br />
and Tuchola Forest where over 2500 km of walking and<br />
cycling routes have been marked out. One of them is the<br />
Copernicus Trail from Gardeja, through Kwidzyn to<br />
Malbork and Elblag.<br />
• www.pomorskie.pttk.pl •<br />
• www.it-pomorze.pl •<br />
• www.it-pomorze.pl/index.php?option=com_<br />
content&task=view&id=73•<br />
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Słowiński NP<br />
Baltic Sea<br />
E9<br />
E9<br />
International Coast<br />
Trail E9<br />
Wigierski NP<br />
Drawa National Park<br />
Biebrza National Park<br />
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National Parks, walking<br />
Many walking routes have been created in National<br />
Parks and along them you can observe Nature as if<br />
through a microscope. In Wigry National Park it’s enough<br />
to lift a tuft of grass, stop on the shores of a quiet backwater,<br />
listen to the song of the birds at dawn or the croak<br />
of frogs in the distance.<br />
Wigierski National Park [12]<br />
There is a well organized 190-km grid of footpaths,<br />
biking and water trails and 5 educational routes in the<br />
Park. Most of them wind around the Wigry Lake situated<br />
in the center of the park and are also connected with many<br />
other lakes. Some of them are real wonders of nature:<br />
forest lakes called ‘suchary’ with brown waters rich in<br />
minerals. You can walk through the park all year round,<br />
from dawn to dusk.<br />
• www.wigry.win.pl •<br />
• www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/ph/pnp/wigi.htm •<br />
Biebrza National Park [13]<br />
(north-eastern <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
There are 18 trails, 504 km, leading through the most<br />
picturesque swamplands and backwaters of the Biebrza<br />
River considered the most beautiful in Europe. This is<br />
the largest park in <strong>Poland</strong> with an area of 59 thousand<br />
hectares. The Biebrza swamps and ecosystems themselves<br />
are 25 thousand ha in size. Vast valley marshlands with<br />
their distinctive plants are nesting and feeding grounds<br />
for an uncountable number of water-swamp bird species<br />
and are visited by ornithologists from the entire world.<br />
• www.biebrza.org.pl •<br />
• www.staff.amu.edu.pl •<br />
Drawa National Park [14]<br />
(north-western <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
There are 77 km of marked trails in the park leading<br />
through forests, along rivers, by the lakes, along dusty<br />
roads, over hills and down valleys. The park contains<br />
450-year old oak trees and 300-year-old beech trees and<br />
various floral specimens typical of the Drawa Forest<br />
which is cut through by the Drawa River and is especially<br />
popular with kayakers. The coat of arms of the Park<br />
is the otter. This small, furry animal is a master of hunting<br />
underwater, and of eating while floating on the water.<br />
• www.dpn.pl •<br />
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There are twelve championship 18 hole golf courses and<br />
nineteen 9 hole courses waiting for golfing enthusiasts<br />
in <strong>Poland</strong>. They are located in different regions of the<br />
country, in the vicinity of big cities and exclusive hotels.<br />
• www.golf.pl • [15]<br />
Northern <strong>Poland</strong><br />
Golf & Country Club [16]<br />
(Naterki near Gietrzwałd)<br />
A luxury hotel and golf course in the heart of the Warmia<br />
and Masuria region. A championship 18 hole golf course designed<br />
by British specialists. Its characteristic features are deep<br />
bunkers, a high Scottish type rough ground and large (650<br />
sq.m) undulating greens. • www.mazurygolf.pl •<br />
Binowo Park Golf Club [17]<br />
(Binowo near Szczecin)<br />
A golf club located in a Landscape Park surrounded by a<br />
beech forest. The golf course (championship and 9-hole) is<br />
situated in a hilly area with natural obstacles. The difference<br />
in levels is up to 40 m. • www.binowopark.pl •<br />
Postołowo Golf Club [18]<br />
(Postołowo near Gdańsk)<br />
This 18-hole championship golf course, 6.5 km long, is<br />
located in the picturesque scenery of Kashubian Pomerania.<br />
Apart from the championship golf course there is a practice<br />
course for beginners. • www.golf.com.pl •<br />
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Gdańsk<br />
Szczecin Postołowo Olsztyn<br />
Binowo Naterki<br />
Rajszew<br />
Warszawa<br />
Paczółtowice<br />
Kraków<br />
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Warsaw<br />
First Warsaw Golf & Country Club [19]<br />
(Rajszew)<br />
The golf course (championship and 20 practice tees) is located<br />
some 25 km from Warsaw’s center and covers an area of 63<br />
ha. Beautifully laid out it has small, natural water obstacles.<br />
• www.warsawgolfclub.com •<br />
Kraków<br />
Valley Golf & Country Club [20]<br />
(Paczółtowice)<br />
The 18 hole course, 6.5 km long, was constructed according<br />
to USGA standards. It will satisfy the most experienced<br />
players. Characteristic features: variety of the land, undulating<br />
fairways and deep ‘bunkers’.<br />
• www.golf.krakow.pl •<br />
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dashing through the snow ... hiking on skis<br />
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The popularity of cross-country hiking on skis is on<br />
the increase every year. No wonder. It’s a great sport for<br />
everyone as a natural extension of the summer season and<br />
one of the best ways of prolonging a healthy life. You can<br />
meet teenagers and eighty-year olds on ski routes not only<br />
in Scandinavia but across the whole of Europe. And it’s<br />
hard to tell the differences between the three-generations.<br />
health on the move<br />
The beneficial influence of cross-country skiing was studied<br />
in the ‘60s by American doctor and skier, P.O. Astrand. He<br />
proved that skiing stimulates the circulatory system and<br />
improves physical fitness, the distribution of oxygen in the<br />
body, it increases lung capacity, endurance and harmony of<br />
movement. However, it does not put pressure on the joints<br />
and ligaments as running does.<br />
• www.nanarty.info/biegowki •<br />
• www.narty.pl •<br />
• www.sudety.it/index/narty/biegowe •<br />
• www.narty.pl/strony/technika-jazdy/narty-biegowe •<br />
• www.ave.net.pl/narty •<br />
hiking in the lowlands<br />
Suwałki region [21]<br />
The Suwałki region in north-eastern <strong>Poland</strong> is a land of<br />
forests and lakes ideally suited to cross-country skiing. Most<br />
of the routes are located to the north of Suwałki and each one<br />
can be described with no hesitation as the most beautiful. In<br />
February of each year a ski run, ‘Northern Wanderings’, is<br />
organized. It is attended by hundreds of enthusiasts of this<br />
sporting discipline.<br />
• www.zima.suwalszczyzna.net •<br />
• www.sot.suwalszczyzna.eu •<br />
• www.zima.suwalszczyzna.pl •<br />
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A 16-km long route crosses the Józefów dunes by the<br />
Świder River in the Masovian Landscape Park. Ski trails in the<br />
Kampinos Forest are marked out through the winter scenery<br />
of this ancient forest in the National Park.<br />
• www.parkiotwock.pl/mazowiecki •<br />
• www.kampinoska.waw.pl/wycieczkinaweekend/11nanartachbiegowychwokolcyganki<br />
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There are routes in the Balimów forest through the nature<br />
reserve, ‘Siwica Clearing’, and the lowland Rawka River.<br />
• www.przystan.ekoturyzm.pl/bolimowski.htm •<br />
Masuria: [24]<br />
The Land of a Thousand Lakes contains many kilometers<br />
of skiing trails crossing its picturesque countryside.<br />
• www.gora4w.com.pl •<br />
• www.nibork.pl/osrodek-narciarstwa-biegowego.html •<br />
• www.mazury.info.pl/zima/narciarstwo-biegowe •<br />
• http://www.tourism-promotion.net/wzgorza-dylewskie-i-„bieg-sasinow”•<br />
mountain hiking<br />
Numerous ski resorts from the west to the east of <strong>Poland</strong><br />
have specially marked cross-country trails. Routes for offroad<br />
skiing can be found on the traverses of mountain slopes<br />
and forest wildernesses.<br />
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Suwałki region<br />
Masuria<br />
Warszawa<br />
Łódź<br />
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Sudetes Mountains<br />
Beskidy Mountains<br />
Bieszczady Mountains<br />
Tatra Mountains<br />
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Sudetes Mountains [25]<br />
These are the most important mountains for amateurs of<br />
cross-country skiing with 80 km of well-kept trails. The easier<br />
ones lead to Orle and Chatka Górzystów with difficult ones<br />
on the Śnieżka massif in the Kletno area – they are beautiful<br />
but demanding. It is worth taking the forest routes to Bielskie,<br />
Bystrzyckie or the Kamienne Mountains and completing<br />
the loop around Rymarz and Kalenica in the Wielkiej Sowy<br />
(Great Owl) massif. <strong>Poland</strong>’s biggest open long-distance crosscountry<br />
run – Bieg Piastów – is organized in March in Jakuszyce<br />
near Szklarska Poręba. Over 6 thousand skiers participate<br />
with distances covered from 10 to 50 km.<br />
• www.sudety.pl •<br />
• www.bieg-piastow.pl •<br />
• www.szklarskaporeba.pl •<br />
• www.goryizerskie.pl/?file=grp&group_id=8 •<br />
• www.karkonosze.pl/schronisko_chatka_gorzystow/schronisko_<br />
chatka_gorzystow.php •<br />
The Tatra Mountains and Podhale region [26]<br />
There are various interesting cross-country skiing trails in<br />
Podhale, a vast valley at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. The<br />
trails are marked as foot trails in the lower parts of the mountains<br />
or on the flat mountain tops in Bukowina Tatrzańska,<br />
Białka or nearby Gorce.<br />
There are also marked trails for professional downhill skiing<br />
in the Tatra Mountains. The trails above the upper parts of<br />
the forest are not well-kept and are difficult. They are best<br />
traversed with an experienced guide, with professional equipment<br />
and by the physically fit.<br />
• www.tatry.pl •<br />
• www.visit.malopolska.pl/turystyka/aktywna/?id=88 •<br />
• www.nanarty.info/polska/malopolska/bukowina-tatrzanska •<br />
• http://przewodnik.onet.pl/1110,1595,1064139,1064143,artykulr.html •<br />
• http://wakacje.staypoland.com/tatry-wypoczynek.aspx •<br />
• www.podhale-sport.pl/s,menu,pol,podsport,1773,biegi_narciarskie.html •<br />
Beskidy Mountains [27]<br />
In the Silesian and Żywiec Beskids Mountains the numerous<br />
skiing trails pass through well-known skiing resorts: Szczyrk,<br />
Wisła, Ustroń and Korbielów. In the Sądecki Beskids Mountains<br />
cross-country skiing trails pass through Piwniczna, Krynica<br />
and Szczawnica. Each February the Jaworz Ski Run is held<br />
near Bielsko-Biała and in Rajcza and Zwardoń the Peasant<br />
Ski Rally takes place across <strong>Poland</strong> and Slovakia.<br />
• www.beskidy24.pl •<br />
• www.e-beskidy.com •<br />
Bieszczady Mountains [28]<br />
(Eastern Beskidy Mountains)<br />
The length of the skiing trails in Bieszczady exceeds 130<br />
km. They have been put together for cross-country and skitouring.<br />
The most beautiful ones are in the Bieszczady National<br />
Park where snow and wind have created picturesque landscapes<br />
in shades of black, white, tinged with the greens of the trees.<br />
• wakacje.staypoland.eam/bieszczady-wypoczynek.aspx •<br />
• www.bieszczady.pl •<br />
• www.cisna.pl/asp/pl_start.asp?typ=14&sub=133&menu=135&strona=1 •<br />
• www.bieszczady.net.pl/narty.php •<br />
• www.twojebieszczady.pl/zima.php3 •<br />
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Sudetes Mountains<br />
Szklarska Poręba [29]<br />
There are 5 lamp lit routes waiting for skiers in this popular<br />
town in the Sudetes, - beautiful in summer and in winter.<br />
The most difficult trail (with a FIS certificate) on Szrenica<br />
is 2000 meters long. The ski pistes ‘Lolobrygida’ (4 400 m),<br />
‘Śnieżynka’ (2 080 m) and ‘Bystra’ (2 510 m) are not easy ones.<br />
Several routes have been prepared for beginners: ‘Puchatek’<br />
(1 470 m) and in Happiness Valley – on Babiniec slope (520<br />
m) and on Hala Szrenicowa (636 m).<br />
• www.szklarskaporeba.pl •<br />
• www.e-szklarska.com/nartostrady.php •<br />
• www.sudetylift.com.pl • http://karkonosz.pl •<br />
• www.szklarska.karkonosze.pl •<br />
Karpacz [30]<br />
This resort is especially popular among snowboard and intermediate<br />
level downhill skiing enthusiasts. The Polish Snowboard<br />
Championships are held here each January.<br />
• www.karpacz.pl •<br />
Zieleniec [31]<br />
The most popular family resort. It is famous for its longlasting<br />
snow and 20 pistes suitable for all ages: children,<br />
parents and grandparents.<br />
• www.zieleniec.pl •<br />
• www.duszniki.pl/?page=wyciagi_narciarskie#belka_szara •<br />
Silesian Beskids<br />
Szczyrk [32]<br />
This is one of the biggest and most popular winter sports<br />
centers in <strong>Poland</strong>. It is covered with snow from December<br />
through to April. There are 14 kilometers of routes to choose<br />
from – starting with the FIS championship route, the famous<br />
‘Bieńkula’ and ‘Golgota’, ending with trails for children and<br />
beginners. Over 30 lifts including a chair lift on Skrzynka<br />
guarantee quick transport to the starting line. Szczyrk also<br />
knows how to entertain its guests, ‘après ski’<br />
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The Highlander way, [33]<br />
with a little bit of fantasy!<br />
There are numerous popular skiing trails in other towns<br />
of the Silesian Beskids Mountains: in Wisła, Bielsko-Biała on<br />
Szyndzielnia and Klimczok (a gondola lift), in Ustroń Śląski<br />
on Czantoris and Jaszowiec.<br />
• www.szczyrk.pl •<br />
Żywiec Beskids<br />
Korbielów [34]<br />
A popular skiing resort located on the slopes of Pilsko<br />
Mountain (1557 m), one of the most beautiful mountains in<br />
the Beskids. In the upper regions of Pilsko, due to a particular<br />
microclimate the skiing season starts in November and lasts<br />
until first days of May. The highlight of Pilsko is the elevation<br />
difference – 770 meters. Added to this there are: 20 km<br />
of downhill routes of various difficulty levels, 10 rudder bar<br />
lifts, 1 chair lift and a snow park thought to be among the<br />
best in <strong>Poland</strong>.<br />
• http://korbielow.net/pilsko_trasy_wyciagi/index.php •<br />
[32]<br />
Sudetes Mountains<br />
Silesian<br />
Beskids<br />
Żywiec<br />
Beskids<br />
Krynica<br />
Tatra Mountains<br />
Zdrój<br />
Bieszczady<br />
Zakopane<br />
12 13<br />
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extreme downhill on extreme slopes<br />
Sądecki Beskids [35]<br />
One hundred kilometers south of Krakow there is a beautiful<br />
mountain valley sculpted over millions of years by the<br />
Poprad River. Several ski resorts are located in the valley (20<br />
km long) and in its vicinity: in Rytro, Piwniczna Zdrój-Sucha<br />
Dolina (Valley), Wierchomla and Muszyna Zdrój. All routes<br />
in Sądecki Beskids Mountains are lamp lit, with artificial<br />
snow (if necessary), skiing, hotel and gastronomy infrastructures<br />
are well developed everywhere.<br />
Krynica Zdrój is situated on the southern edge of the Sądecki<br />
Beskid Mountains. The summer and winter queen of Polish<br />
resorts has two popular ski resorts: on Jaworzyna Krynicka<br />
(8 routes of different difficulty levels, including a FIS trail –<br />
2600 m and a gondola) and in Słotwiny where you can choose<br />
from among 15 downhill routes (from 120 to 1000 m) and a<br />
snowboard pipe 110 m long and 40 m wide.<br />
• www.sudety.pl • www.narty.rekreacja.pl •<br />
• www.polandforall.com/polish_mountains-ski-winter.html •<br />
Tatra Mountains<br />
Zakopane [36]<br />
Winter sports have an over 100 year long tradition in<br />
Zakopane – international capital of downhill skiing and<br />
ski jumping. In winter, which usually starts here at the<br />
beginning of December, the lifts start moving on over 35<br />
routes. All trails are lit, have artificial snow, many offer<br />
snowboard trails. Skiing equipment can be rented and<br />
instructors are available. The best skiing conditions are on<br />
Kasprowy Wierch (1987 m) however the routes are difficult<br />
and require professional skills. Excellent skiing trails<br />
can also be found in other towns in the Tatras: Bukowina<br />
Tatrzańska, Białka Tatrzańska, Poronin and others.<br />
• www.zakopane.pl •<br />
• http://go-zakopane.com •<br />
• www.hellbell.co.uk/pistezakopane.htm •<br />
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Overland and underground<br />
to the peaks and higher<br />
[39]<br />
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Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska [37]<br />
The most popular area for climbing are the old,<br />
every uneven limestone walls in Kobylańska Valley,<br />
the Rzędkowickie Rocks, the ridge between Mirów<br />
and Bobolice and Zborów Mountain reserve. These<br />
climbing routes can reach 70 meters and their difficulty<br />
is suitable for all levels.<br />
• www.climbing.ovh.org •<br />
• www.wspinek.fr.pl •<br />
• http://topo.uka.pl/content/english/jura/jura_e.php •<br />
Tatra Mountains [38]<br />
High mountain climbing within the area of the<br />
Tatry National Park is allowed in certain designated<br />
areas. Summits in the Tatra Mountains reach 2500<br />
meters. It is not only the altitude but also the technically<br />
demanding routes which attract mountaineers.<br />
Granite walls and cliffs bearing poetic names: Kazalnica,<br />
Zamarła Turnia or Kościelec inspire composers,<br />
painters and mountain climbing virtuosos.<br />
The popular climbing routes in the Tatry National<br />
Park are: Morskie Oko –from Białczańska Pass, through<br />
Rysy, Mięguszowieckie Szczyty and Cubryna to Wrota<br />
Chałubińskiego, Five Lake’s Valley - from Świnica to<br />
Zawrat Pass, Hala Gąsienicowa – from Żółta Pass<br />
through Granaty, Kozi Wierch, Zawratowa Turnia,<br />
Świnica to Świnicka Pass and other. During periods of<br />
danger of avalanches you can train on the south-west<br />
slope of Sucha Jama (an old stove for processing limestone)<br />
in Hala Gąsienicowa.<br />
• www.e-gory.pl/content/view/585/145 •<br />
Sokole Góry (Hawk Mountains) [39]<br />
(near Jelenia Góra, South-Western <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
Granite rock, Sokoliki, is invaded by aficionados<br />
and amateurs of rock climbing. Different difficulty<br />
routes: II, III, IV to VI – requiring excellent technique<br />
– are laid out on six natural climbing walls. There are<br />
various obstacles: pillars, chimneys and cuts. But there<br />
are also numerous crevices which can be used for security<br />
devices: stoppers, hex and friends.<br />
• www.sokoliki.net •<br />
• www.czestochowaonline.pl•<br />
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Sokole Góry<br />
(Hawk Mountains)<br />
Jura<br />
Krakowsko<br />
Częstochowska<br />
Sokole Góry<br />
(Hawk<br />
Mountains)<br />
Jura<br />
Krakowsko<br />
Częstochowska<br />
Tatra Mountains Tatra Mountains<br />
[37]<br />
[39]<br />
Overland and underground<br />
to the peaks and higher<br />
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Underground<br />
in a royal cave with a bear<br />
[40]<br />
www.ojcow.pl<br />
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photo z-ne.pl<br />
A Royal Cave [40]<br />
This is the biggest and most beautiful cave in Ojców National<br />
Park near Kraków. A lamp lit route (320 m long) leads<br />
to places where sometime in the 14th century, according to<br />
legend, one of the Polish kings, Władysław Łokietek, hid. In<br />
front of the entrance to the cave there are intriguing infiltrative<br />
sculptures called ‘ice men’ minutely carved by the frost<br />
and wind during winter.<br />
• www.opn.pan.krakow.pl •<br />
• www.grotalokietka.pl •<br />
• www.krakow-info.com/ojcow.htm •<br />
• www.ojcow.pl/english/index_1_en.htm •<br />
Neanderthal man’s Cave [41]<br />
In the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (near the town of Kielce)<br />
an underground limestone cathedral can be visited. The Paradise<br />
Cave was formed by underground water over many ages.<br />
It isn’t big – a mere 240 meters – but it is fascinating. In the<br />
cave you can travel back to the times of Neanderthal men who<br />
lived in these parts. The traces of their presence are displayed<br />
in the museum’s exhibition. Time to complete the route – 45<br />
minutes, time travel – 45 000 years.<br />
• www.jaskiniaraj.pl •<br />
photo z-ne.pl<br />
Niedźwiedzia (Bear) Cave [42]<br />
(Sudetes, 1166 m)<br />
This is the largest cave in <strong>Poland</strong> with a length of 2.5 km.<br />
The entrance is at 820 m above sea level. The corridors run<br />
on 4 levels. In Pleistocene times (which ended 11 000 years<br />
ago) the cave was occupied by bears. Their bones have been<br />
found in many parts of the cave. The time needed to traverse<br />
the Bear Cave is 50 minutes.<br />
• www.turystyka.dolnyslask.pl • www.jaskinia.pl •<br />
Mroźna (Frosty) Cave [43]<br />
(Tatra Mountains, 1250 m)<br />
The cave with its delicate outlines formed by mountain<br />
waters is among the most beautiful caves in the Tatra Mountains.<br />
It is located 120 m above the floor of the Kościelisko<br />
Valley. The electrically lit route runs along an almost horizontal<br />
480 meter-long corridor. A stroll through this underground<br />
gallery of natural sculptures takes about 50 minutes.<br />
• http://sktj.pl/epimenides/tatry/mrozna_p.html •<br />
Mylna Cave [44]<br />
This, the most interesting cave in the Tatra mountains, has<br />
almost 1300 meters of corridors. It can be visited without a<br />
guide by following the marked route. The trail leads through a<br />
labyrinth of corridors sculpted by mountain waters. The conditions<br />
are quite demanding: cold, numerous pools of water and<br />
low tunnel roofs. Take a good torch with you, warm clothes<br />
and adequate hiking boots.<br />
• http://sktj.pl/epimenides/tatry/mylna_p.html •<br />
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Niedźwiedzia<br />
(Bear) Cave<br />
Neanderthal<br />
man’s Cave<br />
A Royal Cave<br />
Mroźna (Frosty) Cave<br />
Mylna Cave<br />
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Gold Mine<br />
„Złoty Stok”<br />
Bochnia<br />
[46]<br />
a salt stadium below ground [45]<br />
Bochnia (40 km from Krakow)<br />
Interesting tourist trails have been marked out in the Salt<br />
Mine in Bochnia which has been in operation without interruption<br />
since the 13th century. A microclimate prevails in<br />
the Ważyn chamber (248 meters below ground). The air is<br />
saturated with microelements: magnesium, manganese and<br />
lime stone - calcium. There is a long-distance jogging route<br />
(beneficial for health) laid out in these surroundings, a sleigh<br />
slide (140 m) on a mining ramp and a football field. All can<br />
be reached by a mine train running over one kilometer, 212<br />
meters below ground. In the oldest part of the mine – galleries<br />
closed for hundreds of years – among salt sculptures and<br />
mining tools immersed and fossilised in salt brine, there is an<br />
extremely difficult but extraordinarily beautiful route. Here<br />
visitors will see the tools used and perhaps get a feel of what<br />
it might have been like to be a miner some 500 years ago.<br />
• www.bochnia.pl •<br />
• www.kopalniasoli.pl •<br />
Underground<br />
salt and gold mines<br />
[46]<br />
Gold Mine [46]<br />
In Złoty Stok near Kłodzko a trail has been opened in an<br />
old gold mine. Parts have to be traveled by boat down flooded<br />
underground corridors. On the way there is an 8-meter high<br />
underground waterfall unique to <strong>Poland</strong>. An exhibition of old<br />
maps belonging to the mine, mining tools and a furnace in<br />
which gold was smelted can be visited. It is said that there is<br />
still some gold in the mine, so keep a look out!<br />
Miners believe that the gold in the mines is protected by<br />
gnomes – ghosts of miners who died in underground accidents.<br />
Gnomes are friendly creatures who often saved miners’<br />
lives. In the Złoty Stok mine the Grey Gnome appears unexpectedly<br />
on the trail. The dreams of anyone who looks straight<br />
into his eyes will be fulfilled.<br />
• www.kopalniazlota.pl •<br />
• www.klubpodroznikow.eu/podziemia/295-kopalnia-zota-zoty-stok- •<br />
• www.zlotystok.net/kopalnia.php •<br />
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Underground<br />
labyrinths underneath cities<br />
[49]<br />
Jarosław and Rzeszów<br />
(Podkarpacie, south-eastern <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
[47] [48]<br />
[50]<br />
and Sandomierz upon the Vistula River<br />
(central <strong>Poland</strong>).<br />
[49]<br />
[47]<br />
These old mercantile towns offer underground trails intersecting<br />
corridors and basements of Medieval merchandise<br />
storage places. Wines and goods from out of the country were<br />
kept in these basements and during invasions people sought<br />
refuge in here. Today as you marvel at their construction and<br />
utility you will be transported to the times of the Middle Ages.<br />
Labyrinths of corridors and cellars – which can be visited only<br />
with a guide are spread over 200 m in Jarosław and Rzeszów<br />
and over 470 m in Sandomierz at a depth of 12 m.<br />
• www.rzeszow.pl • www.jaroslaw.pl • www.sandomierz.pl •<br />
• www.wrota.podkarpackie.pl/pl/turystyka/szlaki/sciezki/trasy_podziemne •<br />
• www.sandomierz.pl/index.php/pl/atrakcje_i_ciekawostki/art19.html •<br />
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Chełm (near Lublin, eastern <strong>Poland</strong>) [50]<br />
Underneath almost the entire terrain of the town of Chełm<br />
is a two-kilometer net of corridors and mining chambers. It is<br />
Europe’s only underground chalk mine reaching 20 m down<br />
into the deposit located under historical, public buildings.<br />
Throughout hundreds of years pits and labyrinths of passages<br />
have been dug out. They can be accessed straight from the<br />
tenements above them. The dark underground – which can be<br />
visited only with a guide – is lit up by the white chalk walls on<br />
which you can sometimes see the shadow of the White Ghost,<br />
the spirit of this land. But people do not tremble in fear down<br />
here because of the low temperature which doesn’t rise above<br />
+9 °C, even during summer.<br />
• www.chelm.pl •<br />
• www.zabytkowakopalniakredy.pl •<br />
• www.podziemiakredowe.pl •<br />
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Chełm<br />
Sandomierz<br />
Jarosław<br />
Rzeszów<br />
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Międzyrzecz<br />
Fortified Area<br />
Osowiec<br />
Fortress<br />
[52]<br />
In the 19th century fortresses were built in several<br />
Polish towns. Most of them have been preserved unchanged<br />
up to today. You can visit them on foot or by bike and<br />
penetrate deeply into the dark and gloomy basements of<br />
these military sites. They were created by engineers from<br />
three different nations which occupied <strong>Poland</strong> in the<br />
19th century: Austrians (Kraków Fortress and Przemyśl<br />
Fortress), Prussians (Toruń Fortress) and Russians<br />
(Osowiec Fortress). The fortifications in Krakow (60<br />
km circumference) and Toruń are a great attraction for<br />
visitors to Polish cities. Only a few tourists realize that<br />
when standing in the Market Square in Kraków or in<br />
front of the Monument to Copernicus in Toruń they are<br />
at the same time in the center of a former fortress. This<br />
is also the case in the beautiful town of Przemyśl – full<br />
of historic sites and filled with a unique type of culture<br />
of a town on the border between two nations: Polish and<br />
Ukrainian. Enthusiasts of walking in these fortified labyrinths<br />
will be greatly interested by these fortress buildings<br />
which are amongst the largest in Europe.<br />
The Russian-built Osowiec Fortress [51]<br />
The Russian-built Osowiec Fortress was raised in the years<br />
1882-1915 in the narrow Biebrza River valley (north-eastern<br />
<strong>Poland</strong>). It was never conquered. But today anyone can enter<br />
it with no problem; however a guide is recommended.<br />
• http://www.monki.com.pl/strony.html •<br />
• http://maps.pomocnik.com/photo/osowiec-fortress-poland •<br />
• www.wrotapodlasia.pl •<br />
Underground<br />
towns in fortresses<br />
[51]<br />
A mysterious town of concrete [52]<br />
The Międzyrzecz Fortified Area (Lubusko Lands,<br />
western <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
A great fortification system, the largest in Europe, built by<br />
the Germans, 1935-1939, covers an area of 100 km between the<br />
Odra and Warta rivers. Tens of underground bunkers joined<br />
by tunnels form an underground town with train stations, a<br />
net of warehouses and barracks. Today, bats, including the<br />
largest in Europe, pass the winter here. A visit to this underground<br />
complex can take up to 8 hours. Routes between<br />
particular positions in the fortress are marked out also on<br />
the surface. Some visitors choose to travel using a military<br />
vehicle, others prefer a bike. There is an observation tower<br />
on one of the trails from which you can study the layout of<br />
Europe’s biggest fortification.<br />
• www.bunkry.pl •<br />
• www.miedzyrzecz.pl •<br />
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photo maca.obiezyswiat.org<br />
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photo maca.obiezyswiat.org<br />
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Cycling around <strong>Poland</strong><br />
take it to the limit<br />
Seeing the sights of the world from the back of a<br />
bicycle is a very popular and healthy way of traveling.<br />
In <strong>Poland</strong> there are suitable routes at the seaside, in<br />
the Lake District, in national and landscape parks,<br />
routes leading to mountain peaks and down winding<br />
ravines and valleys and around big cities.<br />
take it to the limit [53]<br />
In the Polish mountains you can choose from<br />
extreme routes requiring endurance and good technique<br />
and leisurely excursion routes through forests<br />
with scenic views. In some locations there are special<br />
trails for performance downhill runs.<br />
One of the most difficult routes in the Sudetes leads<br />
from Międzygórze to Snieżnik (1425 m). It requires<br />
a good level of fitness and experience. Other popular<br />
biking trails are: ‘Kowary Bypass’ (near Kowary) – 33<br />
km long, altitude difference 500 m, the Euro Regional<br />
Cycling Tourist Trail, ‘Liczyrzepa’, and other<br />
international biking routes leading through <strong>Poland</strong>,<br />
Czech Republic and Germany. Each trail is an altitude<br />
challenge from 500 to 1100 meters. Different<br />
parts of the Beskid Mountains – Żywiecki, Sądecki,<br />
Wyspowy, Niski – offer biking trails climbing steep<br />
mountains and gentler routes in valleys and along<br />
rivers. Some are along the most scenic pedestrian<br />
trails, around the towns of Szczyrk or Wisła. In<br />
Zawoja, a popular vacation area, the trails are difficult<br />
and demanding and you have to be at the peak<br />
of your potential. However the challenge is usually<br />
the reason for choosing the more interesting routes.<br />
• www.rowerowakraina.com • www.szklarska.ig.pl/cms,334.php •<br />
• www.karkonosze.ws/trasy_rowerowe_szklarskiej_poreby_<br />
artykul_54.html •<br />
[53]<br />
Trail ‘Liczyrzepa’<br />
Podkarpacie<br />
Region<br />
Green Bikes in Podkarpacie Region [54]<br />
[53]<br />
In the Podkarpacie Region in south-eastern<br />
<strong>Poland</strong> there are trails belonging to the network,<br />
‘Greenways’ (R 61 and R 63). They are located<br />
around the international biosphere nature reserve<br />
in the Eastern Carpathian Mountains comprising<br />
national parks in three countries: Bieszczady National<br />
Park in <strong>Poland</strong>, Połoniny National Park in<br />
Slovakia and Użański National Park in Ukraine.<br />
Taking the green bike trail you will pass through<br />
the most beautiful towns, villages, landscapes<br />
and historic sites in Podkarpacie. Visiting ancient<br />
burial mounds and settlements, wooden houses<br />
and Catholic and Orthodox churches with their<br />
unique architecture will take you back 3 to 4 thousand<br />
years. During winter the green bike trail, all<br />
covered in snow, is very picturesque.<br />
• www.wrota.podkarpackie.pl •<br />
• www.Rowery.ePodkarpacie.com •<br />
• www.zielonyrower.pl •<br />
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Cycling around <strong>Poland</strong><br />
on a sea made of sand<br />
In the north of <strong>Poland</strong> – among the thousands<br />
of lakes and rivers along the coastline of the Baltic<br />
Sea, in ancient forests and colourfully flowering<br />
meadows – cycling trails lead from the western to<br />
the eastern borders of the country. All trails offer<br />
services, good food and interesting entertainment.<br />
Necklace of the North [55]<br />
The ‘Greenways’ Trail in northern <strong>Poland</strong> called<br />
the ‘Necklace of the North’ is 870 km long. The<br />
route passes through Western Pomerania, Tuchola<br />
Forest and Krajno Land through sites of its historical<br />
heritage, picturesque towns and landscape<br />
parks. In the roadside inns travelers can taste regional<br />
dishes, the fruits of the forest and the famous<br />
bread from Barwice, bread tasting like bread.<br />
• www.greenways.pl/index.php?lang=eu •<br />
Hanza Union Trail [56]<br />
This coastal cycling trail (part of the R 10 – international<br />
cycling route) extends over 258 kilometers<br />
along the Baltic shoreline through Wolin National<br />
Park and popular health resorts, Świnoujście,<br />
Kołobrzeg, Międzyzdroje, Dziwnów and Rewal.<br />
You can stop at golf centers (Kołczewo, Łukęcin)<br />
or at picturesque fishing cottages where the traditional<br />
cultural landscape has been preserved.<br />
• www.it-pomorze.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&<br />
id=430&Itemid=128 •<br />
Wolin National Park [57]<br />
As you ride through the Park on Wolin Island<br />
located along the historical mercantile trail from<br />
Hamburg to Gdańsk you will be able to see in the<br />
landscape the turbulent past of this island from<br />
prehistoric times to World War II. Today, Wolin<br />
National Park offers scenic points and trails and<br />
educational routes with a total length of 50 kilometers.<br />
The jewel in the park is the Turquoise<br />
Lake with its dark green waters.<br />
• www.polskawakacyjna.pl/wolinski_park_narodowy.html •<br />
• www.miedzyzdroje.info.pl/wolinski_park_narodowy.php •<br />
• www.wolinpn.pl/html/turystyka/aktywna.htm •<br />
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Wolin<br />
Hanza Union Trail<br />
Trail „Necklace of the North”<br />
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Gdańsk Suwałki<br />
Słowiński NP<br />
Stork<br />
Trail R1<br />
Region Cycling Ring<br />
Trail<br />
Cycling around <strong>Poland</strong><br />
Warszawa<br />
Cycling around <strong>Poland</strong><br />
it gets more difficult on flat ground<br />
[58]<br />
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There is a good network of long-distance and regional<br />
trails through ancient forests, historical towns, numerous<br />
attractions and national parks.<br />
National Parks [58]<br />
In the Słowiński National Park the route winds along the<br />
seashore, over sand dunes, through Kluki with its Museum,<br />
Wsi Słowińskiej. Cycling routes in Wigry National Park are<br />
laid out around Wigry Lake. In Narwia National Park the 90<br />
kilometers of green routes run between the backwaters of the<br />
Narwia River and flocks of aquatic birds.<br />
• www.slowinskipn.pl/spn_pl.php?lang=pl&site=turystyka_szlaki •<br />
• www.wigry.win.pl/praktyczny/szlaki2.htm •<br />
• www.npn.pl/index.php?id=7&lang=pl •<br />
Odra River Trail [59]<br />
The main biking route in western <strong>Poland</strong>, 313-km-long,<br />
runs beside the Odra River, the border between <strong>Poland</strong> and<br />
Germany. It starts in the town of Wrocław and passes on<br />
both banks of the Odra through Głogów, Radoszyce (ferry),<br />
Chobienia (ferry), Ścinawa, Lubiąż and Brzeg Dolny (ferry).<br />
• www.greenways.pl/index.php?content&id=30&lang=pl •<br />
• www.oderneisse-radweg.de/content •<br />
by bike on the storks’ trail [60]<br />
The Stork Trail in the Podlasie region crosses four national<br />
parks: Białowieża National Park, Narwia National Park,<br />
Biebrza National Park and Wigry National Park, the ancient<br />
Augustów Forest and Suwałki Landscape Park. This route<br />
is ideal for nature lovers, enthusiasts of rare plant and bird<br />
species and mammals which can all be seen in this garden of<br />
nature. On the way the scenery rapidly changes from forests<br />
to meadows. Thousands of birds fly overhead amongst them<br />
magnificent white storks which nest in this area.<br />
• www.greenways.pl/index.php?content&id=32&lang=pl •<br />
• www.suwalszczyzna.pl/pol_ver/pol05.htm • vt<br />
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River<br />
Trail<br />
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Łódź<br />
Częstochowa<br />
Kraków<br />
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it gets more difficult on flat ground<br />
borderland trails [61]<br />
In the north-east corner of <strong>Poland</strong>, the picturesque land<br />
of lakes and forests a trail called the Suwałki Region Cycling<br />
Ring has been laid out. The jeweler’s term ‘ring’ has been<br />
used because taking this trail you will discover the treasures<br />
of the borders of <strong>Poland</strong> and Lithuania: beautiful landscapes,<br />
unusual culture and the hospitality of its inhabitants. When<br />
you are invited for a meal or during your stay in inns and<br />
agro tourist farms try the regional dishes: sękacz – layered<br />
cake, kalduns, and zeppelins - potato noodles in the shape of<br />
Ferdinand Zeppelin’s airships.<br />
• www.suwalki.pttk.pl/index.php?submenu=14&page=pokaz&id=152 •<br />
between old towns [62]<br />
Famous Polish towns Kraków and Częstochowa are joined<br />
by the 188-km long Eagles’ Nest Cycling Trail. The route<br />
passes through the picturesque region of Jura Krakowsko-<br />
Częstochowska, its limestone hills and ravines, at an altitude<br />
between 300 and 450 meters. <strong>Poland</strong>’s oldest fortified castles<br />
called ‘eagles’ nests’ can be visited along the way.<br />
There are also various cycling routes in national or landscape<br />
parks surrounding other old and famous towns in <strong>Poland</strong>:<br />
Warsaw: Masovian Landscape Park - 40 km and the<br />
Kampinos Cycling Trail – 200 km<br />
Łódź: Arturówka, a biking loop around the town – 70 km<br />
Gdańsk: numerous cycling trails in the Tricity Landscape<br />
Park and the Kashubia Region Switzerland – a picturesque<br />
land located less than 40 km from central Gdańsk.<br />
• http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurajski_Rowerowy_Szlak_Orlich_<br />
Gniazd •<br />
International trails [63]<br />
There are several international cycling trails crossing <strong>Poland</strong><br />
including the longest, R 1. This International Cycling Route<br />
starts in Calais, France and wends its way through Belgium,<br />
Holland, Germany, <strong>Poland</strong>, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia<br />
to Saint Petersburg in Russia. During 675 km of its length<br />
it joins up with the best cycling trails in northern <strong>Poland</strong>.<br />
• www.greenways.pl/index.php?content&id=4&lang=pl •<br />
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64 Masuria<br />
Włodawa<br />
Off-road<br />
Off-road<br />
24<br />
off-road and on stony ground<br />
[64a]<br />
‘Off-road’ doesn’t mean a way of spending time<br />
after hours – it’s a lifestyle. Driving on roads full of<br />
potholes into difficult, inaccessible regions but in beautiful<br />
countryside or participating in rallies are only<br />
some of the highlights of this popular sport using all<br />
terrain, 4x4 vehicles and GPS technology. In a way<br />
this is the fulfillment of the ‘Easy Rider’ dream. There<br />
are plenty of areas for terrain driving with clubs and<br />
organizers of off-road expeditions. You should keep in<br />
mind however that off-road driving is not permitted<br />
everywhere. Sometimes obtaining permission is necessary,<br />
especially in protected nature zones.<br />
• www.polskioffroad.com •<br />
• www.adventure-sky.pl/offroad.php •<br />
Masuria [64]<br />
The lowland routes in Masuria are surprisingly<br />
difficult. Apart from asphalt roads, forest roads and<br />
roads along lakes and rivers there are swamp crossings<br />
and steep uphill trails. Popular off-road routes start in<br />
well-known tourist towns: Mrągowo, Pisz, Szczytno,<br />
Gizycko and Ełk.<br />
• www.polskioffroad.com •<br />
Świętokrzyskie<br />
Mountains<br />
Świętokrzyskie Mountains [65]<br />
The Świętokrzyskie Mountains, located almost in the middle<br />
of <strong>Poland</strong>, are the central point on off-road maps. Expeditions<br />
on difficult tracks in the Kielce area and hard mountain crossings<br />
can be coupled with visits to historical sites in the region<br />
which boasts a very ancient culture.<br />
Close to Włodawa in Polesie [66]<br />
(Polesie Lubelskie)<br />
The annual, `International Off-Road Car Rally IPA offroad<br />
<strong>Poland</strong>‘, is organized in the Hanna Commune in the<br />
W³odawa District (Lubelskie Voivodeship). The event is organized<br />
by the Mazovian Voivodeship Group of the International<br />
Police Association (IPA). The competition is attended<br />
by experienced and beginner drivers of competitive off-road<br />
cars, standard tourist cars and quads. Navigation driving,<br />
trial tests and time driving trials are part of the competition.<br />
• www.wlodawa.eu/?p=948 •<br />
off-road and on stony ground<br />
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Chodowiecki<br />
Equestrian<br />
Augustów<br />
Trail<br />
Forest<br />
On horseback<br />
Sudeten<br />
On horseback<br />
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Polish people love horses ... horse-riding mountain trails<br />
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Horses have a particular place in Polish culture<br />
and tradition: they are treated as ‘friends and partners’<br />
and are very popular animals. Stables are located<br />
from the Sudetes to the Baltic Sea also in the vicinity<br />
of Gdańsk, Krakow, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw.<br />
Equestrian centers all have different breeds: from tiny<br />
ponies and graceful Huculs to pure blood Arab and<br />
English horses. They organize horse-back riding courses,<br />
gymkhanas or western cow boy film style meetings.<br />
Periodic equestrian events enjoy great popularity:<br />
rodeos in Western City near Kozia Skała (Karpacz<br />
area) in August, the Indian Summer in Puszczykowo<br />
(near Poznań), bathing with horses in lakes<br />
and night treks in the Masuria National Park. Each<br />
year on November 3, on St. Hubertus Day – the<br />
patron of hunters – horse riding events called ‘fox<br />
hunt’ are organized.<br />
• http://holidays.staypoland.com/poland-horseback-riding.htm •<br />
• www.equinetourism.co.uk/worldwidehorseholidays/poland.asp •<br />
horse-riding mountain trails<br />
Bieszczady Mountains [67]<br />
(south-eastern <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
Stay in the saddle enthusiasts appreciate the Bieszczady<br />
Mountains for the wonderful landscapes, mountain trails and<br />
those extraordinary ponies called Huculs. The Bieszcaady National<br />
Park is the only strictly protected nature reserve where<br />
mountain equestrian tourism is allowed on marked trails.<br />
In the summer season (May through September) equestrian<br />
meetings are organized regularly – 2 to 6 days long. The Bieszczady<br />
trails are over 150 km long.<br />
• www.bieszczady.net.pl/konie.php •<br />
• www.wrota.podkarpackie.pl/pl/turystyka/aktywna/konna •<br />
Huculs – a strong and gentle pony [68]<br />
This is a mountain pony, bred in the austere climate of<br />
the eastern Carpathians. They have an iron constitution and<br />
a tough but gentle character. They are often used in therapy.<br />
The surmount obstacles higher than themselves (140 cm) and<br />
are champions of mountain expeditions. They are known for<br />
their intelligence and caution: they can find their way home<br />
in the biggest blizzard and before they step onto a footbridge<br />
over a mountain creek they tap the logs with their hoofs to<br />
check if the bridge is solid.<br />
Sudeten Equestrian Trail [69]<br />
(Sudetes Mountains, south-west <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
This route is over 360 kilometers long from Lądek Zdrój to<br />
Karpacz through picturesque valleys and passes in the Sudetes<br />
Mountains. There are 13 mountain horse tourism hostels en<br />
route where excellent food and comfortable accommodation<br />
are waiting for travelers. One, or a few days excursions are<br />
often organized on the trail.<br />
• www.western.one.pl/nowa/drukuj.php?nid=19 •<br />
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Equestrian<br />
Trail<br />
Bieszczady<br />
Mountains<br />
[67]<br />
The Equestrian Trail in Augustów Forest [70]<br />
(north-east <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
This trail joins two national parks: Biebrza National Park<br />
and Wigry National Park. It starts in a forester’s lodge in<br />
Grzędy and runs through meadows and forests and the most<br />
beautiful winter and summer landscapes of the Suwałki<br />
region, Augustów and Wigry National Park. Length: 246 km.<br />
• www.suwalszczyzna.net/suwalszczyzna.html&lang=en •<br />
• www.stajniazascianek.pl/rajdykonne.html •<br />
Daniel Chodowiecki Equestrian Trail [71]<br />
(northern <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
In 1773 Daniel Chodowiecki (Gdańsk, 1726 - 1801), prominent<br />
graphic and artist, chancellor of the Berlin Fine Arts<br />
Academy, traveled for over 60 days on horseback from Berlin to<br />
Gdańsk. During his journey he jotted down drawings, described<br />
the people, events and landscapes. They were published as<br />
an album, ‘Daniel Chodowiecki’s diary from the journey to<br />
Gdańsk in 1773’. The Chodowiecki route was transformed<br />
into a horse trail from Gdańsk to Krag. It is divided into 12<br />
sections on the sea shore between boarding houses where you<br />
can stay overnight and enjoy the delicacies of the local cuisine,<br />
rent horses, carriages and a guide. Length of the trail: 274 km;<br />
daily sections: 11 to 26 kilometers.<br />
• www.konie.biz •<br />
• www.konno.bigm.pl<br />
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On and under water<br />
gentle rivers<br />
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Over 4 800 kilometers of Polish rivers are used as<br />
water routes. Gentle lowland rivers unfold before the<br />
eyes of kayakers, the ribbon of their crystal clear current<br />
winding through avenues of trees and reeds bending over<br />
the water. Wild and insubordinate mountain rivers flow<br />
where they want to, crashing over granite rocks. Traveling<br />
on these rivers is always an adventure, sometimes mild,<br />
other times wild.<br />
gentle rivers<br />
Krutynia River [72]<br />
This river is the most beautiful kayaking trail in Europe.<br />
It meanders between moraine hills, passes through 17 lakes<br />
and the thickets of Piska Forest. Rare bird species are a special<br />
feature of the trail. Curious black storks fly close to the kayaks<br />
as ravens, cormorants and cranes soar above your head. There<br />
are numerous hostels in the region offering comfortable accommodation<br />
and delicious regional dishes with the local specialty:<br />
European White Fish. Time needed to complete the route: up<br />
to 8 days, length: 100 km; daily sections: 10-24 km.<br />
• www.splywy.pl/krutynia • www.krutynia.com.pl •<br />
Down the Black Hańcza River [73]<br />
One of the most picturesque kayaking trails consists of two<br />
stages: rafting on the Black Hańcza River and the Augustów<br />
Channel. The trip starts on Wigry Lake. Up to Jałowy Róg<br />
the river squeezes itself through high escarpments and flows<br />
underneath a canopy of trees. Time needed to complete the<br />
route: 12 days, length 110 km; daily sections: 10-12 km.<br />
• www.splywy.pl/czarna_hancza •<br />
On the Rospuda River [74]<br />
The three day kayaking trip on the Rospuda River requires<br />
experience. It is difficult where the river enters Augustów Forest<br />
as it rushes like a mountain torrent and the way is hindered by<br />
waterfalls, fallen trees and rocks. The route is beautiful and<br />
mysterious. Strong sensations guaranteed. Length: 80 km,<br />
daily sections: up to 12 km.<br />
• www.splywy.pl/rospuda •<br />
The Great Masurian Lakes Route [75]<br />
One of the longest trails in Europe crossing the biggest<br />
Polish lake – Śniardwy, the insignificantly smaller Mamry<br />
and Niegocin lakes and ribbon lakes, Nidzkie, Bełdany and<br />
Tałty. Length: 111 km, time needed to complete the route:<br />
around 10 days.<br />
• www.splywy.pl • http://mazury.info.pl/uslugizegl.html •<br />
Riding the Drawa River current [76]<br />
The water way on this lowland river will charm everyone.<br />
Great backwaters, numerous twists and turns, tree trunks and<br />
thick reeds form the stunning scenery unfolding from Krzywe<br />
Lake in the post-glacial Five Lake Valley, through several<br />
lakes in the Drawa Lake District and the Drawa National<br />
Park. Length: 173 km.<br />
• www.kajakowe.com.pl • www.jermak.com •<br />
The Augustów Channel [77]<br />
A two-day trip on the 35-km long section of the Augustów<br />
Channel from Rygole to Augustów is an exceptional adventure.<br />
The trail leads through Augustów Forest, the forest lakes<br />
of the Augustów Lake District and around 18 dams – historical<br />
engineering sites. Each dam is a masterpiece of construction<br />
from over 170 years ago and still functioning faultlessly.<br />
• www.kajaki-biwaki.pl • www.kajaki.forma-t.com.pl/czh_03.html •<br />
• www.szekla.pl • www.necko.pl/splywy.html •<br />
• www.splywy.net • www.suwalszczyzna.pl/pol_ver/pol06.htm •<br />
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Cz. Hańcza<br />
Masuria<br />
Rospuda<br />
Drawa Krutynia<br />
28 29<br />
Biebrza<br />
”bird river”<br />
Białka<br />
Dunajec<br />
[79]<br />
On and under water<br />
bird river<br />
bird river [78]<br />
The Biebrza River and its backwaters is a paradise<br />
for bird enthusiasts who come here from all over the<br />
world. The trail is situated in the Biebrza National<br />
Park. It winds by beaver and elk refuges and countless<br />
colourful flocks of aquatic, migratory and non-migratory<br />
birds. The Biebrza Trail passes through swamps<br />
and the backwoods which facilitates bird watching. The<br />
Biebrza River countryside – beautiful at all times of the<br />
day. Length from Lipsk to the Biebrza confluence with<br />
the Narew River: 145 km, daily sections: up to 14 km.<br />
• www.agrobiebrza.a3.pl •<br />
• www.tratwy.pl •<br />
• www.splywy.pl/biebrza •<br />
Mountain rivers and wild rivers<br />
Dunajec, a river with character [79]<br />
On the international six-point scale of white water rivers<br />
(WW), the River Dunajec is rated at the 3rd level of difficulty.<br />
Its strong current cuts through granite rocks and sculpts<br />
picturesque ravines. Sometimes it flows as it likes with a mountaineer’s<br />
contrariness and robustness.<br />
• www.naszewyprawy.net •<br />
• www.flisacy.com.pl •<br />
• www.adventure-sky.pl •<br />
choppy waves [80]<br />
Taking a pontoon or kayak down the Dunajec River<br />
requires experience; this river should not be dismissed<br />
as easy. It is best to use professional equipment and<br />
the services of a guide. The thirteen kilometer section<br />
of the river with a 12% drop is a real challenge for<br />
kayakers. It is an extremely difficult natural kayaking<br />
water-way where you need to avoid the stony banks<br />
and rocks and fight the rushing current and waves.<br />
However, the Dunajec River does become gentler later<br />
when it passes through Chorshtyn Lake, Sromowce<br />
Niżne and the Pieniny National Park where it forms a<br />
picturesque ravine.<br />
On a Highland raft [81]<br />
The oldest, longest and most beautiful mountain<br />
kayaking trail on the Dunajec River is 15 km long<br />
with a decline of almost 40 meters. During a two and<br />
a half hour long trip on rafts the Dunajec will generously<br />
offer you unexpected sensations and picturesque<br />
views. Cutting through rock walls rising 300 meters<br />
above the water the river turns on itself seven times<br />
and sometimes it is hard to say in which direction the<br />
raft is going. As you marvel at the views listen to the<br />
stories which the Flis don’t try to keep to themselves.<br />
They are as great storytellers as they are helmsmen.<br />
Białka, proud queen of the mountains [82]<br />
Białka in the Tatra Mountains is a crystal clear<br />
river, alluring and haughty as a queen of the mountains.<br />
It is the most difficult mountain kayaking waterway<br />
in <strong>Poland</strong> - WW IV-IV+ and is accessible only<br />
to skilled kayakers with good equipment. Mountain<br />
kayakers usually choose the section from Jaworinka<br />
(Jurgów) to Czarna Góra, full of high ravines, rocky<br />
shores and shallows. Here in July the annual Mountain<br />
Kayaking School camps take place. Białka River<br />
is navigable only seasonally. It is most difficult and<br />
challenging after abundant rain fall and in Spring<br />
when the snows in the high passes of the Tatra Mountains<br />
begin to melt.<br />
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Gdańsk Bay<br />
Szczecin Bay<br />
Masuria<br />
Dąbie Lake<br />
Drawsko<br />
Adventure in the wind<br />
Lakeland Powidzkie Lake<br />
Adventure in the wind<br />
Under sails made of clouds<br />
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Masuria, land of a thousand lakes [83]<br />
Picturesque lakes surrounded by forest-covered shores<br />
are connected by natural and artificial canals into one<br />
of Europe’s longest inland sailing route – The Great<br />
Masurian Lakes Trail. The route flows through the<br />
largest lake in <strong>Poland</strong> – Śniardwy Lake (distance end to<br />
end: 22 km, breadth: 13 km). Many yachtsmen set out<br />
at dawn the wind filling their sails, as the first rays of<br />
the sun reflect on the water. Besides these well known<br />
and popular Masurian sailing routes there are mysterious<br />
and rarely visited spots such as the Zamordejski headland<br />
on Nidzkie Lake or Skanał Bay on Tałty Lake where the<br />
best views are at dawn and dusk. There is much entertainment<br />
waiting for sailors in the hostels after the cruise<br />
has finished, entertainment in yachting style.<br />
• http://zagle.mazury.info/portalik.php?lang=pl •<br />
• www.mazury.com.pl •<br />
• http://czartery.prv.pl •<br />
Western Pomerania, from a lake to the sea [84]<br />
Western Pomerania is very popular with sailing<br />
enthusiasts for its many navigable reservoirs. Start on<br />
a lake and finish at the sea, sailing from Dąbie Lake,<br />
through Szczecin Bay into the Baltic Sea. In Trzebież<br />
on Szczecin Bay in the Main Sailing Center there is a<br />
famous sailing school.<br />
• www.coz.com.pl •<br />
• http://zalewszczecinski.net •<br />
Dąbie Lake a boating labyrinth [85]<br />
Only skilled sailors and helmsmen can cruise Dąbie<br />
Lake. It is small, short, up to 4 m deep and has troublesome<br />
waves reaching 1.5 meters. An added hindrance<br />
are the fishing nets sometimes spread over large areas.<br />
In this labyrinth of fishing nets, with a strong wind<br />
and gentle waves, tacking can be a great pleasure, but<br />
only for older sea dogs.<br />
• www.dabie.pl •<br />
• http://marinas.pl/akweny/jezioro-dabie •<br />
• www.polskieszlaki.pl//jezioro-dabie-w-szczecinie.htm •<br />
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Drawsko Lakeland sparkling ribbons of lakes [86]<br />
(Middle Pomerania)<br />
A land for devotees of nature and serenity. Here you<br />
will find your silence, your niche among the post-glacial<br />
ribbon lakes and 200 meter high moraines. The largest<br />
lakes in the Drawsko region (surface 1871 ha, depth to<br />
80 m) are Lubie, Pile, Siecino, Komorze, Wilczkowo<br />
and Trzesiecko, all ideal for yachting. However, before<br />
setting off, make sure you have a yacht with a hinged,<br />
collapsible mast to get under the many low bridges over<br />
the narrow channels joining some of the lakes.<br />
• www.jeziorodrawsko.com/zeglarstwo.html •<br />
• www.jarmak.pl •<br />
Gdańsk Bay [87]<br />
(Pomerania)<br />
This Bay on the Baltic Sea is visited every summer<br />
by thousands of yachtsmen and windsurfers. Sandy<br />
coasts (no stones or rocks) along the entire shoreline of<br />
the Bay present favourable conditions for yachting and<br />
boating. There are ports located in a relatively small<br />
area: Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot and many well known<br />
health resorts as well as fishing docks: Hel, Jastarnia,<br />
Puck and Rewa. In most of them it is possible to launch<br />
boats from trailers on the quay.<br />
• www.port21.pl/czartery/article_245.html •<br />
• www.blekitnypiotrus.pl/?idk=21&ido=215 •<br />
Greater <strong>Poland</strong><br />
Powidzkie Lake [88]<br />
This crystal clear lake is a vast post-glacial ribbon (surface:<br />
1175 ha) within the Powidzki Landscape Park. The bed of<br />
the lake and the crayfish strolling there can be seen at a depth<br />
of 5 m. There are boating enthusiasts who spend their every<br />
spare moment here. They arrive from the furthest corners of<br />
the country and sail at dawn along the shores covered with<br />
forests, pick mushrooms, catch some fish and have a delicious<br />
breakfast amidst the rushes and reeds in this nature’s<br />
garden paradise.<br />
• www.jezioropowidzkie.pl •<br />
• www.yachtcharter.republika.pl •<br />
Under sails made of clouds<br />
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Adventure in the wind<br />
Mountain sailing<br />
[89]<br />
www.otmuchow.pl<br />
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photo P. Olejnik<br />
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photo P. Olejnik<br />
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photo P. Olejnik<br />
Mountain sailing [89]<br />
In southern <strong>Poland</strong>, amidst hills and mountains, behind<br />
dams on mountain rivers, there are beautiful artificial lakes.<br />
On many of them you will be sailing in the shadows of giant<br />
mountains: Otmuchowskie Lake in the Sudetes foothills, Nysa<br />
Kłodzka River (length: 6 km, breadth: 3 km), Żywieckie Lake<br />
in the Small Beskids Mountains, Soła River (length: 8 km)<br />
and Czorsztyn Lake in the Pieniny Mountains.<br />
• www.niedzicazamek.pl/atrakcje.html •<br />
• www.wczasy-neptun.pl/info.php •<br />
The capital of mountain sailing [90]<br />
Solina Lake (Eastern Beskids) is considered to be the<br />
capital of mountain sailing. Fancifully shaped shorelines (over<br />
160 km), small capes, impressive peninsulas, hidden bays,<br />
picturesque islands covered with forests, form a water reservoir<br />
with changeable wind conditions: storms and sudden<br />
calms. These are the perfect conditions for mountain sailing.<br />
Length of the lake: 25 km, breadth: to 2.5 km, average depth:<br />
35 m (maximum 60 m). In some of the yachting and health<br />
resorts around Solina Lake there are well-developed service<br />
points (boat rental), restaurants and hotels.<br />
And in the evenings you can hear the murmur of voices<br />
from around camp fires, a distant disco and pub, all to the<br />
aroma of grilled local fish.<br />
• www.wrota.podkarpackie.pl/pl/turystyka/atrakcje/solina •<br />
• www.port21.pl/czartery/article_547.html •<br />
• www.zacumuj.pl/region.php?rid=3 •<br />
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Otmuchowskie<br />
Lake<br />
Czorsztyn<br />
Żywieckie<br />
Lake<br />
Lake<br />
Solina<br />
Lake<br />
Wolin<br />
Hel<br />
Peninsula<br />
/ Puck Bay<br />
Masuria<br />
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www.fotoart.pl<br />
www.fotoart.pl<br />
www.fotoart.pl<br />
Adventure in the wind<br />
On board with the wind<br />
On board with the wind [91]<br />
You can practice windsurfing everywhere in <strong>Poland</strong> where<br />
there are yachting centers and the Great Masurain Lakes are<br />
top of the list. On the western shore of the Baltic Sea there<br />
are favourable conditions for windsurfing on the southern<br />
and northern side of Wolin Island located on the borders<br />
between <strong>Poland</strong> and Germany. Strong western winds are<br />
prevalent in this area.<br />
Puck Bay, separated from the Baltic Sea by the Hel Peninsula<br />
(a 34 km long, narrow sandy isthmus) is the capital of<br />
summer sports. Its inner bay, the Small Sea, has a surface of<br />
104 square kilometers and is up to 9 m in depth. Temperate<br />
water, low waves, dominant westerly winds along the shore<br />
creates ideal conditions for windsurfing.<br />
• www.windsurfing.odszkodowania-24.net •<br />
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Hel Peninsula<br />
Puck Bay<br />
Great Masurian<br />
Rewa Bay<br />
Lakes<br />
Adventure in the wind<br />
Adventure in the wind<br />
Sailing with a kite<br />
Sailing with a kite [92]<br />
Kitesurfing offers unlimited possibilities for having<br />
enormous fun in water and the air. This fad, fashionable<br />
not only among young people, is a combination of a mini<br />
surfing board with a kite and provides many moments of<br />
pure delight. Looking at people gliding 10 m above the<br />
water, hanging from lines attached to a kite it is hard not<br />
to be a little jealous. These are people with wings. People<br />
on a journey.<br />
One of the best places for kitesurfing is Rewa Bay near<br />
Gdynia. It is a sheltered location where the wings of a kite<br />
can be spread in safety.<br />
• www.kitesurfing.pl •<br />
Better for you than sex or cigarettes<br />
It’s a great way of losing weight. You just need 2 to 4 days<br />
depending on the wind to learn how to kitesurfing. After you’ll<br />
never think again about any other sport or ways of spending<br />
your spare time. You just have to check the weather forecast<br />
and the strength of the wind on your favourite beach before<br />
every weekend and holidays.<br />
The Hel Peninsula offers many professional places to learn<br />
this sport and to put it into practice. At 500 m from the beach<br />
the water is at waist level. Here you will feel very safe enabling<br />
you to learn how to windsurf and kitesurf very quickly.<br />
• www.SurfPoint.pl • www.boardandkite.pl •<br />
• www.ekolaguna.com.pl • www.kitecenter.pl •<br />
• www.kiteakademia.pl • www.kite.pl •<br />
• www.wake.pl •<br />
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Ice-yachts<br />
Winter yachting on ice using ice-boats (yachts on ice skates)<br />
is gaining an increasing number of enthusiasts. People love this<br />
sport for its speed. Champions reach over 100 km per hour. In<br />
fact anyone can be a champion especially on the Great Masurian<br />
Lakes where in Giżycko, Węgorzewo or Mikołajki the<br />
conditions are excellent and the traditions of this sport go back<br />
a long way. The lakes freeze in December and safe ice lasts<br />
until April. Apart from traditional ice-boats you can try out<br />
new some of the inventions: iceflyer – an ice-boat with windsurfing<br />
sail and iceboard – a windsurfing board on ice skates.<br />
• www.bojery.pl • http://bojery.mazury.info.pl/bojery •<br />
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The Baltic Sea [94]<br />
The Baltic is a difficult and demanding sea for divers.<br />
Huge waves, strong currents and rapidly changing conditions<br />
underwater require experience and good security<br />
measures. Numerous ship wrecks scattered on the sea<br />
bottom are a reminder of World War II. They are also a<br />
frequent destination of underwater excursions. Gdańsk<br />
Bay has over 200 wrecks in its depths – and that’s only at<br />
the entrances to the harbours in Gdańsk and Gdynia. You<br />
can dive to those which are not used by the Polish Navy.<br />
Close to the Hel Peninsula rests the wreck of the<br />
warship, ORP ‘Groźny’. The over 30-meter-long wreck<br />
is at 18 meters lying on its starboard side. With the good<br />
visibility and modest sea currents it is an excellent location<br />
for first-time divers. Expeditions are organized by professionals<br />
from several wreck diving centers in Hel, Gdynia,<br />
Władysławowo, Łeba and Kołobrzeg.<br />
• www.exstream.com.pl • www.hotdive.com •<br />
• www.nurkomania.pl • www.kdp-pttk.org.pl •<br />
• www.scubadiving.pl • www.underwater.pl •<br />
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In crystal clear lakes [95]<br />
The temperature below the thermocline (depth 9 m) is 4 °C<br />
in Polish lakes in summer. It is best, therefore, to dive in lakes<br />
in warm, dry diving suits and not in wet suits.<br />
Hańcza Lake<br />
(Suwałki Lake District, north-eastern <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
In the deepest Polish lake (over 108 m) with crystal clear<br />
water (visibility to 30 m) there are underwater rock walls with<br />
tiny caves inhabited by burbots – a fish with a ‘mustache’. The<br />
reservoir is for experienced divers only.<br />
Łańskie Lake<br />
(Rybaki, Olsztyn Lake District)<br />
The lake, located in the vicinity of resorts, is very pure<br />
and is up to 50 m deep. Under the careful eye of instructors<br />
you can dive from the shore, a boat and participate in exciting<br />
night diving.<br />
www.nurkomania.pl<br />
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Baltic Sea<br />
Hel Hańcza<br />
Gdynia Lake<br />
Łańskie<br />
Lake<br />
Czarnogłowy<br />
Lake<br />
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Białe<br />
Filipowskie<br />
Lake<br />
Jaworzno-Szczakowa<br />
Tatra Mountains Miętusia Cave<br />
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Underwater<br />
let’s go down to the bottom of the lake<br />
In the darkness of mountain caves [96]<br />
Diving in caves is an extreme sport, accessible to only a few.<br />
A cave diver must be highly resistant to stress and undergo long<br />
training in all the skills needed in this discipline.<br />
The best spots for cave diving are found in the Tatra<br />
Mountains (southern <strong>Poland</strong>): Miętusia Cave (siphons up to<br />
70 meters deep), Snieżna Studnia (the Snow Well Cave) up to<br />
33 m, Wielka Śnieżna Cave (to 15 m), Kasprowa Niżna Cave<br />
(to 24 m) and Bystra Cave (to 28 m).<br />
Diving in a mine [97]<br />
Jaworzno-Szczakowa (80 km west of Krakow)<br />
An artificial reservoir has been formed in an old opencast<br />
dolomite mine. There are two giant mining diggers under the<br />
water forming an underground obstacle course.<br />
Diving here requires experience and can be performed only<br />
with instructors from the Diving Center at this popular reservoir.<br />
Czarnogłowy Lake<br />
(Szczecin Lake District)<br />
The lake (surface 36 ha) is situated in a flooded opencast<br />
silicate mine. It is 40 m deep. The bottom of the lake drops<br />
vertically and an underwater forest of trees between which<br />
only courageous divers swim, can be seen in the emerald water.<br />
On the steep shores of the lake you can find traces of Jurassic<br />
fauna, fossil brachiopods, snails and sea urchins.<br />
Białe Filipowskie Lake [98]<br />
(near Suwałki, north-western <strong>Poland</strong>)<br />
A mountain, crystal clear lake in the lowlands. This is a lake<br />
for those who need to dive in quiet places where only anglers<br />
and colourful aquatic birds are encountered. This post-glacial<br />
lake has a steep shore line making it easy to descend. A private<br />
diving school is located nearby. Length: 3 km, breadth: max<br />
700 meters, average depth 17 m.<br />
• www.nurkomania.pl/nurkowisko_biale_filipowskie.htm •<br />
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A bird’s eye view & a pilot’s perspective<br />
lighter than air<br />
www.lotnie.pl<br />
In the mountains and hills of southern <strong>Poland</strong> –<br />
Sudetes, Beskids and Tatra mountains – there are excellent<br />
conditions for aerial sports: gliding, hang gliding,<br />
paragliding and parachuting. The scenery is beautiful<br />
and the air is fresh as you float down gently. There are<br />
aero club airfields belonging to training centers in the<br />
various disciplines in many towns in the foothills. In<br />
central and northern <strong>Poland</strong> (Masuria, Pomerania and<br />
Greater <strong>Poland</strong>) the gentle hills and good thermals guarantee<br />
first-rate flying for experienced and beginner pilots.<br />
Polish glider pilots have won the highest awards in<br />
international competitions with light-craft pilots for<br />
many years world champions in precision flying. Many<br />
of them work at aero club airfields which offer scenic<br />
flights and flying courses. A flight with a world champion<br />
– it’s worth a try.<br />
• www.azl.pl • www.lotnie.pl •<br />
• www.aeroklubpolski.pl/aerokluby_regionalne •<br />
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Szybowcowa Mountain [99]<br />
(561 m, Karkonosze Mountains, near Jelenia Góra)<br />
The mountain from which a panoramic view of the Jelenia<br />
Góra Valley spreads is a place where many flying events and<br />
glider, paraglider and hang glider meetings are held, with<br />
excellent conditions for aerial sports – the famous ‘Karkonosze<br />
wave’, strong thermals, lee waves, ridge lifts, above the Sudetes<br />
Mountains. On the slopes of Szybowcowa Mountain there are<br />
good conditions for launching and landing for beginners and<br />
experienced airmen. The season lasts from May to September.<br />
• www.srebrna-gora.pl •<br />
Żar Mountain [100]<br />
(761 m, Żywiec Beskids Mountains)<br />
Żar Mountain in the vicinity of the Żywieckie and<br />
Międzybrodzkie mountain lakes and Żywiec Beskids guarantees<br />
excellent conditions for aerial sports. There are foot<br />
launch areas for hang gliders on the mountains to the west<br />
and to the north. One of the best known and popular glider<br />
training centers in <strong>Poland</strong> is situated here. Many aviation<br />
clubs use their services when organizing courses and events<br />
for enthusiast of sailing the skies.<br />
• http://lotniczapolska.pl/Zar-kolebka-polskiego-szybownictwa,142 •<br />
The Bieszczady Mountains [101]<br />
and surrounding areas<br />
The lay of the land here favours gliding, hang gliding and<br />
paragliding. Courses for gliders pilots and parachutists are<br />
organized at airfields belonging to aero clubs in Krosno and<br />
Brzemiechowa. Parachutists often jump with a drop zone<br />
over the nearby Solina Mountain Lake. This area has been<br />
chosen not only for its favorable weather conditions but also<br />
for the magnificent views of the Eastern Carpathian Mountains<br />
where the borders of three countries meet: <strong>Poland</strong>,<br />
Slovakia and Ukraine.<br />
• www.aeroklub-podkarpacki.pl • www.7fly.pl •<br />
Szybowcowa<br />
Mountain<br />
Żar<br />
Mountain<br />
Bieszczady<br />
Mountains<br />
A bird’s eye view & a pilot’s perspective<br />
falling in tandem<br />
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Gdańsk<br />
Bay<br />
Masuria<br />
Kisajno Lake<br />
Zemborzycki Bay<br />
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To start your adventure with parachuting you don’t need<br />
to have the skills of a jet pilot. Almost anyone can jump with<br />
a parachute (the first time with the assistance of an experienced<br />
instructor). You need to meet certain requirements<br />
and complete a short training course at one of the numerous<br />
airfields at aero clubs in <strong>Poland</strong> with these services.<br />
Pleasure parachute flights pulled by speed boats,<br />
terrain vehicles or quads may be excellent preparation<br />
for parachute jumps. Popular pulled-parachuting<br />
centers can be found in Sopot and other towns in the<br />
Bay of Gdańsk, in Masuria, by Kisajno Lake and near<br />
Lublin at Zemborzycki Bay.<br />
• www.lotniskoketrzyn.pl •<br />
• www.parasailingcenter.pl •<br />
• www.parasail.pl •<br />
• www.skyadventure.pl •<br />
• http://skydiveatmosfera.com •<br />
• www.skokispadochronowe.com.pl •<br />
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Practical information<br />
Republic of <strong>Poland</strong><br />
Area: 312,000 sq km. Location: Central Europe. <strong>Poland</strong> borders on Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine,<br />
Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia. Its northern border – 500 km long – runs along the Baltic Sea coast. Population:<br />
38,000,000. Flag: White and red. Official language: Polish. Capital city: Warsaw. Other major cities: Łódź, Krakow,<br />
Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Katowice, Lublin. Climate: Temperate, the average temperature in July is<br />
19°C (67°F), but there are many summer days when temperatures rise to 30°C (86°F). The best time of the year<br />
for practising winter sports is between January and March.<br />
Public holidays and work-free days<br />
Non working days are Saturdays, Sundays, and the following holidays: New Year’s Day (Jan. 1st), the Easter (Easter<br />
Sunday and Monday are moveable holidays), Labour Day (May 1st), the anniversary of the Constitution of May<br />
Third (May 3rd), Corpus Christi (Thursday, movable feast), Feast of the Assumption (Aug. 15th), All Saint’s Day<br />
(Nov. 1st), National Independence Day (Nov. 11th), Christmas Holidays (Dec. 25th and 26th).<br />
Where to stay?<br />
All hotels are classified and their categories range from inexpensive to luxurious.<br />
• Rooms can be booked by telephone or Internet: www.discover-poland.pl, www.hotelsinpoland.com,<br />
www.polhotels.com, www.hotelspoland.com, www.polhotel.pl, www.warsawshotel.com,<br />
www.visit.pl, www.orbisonline.pl, www.pph.com.pl<br />
• Many historic and old buildings (palaces, castles, manors, mills) have been adapted for tourist purposes<br />
tel. +(48-22) 628 14 78, +48 880 857 287, tel./fax +(48 22) 646 91 50, www.wwz.pl,<br />
www.leisure-heritage.pl, www.hhpoland.pl<br />
• Booking of rural B&B accommodations: tel. +(48-52) 398 14 34, mobile +(48-602) 459 137,<br />
www.agritourism.pl, www.agroturystyka.pl, federgg@wp.pl<br />
• Youth hostels: tel. +(48-22) 849 81 28, fax 849 83 54, www.ptsm.org.pl<br />
• Camping: tel./fax +(48-22) 810 60 50, www.pfcc.info<br />
• Polish Tourist Country Lovers’ Association: www.pttk.pl<br />
How to Pay?<br />
The Polish currency is the zloty (PLN). You can pay using other currencies e.g. Euro, after you have come to an<br />
agreement with the vendor, but this is not always the case. Most transactions are done in zloty. Money can be<br />
changed at banks or exchange counters (Kantor). Credit cards are accepted in most shops and for services in<br />
the whole of <strong>Poland</strong>. Cash dispensers of the different banks are available 24/24 in cities and towns. The official<br />
money is the zloty divided into 100 groszy. Polish money is in circulation as coins and banknotes. Coins: 1, 2, 5,<br />
10, 20, 50 groszy and 1, 2, 5 zloty. Banknotes: 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 zlotys.<br />
Customs regulations<br />
Customs rules and procedures are similar to those prevailing in the majority of EU countries. Detailed information<br />
is available from the Ministry of Finance, tel. +(48-22) 694 31 94, www.mf.gov.pl<br />
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Air<br />
There are airports in <strong>Poland</strong> in the following cities: Warsaw, Krakow, Gdańsk, Katowice, Łodź, Poznań, Rzeszów,<br />
Szczecin, Wrocław and Bydgoszcz. LOT Polish Airlines is <strong>Poland</strong>’s national carrier. In order to find the necessary<br />
information, all travellers planning to come to <strong>Poland</strong> and move around the country by air should visit the<br />
LOT website: www.lot.com. In addtition, several other carriers, including budget airlines such as Easy Jet –<br />
www.easyjet.com, Germanwings – www.germanwings.com, WizzAir – www.wizzair.com, Ryanair –<br />
www.ryanair.com, Norwegian – www.norwegian.no, Aer Lingus – www.aerlingus.com, Jet2<br />
– www.jet2.com<br />
Train<br />
<strong>Poland</strong> has a well-developed rail network. Major Polish cities are interconnected by Intercity express trains<br />
running between European cities. The national railway network is administered and serviced by the Polish State<br />
Railways (PKP). All necessary information can be found on the PKP website: www.pkp.pl, www.intercity.pl,<br />
www.rozklad-pkp.pl and tel. +48 42 194 36<br />
Bus<br />
Any place in <strong>Poland</strong> can be easily reached on the extensive network of national and local roads. Coach services<br />
are operated throughout the year by state and private bus companies across the country.<br />
Taxi<br />
Taxi stands are marked with the TAXI sign. Taxis are best be booked by telephone. Higher rates are charged<br />
for travel out of city limits, on Sundays and holidays; a special night fare is applied between 10 pm and 6 am.<br />
Traffic regulations<br />
These are compatible with the regulations in EU countries. The relevant speed limits on Polish roads are: 50 km/h<br />
for all vehicles in built-up areas; 90 km/h on lane roads; 110 km/h on expressways; 130 km/h on motorways;<br />
Headlights must be switched on at all times while driving.<br />
Useful telephone numbers<br />
Nationwide toll-free 24 hour emergency phone numbers are: Ambulance 999, Fire Brigade 998, Police 997.<br />
Mobile Phone Assistance 112, Tourists can use the following emergency number during the summer season:<br />
0-800 200 300, +48-608 599 999.<br />
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