See exciting Zakopane highland holiday resort!

December 12th, 2011 December 12th, 2011
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Known as the wintertime capital of Poland, Zakopane resort is a holiday – spot also during summer seasons for plenty of holidaymakers. Situated at the base of the Tatra Mountains in Poland, it borders with the Polish Slovak borderline. It’s not far away from the Krakow region – you can get there within 2 hours.

The winter resort is popular due to the perfect surrounding for skiing activity as well as mounting as it is set in the valley separating the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill. Kasprowy Wierch, Gubałoówka Hill and Nosal are examples the most popular skiing slopes in the region.
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Krakow Balice and Pyrzowice airports

December 7th, 2011 December 7th, 2011
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Krakow Balice and Katowice Pyrzowice are 2 of the most significant airports in the country.
Probably only airports in Warsaw, and probably Wroclaw and Gdansk, are as significant to the Polish economy.
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Come and explore National Park of Ojcow.

December 3rd, 2011 December 3rd, 2011
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Ojcow National Park is set in the vicinity of Krakow region, approximately 15 minutes away by bus, within the Jurrasic Krakow-Częstochowa highland. You will love this environment in spite of the fact it is treated as one of the smallest Polish green parks.
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Auschwitz Birkenau death camp, world known testimony of genocide.

December 1st, 2011 December 1st, 2011
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The Auschwitz Birkenau extinction camp is viewed by many people as the real demontration of the mass murder as it is often mentioned when talking about the biggest and most renowned extinction camps among the whole Europe. It was established by the Nazi Germans not long ago they have took over this Polish areas at the time of World War two and gradually got the important point of massive extinction of Jewish people having origins in all over Europe, but also of many Polish inhabitants, Romas, Soviet prisoners of war and numerous others.
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Haunting river joy during Dunajec river rafting

November 25th, 2011 November 25th, 2011
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Located in the south of Poland, the Dunajec is probably the most enchanting river. Streaming near Pieniny Mountains, it separates the village Sromowce Wyżne and Szczawnica town. It also creates a border between Poland and Slovakia. Stunning landscapes of Pieniny Mountains are not rare while rafting on the Dunajec River
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