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Chochołow: Poland’s Most Charming Highland Village
There are places in the world that stop you in your tracks. Not because of a towering monument or a Michelin-starred restaurant, but because they feel genuinely, impossibly alive with history. Chochołów is one of those places. Tucked away in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland, this small village of around 1,100 people looks like something out of a fairytale — if fairytales were written by Polish highlanders with very strong opinions about woodwork. Located roughly 101 km south of Kraków and about 20 km from Zakopane, Chochołów sits in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, close to the Slovak border. Most travellers breezing through the region head straight for…
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Morskie Oko Lake
Zakopane doubles as Poland’s winter capital and a famous resort town for foreign travelers in the summer. It’s proximity to Krakow also made Zakopane what it is today, a popular tourist destination. Most people come to this city for its charm, Krupowki Street famous for its international stores and, more importantly, Morskie Oko – the most beautiful spot in the region, with endless stunning views. Morskie Oko Overview You might have bumped into pictures of this beautiful lake online, and they look so unreal. Well, this is because you haven’t visited the lake firsthand. Surrounded by the Tatra Mountains, Morskie Oko is, without a doubt, the most beautiful of the…
