Holidays in Poland: part I

Summer is a fovourite time of polish childrens and teens. Holidays in Poland start on end of June and end at 1st September. Then people have two months to relax and visit some interesting places. Some of families go to other countries but many of them stay in Poland to see beautiful polsih hills, lakes, sea, cities. Today I want show you a few of coolest places in my country to visit in summer!

• ZAKOPANE

Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains.Zakopane is located in southernmost Poland near the border with Slovakia. It lies in a valley between the Tatra Mountains and Gubałówka Hill.
Zakopane is visited by over 2,500,000 tourists a year. In the winter, tourists are drawn to Zakopane for its excellent conditions for winter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and ski jumping. In the summer, tourists come to enjoy hiking, climbing, and spelunking. Many come to experience góral culture, which is rich in its unique styles of food, speech, architecture, music, and costume. Zakopane is especially popular during the winter holidays, which are celebrated in traditional style, with dances, decorated horse-pulled sleighs called kuligs and roast lamb.
A popular tourist activity is taking a stroll through the town's most popular street: Krupówki. It is lined with stores, restaurants, carnival rides, and performers. Here, you can buy unique Zakopane souvenirs, such as an oscypek or a ciupaga.

What to see in Zakopane:

Morskie Oko

Giewont. You see sleeping knight?

Therms

You MUST eat oscypek. My favourites are white <3

• GDAŃSK

Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland's principal seaport and the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area. The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay, in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trójmiasto), with a population approaching 1.4 million. Gdańsk itself has a population of 460,427, making it the largest city in the Pomerania region of Northern Poland.

What to see in Gdańsk:

The first f course you must visit Baltic Sea!

Westerplatte

Długi Targ

Złota Brama

• Masuria

 Masuria (polish: Mazury) is a region in northern Poland famous for its 2,000 lakes. It was once the part of East Prussia which was inhabited by Polish-speaking, Lutheran Masurians. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District (Polish: Pojezierze Mazurskie). People on holidays there are swimming, sail boats, grills, go fishing, take some photos, meet with friends and family.

What to see in Masuria:

Wilczy Szaniec

Zamek Biskupów Warmińskich

Central Park, Olsztyn

It was first part about summer in Poland. In second part I show you more fun places to see. I hope now you want to visit this country ;-)

~Ala

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