Spisz · Podhale · Tatry
Okolica
Where the borders of Poland and Slovakia meet in the landscape — mountains, forests, and stories passed down through generations.
Where the borders of Poland and Slovakia meet in the landscape — mountains, forests, and stories passed down through generations.
Rzepiska is a small village steeped in tradition and stories passed down through generations. Forested hills, meadows and clearings, a heritage trail of wooden architecture — churches, wayside chapels and open-air museums. The landscape has its own capricious nature: dense fogs often conceal one of the most beautiful Tatra panoramas. When they lift, the silence that fills the mountains is something else entirely.
Here, in the shadow of the mountains and among scattered wayside chapels, the memory of old customs and beliefs is still kept alive. The wooden architecture — simple yet full of beauty — bears witness to the skill and imagination of local craftsmen. Among the mists and meadow herbs there still live legends of herbalists — women who knew the secrets of nature and could heal.
The Spisz meadows in spring are covered with purple crocuses — among them bloom arnica, hawk's-beard and gentian. In autumn the forests give ceps, saffron milk caps and chanterelles. At the forest edge roe deer, red deer and foxes pass through. Above the valleys harriers and eagles circle. Higher up in the Tatras, you can still hear the whistle of marmots. On the mountain slopes, cows, goats and sheep graze — an inseparable part of the landscape here.
From a gentle hour-long walk to the Tatra panorama, to a full-day traverse of the Five Lakes Valley. The area covers everything from meadow strolls and village chapels to demanding ridge routes with views into Slovakia.
From a fish farm in Jurgów to mountain huts with oscypek and żętycą, trout restaurants and legendary Zakopane dining rooms.
The highland dialect carries words that have no easy equivalent. A small selection to take with you.
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