Zakopane

Zakopane is known as the Winter Capital of Poland, offering excellent skiing and snowboarding on slopes like Kasprowy Wierch, Nosal, and Gubałówka. In summer, the same mountains turn into a paradise for hikers and climbers, with trails leading through the Tatra National Park to peaks such as Giewont and Rysy. Whether you visit for snowy slopes or mountain trails, Zakopane provides adventure and breathtaking scenery all year round.

Morskie Oko

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into a real-life fairytale, then hiking to Morskie Oko in southern Poland is your perfect chance. Picture this: a glacial lake cradled by the majestic snow-capped Tatra Mountains, with waters so clear they mirror the sky and peaks above. Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, so it comes as no surprise that it is busy. But it is still so worth it.

Live Oscypek Museum

Podhale is also famous for its delicious regional products, and the king among them is oscypek – the traditional smoked cheese. While visiting the Tatra region, you should definitely stop by the Live Oscypek Museum in Zakopane, located at 28 Jagiellońska Street. There, you’ll discover the secrets of highlander cheese-making, watch the traditional production process in action, learn interesting facts about the lives of Podhale shepherds, and even make your own cheese to take home as a souvenir. Everything takes place during the Oscypek Making Show, an interactive meeting with a real Baca (highlander shepherd). In the museum’s shop, you can also buy top-quality highlander cheeses, including oscypek made with 60%, 80%, and 100% sheep’s milk.

Tatra Museum

This is one of the most important attractions on Krupówki Street and in Zakopane — a place you should definitely visit while in the town. The Tatra Museum presents the history of the highlanders and the Podhale region, giving visitors a closer look at the everyday life and culture of this unique part of Poland. The exhibition places special emphasis on the story of Zakopane itself — how it transformed from a small village into the most popular holiday resort in the country.
A particularly interesting part of the museum is the ethnographic section, which shows how highlanders lived in the 19th century. It features reconstructions of a white room, a black room, and a common room. The furnishings include original household items, some donated to the museum by Maria Dembowska.
The museum’s collections are not limited to history and culture — there are also natural history, ethnographic, and art sections. The collection is diverse and impressive, with zoological specimens from the Tatra Mountains, Skalne Podhale, the Orawa–Nowy Targ Basin, and the Pieniny Mountains.