Morskie Oko (literally “Eye of the Sea”) is the biggest and the most beautiful lake in the Tatra Mountains. It is located in the upper part of Dolina Rybiego Potoku, 1395m above sea level. It is 862m long and 568m wide, and its deepest point has got 50,8m. Morskie Oko used to be called “Fish Lake” due to its natural stock of fish, which is rare in Tatra lakes.

Along with the highest peak in Poland - Giewont (1894m above sea level), it is the most characteristic place in the Polish Tatras. It has been recognized as one of the five most beautiful lakes in the world.

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Dolina Kościeliska is a valley that extends from the foot of the Tatra Mountains to its main ridge. It is 9 km long and 27 km wide. Kościeliski Potok (a mountain brook), as well as underground layers of water, were most influential on the valley’s shape. As a result, we can now admire remarkably shaped rocks, steep walls and numerous caves.

Wrota skalne wyżłobione przez potok

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Dolina Pięciu Stawów "Valley of Five Polish Lakes" is one of the most beautiful and popular places in the Tatra Mountains. It is located 1626 - 1900m above sea level). The name of the valley stems from its glacial ponds including Wielki Staw Polski, Przedni Staw Polski, Zadni Staw Polski, Czarny Staw Polski and Mały Staw Polski. Each of them makes for the amazing landscape of this Tatra valley.

The sawmill in Jurgowo is one of the very few sawmills powered by a waterwheel that are still in use. The water comes from a small river called Przykopa which is a distributary of Białka river.

The water flowing in Przykopa river used to power mills and power stations. Today, the only thing that still runs is the sawmill, probably because people in Jurgowo continue to occupy themselves with wood processing. The other places do not exist anymore.

Przełom Dunajca (Dunajec River Gorge) runs through the Pieniny Mountains between Sromowce Niżne and Szczawnica, and is about 8km long. The river forms a lot of meanders there and the surrounding rock reaches 300 m in height. It is one of the most beautiful river gorges in Europe. It is famous for its trail and wooden canoe trips that have been organized there for almost 200 years.

The highest waterfall in the Karkonosze Mountains. The brink of the waterfall is located 843m above sea level. The cascade has about 27m and drops to beautiful Kamieńczyk Gorge.

Kamieńczyk Gorge is about 100m long, its vertical rock walls are more than 25 m high and a little less than 4 m wide.

There is a cave called Złota Jama (the Golden Cave) behind one of the cascades.

The waterfall can be seen in a movie called “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”.

Four ponds at the foot of Wielka Kopa mountain (871m above sea level) in Rudawy Janowickie located in former mine workings. They owe their colours to sulphur and copper.

Purpurowe jeziorko (Purple lake)

Błękitne jeziorko(Blue lake)

Zielone jeziorko (Green lake)

Zielony Stawek (wysycha okresowo) Green Pond(dry periodically)

Opened on January 31st , 2008, it’s the biggest waterpark in Poland. The area has about 10 hectares. The swimming pool complex is situated in glass pyramids and includes the only “kamikaze” water slide in Poland (60 m long, 20 levels), a tower with 2 water slides (130 and 60 m long), 5 saunas, a jacuzzi, 2 rivers (still and wild), a forest beach, basketball and volleyball fields, bars and restaurants. One of the swimming pools generates fake waves.

Thermal baths in Uniejów - located at the foot of a 14th century castle. They offer hot baths in thermal brines. Thermal waters in Uniejów are located 2km deep in the ground and the temperature is 68 degrees Celsius. The temperature of water in swimming pools, both in winter and summer, oscillates between 25 and 36 degrees Celsius. y

Uniejów is situated in central Poland, about 50km from Łódź. Apart from thermal baths, there are also other tourist attractions, such as:

- a mill farmhouse offering arts & crafts workshops (smithery, pottery, flower arranging)

- medieval knights sword fighting, fire shows, honey tasting

Thermal baths are often chosen as our travel destination.

Dolina Narwii (the Narew Valley) in Narwiański National Park. It is called “Polish Amazonia”. It is one of the last natural, floodplain valleys in Europe. Narwiański National Park established there, is a refuge of peace, and a paradise for bird aficionados. There are over 200 species of birds there. The best way to sightsee the park is to hire a boat or a canoe.

Krutynia is one of the most beautiful water trails in Central Europe. It is more than 100km long. It flows through the picturesque area of Puszcza Piska (backwoods) and Mazurski State Park. The trail has been called “the Pearl of Masuria”, “the Queen of Lowland Rivers” or “the Magic Ribbon”. You can see marshes, Masuria forests and steep hills while rafting through Krutynia.

You can see marshes, Masuria forests and steep hills while rafting through Krutynia..

Kanal Elbląski is a 151 km long canal in Warmian - Masurian Voivodeship. The difference in water levels approaches 100 m, and is overcome using locks and a remarkable system of tracks between lakes. Similar solutions can only be found in the USA.

The Canal has been named one of Seven Wonders of Poland.

The Polish border with the Baltic sea is about 440 km long and the coastline is about 770 km long. What you can see there are sandy beaches, dunes, cliffs, forests and shallow lakes. Beaches are perfect for summer sports (such as volleyball). While at the sea side, one should definitely see lighthouses (17), eat a fresh fried fish, go for a walk following the shore, take a picture of one of the cutters and take a seashell or a piece of amber as a souvenir.

Latarnia w Świnoujściu (Lighthouse in Świnoujście)

Kuter rybacki (Fishing boat)

Plaża w Rewalu (Beach in Rewal) Molo w Sopocie (Pier in Sopot)

Plaża w Kołobrzegu (Beach in Kołobrzeg)

Fokarium na Helu

Mierzeja Helska

Hel Peninsula is a sandy scythe-shaped bank which is a chain of wooded dunes formed by wind and sea current. All of the cities located there are considered the most important tourist destinations in Poland.

The Seal Sanctuary in Hel. It is a research institute whose goal is to recreate the colony of grey seal in the reservoir of southern Baltic. It includes several pools and a building used for didactic and laboratory purposes.

It is the highest cliffed coast in the country, located on the largest Polish island. The cliffs are 15km long. The highest of them - Gosań, is an almost completely vertical wall on a narrow, stony beach (93m high)

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