Zakopane Family Travel Guide

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Zakopane, Poland
Tread your own path through the Tatras Mountains, being sure to refuel with some goulash on the trek (Digital Vision/Robert Harding)
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Zakopane Family Travel Tips

By Candyce H. Stapen

  • Look for nesting storks in the town of Chocholow.
  • Taste Polish country specialties at a Zakopane restaurant.
  • Ride a chairlift for scenic valley views.
  • Hike the wooded mountain trails in Tatra National Park.

Family Overview: Zakopane, Poland

By Candyce H. Stapen
The highest range of the Polish Carpathian Mountains, the Tatry (Tatra Mountains, in English), rise majestically in southern Poland, stretching along the border with Slovakia for nearly 40 miles. Depending on your destination, this countryside of sylvan woods, mountain streams, and snowcapped peaks is within a day's drive from Prague. Well-known to Poles, this rugged landscape is off the beaten path for most tourists. That's all the more reason to spend time here, especially if your older gradeschoolers and teens need a break from city sites. Read More

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Hotels

Hotel Villa Marilor

18 Kosciuszki Street
Zakopane 34-500 Map

Distance: 0.3 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

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Best Western Hotel Tulipan

Tatranska Lomnica 63
Vysoke Tatry 05960

Distance: 15.9 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Grand Praha

05960 Tatranska Lomnica
Tatranska Lomnica - Map

Distance: 17.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

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Attractions

Lomnicky stit trail

expert favorite attraction
Tatra National Park
Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia

Distance: 13.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Lomnicky stit trail leads to Tatra National Park's second highest peak, which is also the most popular and famous peak of the High Tatras mountains.... Read More
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Szymoszkowa Chairlift

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Zakopane, Poland

Distance: 0.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: This ski lift takes skiers to the top of Gubalowka ridge, where guests can get a full view of the Tatra Mountains. ... Read More
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Tatras National Park

on the Slovak/Poland border
Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia

Distance: 9.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Tatras National Park is the oldest national park in Slovakia, and offers 600 km of hiking trails and 16 marked and maintained bike trails.... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Zakopane

Distance (mi.)
Budapest Ferihegy Airport 133.2 map
Vienna International Airport 175.7 map
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport 203.4 map

Other Smaller Airports near Zakopane

Distance (mi.)
Krakow J. Paul II Balice International Airport 62.5 map
Kosice Barca Airport 73.2 map
Ostrava Mosnov Airport 86.9 map
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