THE TATRA MOUNTAINS

PEOPLE LIVING THERE ARE CALLED „PODHALANIE” , THEY

USE THEIR OWN DIALECT WHICH WAS FOUNDED AT THE TURN OF

THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES.

POLISH HIGHLANDERS DRESS

FOR WOMEN - RED BEADS, EMBROIDERED SHIRT, CORSET WITH COLORFUL EMBROIDERY AND A WIDE

RED RIBBON, FLORAL SKIRT, HIGHLAND SHOES WITH HARD LEATHER

(MOCCASINS).

FOR MEN - BLACK, FELT HAT DECORATED WITH SHELLS AND BIRD FEATHER, LINEN

SHIRT, CAPE WITH COLORFUL EMBROIDERY (CHAIN), WIDE DECORATIVE BELT, WHITE

PANTS DECORATED AT THE TOP, HIGHLAND SHOES OF ROUGH SKIN (MOCCASINS).

HIGHLANDERS ARE ALSO CALLED ,,BACA,,

HIGHLANDERS HABITS:

HIGHLAND DANCING (DANCES OF HIGHLANDERS ARE MAINLY FOR MEN, THEY HAVE TO PROVE THEIR STRENGTH AND DEXTERITY)

FOOD- GOAT MILK’S CHEESE (OSCYPEK), SOUR SOUP - SOUP WITH SAUERKRAUT)

MUSIC – HIGHLANDERS’ BAND CONSISTS MOSTLY OF FOUR MUSICIANS, PLAYING THE VIOLIN AND DOUBLE BASS

TATRA MOUNTAIN RANGE IS SITUATED

ON THE BORDERS OF TWO COUNTRIES

(POLAND, SLOVAKIA). THE

MOST FAMOUS PEAK IN POLISH TATRAS IS

GIEWONT (1894 METERS), IT CAN BE

SEEN ALL IN ZAKOPANE AS THERE

IS A LARGE CROSS ON THE TOP OF IT.

IN THE TATRAS THERE ARE MANY

VALLEYS AND LAKES. THERE ARE SOURCES OF THE RIVERS LIKE

DUNAJEC AND POPRAD.

ZAKOPANE – THERE ARE A LOT OF ATTRACTIONS IN THE CITY CENTER,

FOR EXMPLE:MOUNTAIN IN THE CENTER OF

ZAKOPANE – THE GUBAŁÓWKA MOUNT,KRUPÓWKI STREET(THE MOST

FAMOUS PROMENADE IN THE TATRAS)

ATTRACTIONS IN THE SUMMER - HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS. BEAUTIFUL

VIEWS ARE GUARANTEED!

WINTER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE A HUGE SELECTION OF SKI LIFTS, SKATING RINKS. WHEN IN THE

TATRAS - YOU WILL NOT BE BORED FOR SURE!

AN INTERESTING FACT IS THAT SOME OF THE PEAKS IN ZAKOPANE LOOK LIKE A

SLEEPING MOUNTAINEER!