Introducing Krynica
Set in attractive countryside amid the wooded hills of the Beskid Sądecki, Krynica (kri-nee-tsah), often known as Krynica-Zdrój (Krynica Spa), is Poland’s largest spa and mountain health resort. Though the healing properties of the local mineral springs had been known for centuries, the town only really began to exploit them in the mid-19th century. By the end of the century Krynica was a fashionable hang-out for the artistic and intellectual elite and continued to be so right up until WWII. Splendid villas and pensions were constructed during that period, blending into the wooded landscape. Development continued after the war but priorities shifted towards cheap mass tourism, and massive concrete holiday homes and sanatoriums came to occupy the slopes of surrounding hills. Nevertheless, Krynica has managed to retain much of its laid-back, refined atmosphere.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Polish Baltic coast, with kids!
by ig0r 12 May 2011
Krynica is good for a family with kids. My experience is that it's more family oriented and laid back than some other destinations, like…
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RE: Sept-Oct in Poland - where to go?
by whitevan 16 April 2011
We spent a month in southern Poland at that time of year and the autumn colours were glorious. Tarnow, Nowy Sacz, Nowy Targ and Krynica…
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RE: Snowboarding in Zakopane
by ig0r 11 January 2011
It's the first time I heard of a ski resort named Górny in Poland. From the website you mentioned in your post it seems to be one of the…
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