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    Zakopane is a town in southern Poland located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. It is known as the "winter capital of Poland" and is a popular tourist destination for skiing. Zakopane has a unique architectural style inspired by the region and is also home to Goral culture, showcased through traditional food, music, and costumes. The town and nearby Tatras mountains offer various outdoor activities for tourists like hiking, climbing, and boat rides.

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    Zakopane is a town in southern Poland located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. It is known as the "winter capital of Poland" and is a popular tourist destination for skiing. Zakopane has a unique architectural style inspired by the region and is also home to Goral culture, showcased through traditional food, music, and costumes. The town and nearby Tatras mountains offer various outdoor activities for tourists like hiking, climbing, and boat rides.

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    Zakopane is a town in southern Poland located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. It is known as the "winter capital of Poland" and is a popular tourist destination for skiing. Zakopane has a unique architectural style inspired by the region and is also home to Goral culture, showcased through traditional food, music, and costumes. The town and nearby Tatras mountains offer various outdoor activities for tourists like hiking, climbing, and boat rides.

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    Zakopane is a town in southern Poland located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. It is known as the "winter capital of Poland" and is a popular tourist destination for skiing. Zakopane has a unique architectural style inspired by the region and is also home to Goral culture, showcased through traditional food, music, and costumes. The town and nearby Tatras mountains offer various outdoor activities for tourists like hiking, climbing, and boat rides.

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    Zakopane, „the Winter capital of Poland”

    Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the
    Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. Zakopane is a centre of Goral culture and is
    often referred to as "the winter capital of Poland”. It is a popular destination for tourism and skiing.

    Zakopane lies near Poland's border with Slovakia, in a valley between the Tatra Mountains
    and Gubałówka Hill. It can be reached by train or bus from the province capital, Kraków, about two
    hours away. Zakopane lies 800–1,000 metres above sea level and centres on the intersection of its
    Krupówki and Kościuszko Streets.

    The Zakopane Style of Architecture is an architectural mode inspired by the regional art of
    Poland's highland region known as Podhale. Drawing on the motifs and traditions in the buildings of
    the Carpathian Mountains, the style was pioneered by Stanislaw Witkiewicz and is now considered a
    core tradition of the Goral people.

    The Tatras are a popular destination among hikers, skiers, ski-tourers and climbers. There is a
    network of well-marked hiking trails in the Tatras and according to the national park regulations the
    hikers must stick to them. Most of these trails are overcrowded, especially in the summer season.

    During the summer, Tourists come to do activities like hiking, climbing, bike and horse ride
    the Tatras mountain, there are many trails in the Tatras. Tourists ride quads and dirt bikes that you
    can rent. Swimming and boat rides on the Dunajec river are popular. Many come to experience
    Goral culture, which is rich in its unique styles of food, speech, architecture, music, and costume.
    Zakopane is especially popular during the winter holidays, which are celebrated in traditional style,
    with dances, decorated horse-pulled sleighs called kuligs and roast lamb.

    Popular tourist activity is taking a stroll through the town's most popular street: Krupówki. It
    is lined with stores, restaurants, carnival rides, and performers. During the winter and summer
    seasons, Krupówki Street is crowded with tourists visiting the shops and restaurants. In the summer,
    a local market along Krupówki Street offers traditional Goral apparel, leather jackets, fur coats,
    shoes, and purses. Venders also sell foods like the famous “oscypek”, smoked sheep cheese, fruit,
    vegetables, and meats. There are also many stands with Zakopane souvenirs.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakopane

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