Dear Visitors, my name is Barbara, I live in Zakopane and since 2001 I manage, with the help of my family, small travel agency Altius. In 2003 we have created the website www.discoverzakopane.com. I hope you will find here everything you need to plan your stay in Zakopane.
Recently added on discoverzakopane.com: Górska Osada - charming wooden chalets in the mountains

UPCOMING recommended EVENTS in ZAKOPANE:

Zakopane 27 - 28 January: The North Face Polish Freeskiing Open 2012 powered by Fiat.

Skiers from 11 European countries already declared to compete at the Harenda slope in Zakopane between 27 and 28 January 2012. Athletes from all over the Europe have registered to take part in the 9th edition of the biggest winter event in Poland - The North Face Polish Freesking Open 2012 powered by Fiat. read more >>>

picture from www.pfopen.com

Friday 27.01.2012
9.00 - Opening of the contest office (in restaurant near chair lift station at the bottom of Harenda slope)
10.00 - 11.30 - Training BIG AIR
11.45 - Riders meeting (at the bottom of competition venue)
12.00 - 13.30 - BIG AIR qualifying round
13.30 - 14.00 - Training RAILS
14.00 - 15.30 - RAILS qualifying round
18.30 - 19.30 - Night Session

Saturday 28.01.2012
9.00 - Opening of the contest office
10.00 - 11.00 - Training BIG AIR
11.15 - Riders meeting
11.30 - 12.30 - BIG AIR semi-finals
12.30 - 13.00 - Training RAILS
13.00 - 14.00 - RAILS finals
14.00 - 14.30 - Warm up
14.30 - 15.15 - BIG AIR finals
15.30 - Prize giving ceremony

21.00 - Afterparty - TBC

02 - 04 February 2012 Zakopane : BMW SNOW POLO in Zakopane

02 - 04 February 2012 Zakopane : BMW SNOW POLO in Zakopane

2.02. THURSDAY
• 12.00 The official warm-up

3.02. FRIDAY
• 13.00 - 16.00 Qualification Matches
• 20.00 Players Party (by invitation)

4.02. SATURDAY
• 12.00 - 15.00 semi-final matches

5.02. SUNDAY
• 11.30 Opening Parade - Krupówki street
• 12.00 - 15.00 Final Matches
• 15.00 Decoration , End of tournament

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To encourage those who haven't been to Zakopane yet, we give the following reasons for visiting our town:

• It is only a two-hour journey by coach/ minibus / taxi from the Cracow Balice airtport. The private transfer from the mentioned airport or your hotel in Cracow can be easily ordered on our website: private transfers to Zakopane
• Zakopane can boast a highly developed tourist accommodation, including luxury hotels, highland-style cottages, luxury suites, family boarding houses and cheap private lodgings, opened all year round. The facilities have very good standard and affordable prices.
• There are many various restaurants (including local inns where in the evening you can enjoy highland folk bands), bars, pubs as well as several clubs and discos. our favourite restaurants in Zakopane
• Zakopane is an ideal place to practice skiing - there are several ski slopes with ski schools and ski rentals.
• The town offers many various attractions. In the winter, apart from skiing and snowboarding, the most popular are torchlight sleigh rides, snow scooter rides, dog sledding, ice skating and cross-country skiing. Summer attractions include mountain hiking, quad biking, mountain bike trips, rafting, horse riding and one-day coach trips to many delightful places. Click to see the offers of WiNTER and SUMMER activities.
• There are 275 km of marked tourist trails located in the Tatra National Park (the park was established in 1954 and covers an area of 21,197 hectares), with various degrees of difficulty from very easy to extremely difficult ones, fitted with safety equipment, such as chains, iron steps or rope ladders. The various colors, the trails are marked with, don't indicate the degree of difficulty, but they help to identify the individual route in the open area. A ticket to the Tatra National Park costs just one Euro. More about hiking in the Tatra National Park.
• Have a look at the pictures in discoverzakopane.com gallery: images of Zakopane and Tatra Mountains

The website www.discoverzakopane.com has assisted foreign tourists in organising their stay in Zakopane