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Zakopane is an unusual town. Located at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, themselves the highest range in the Carpathian Chain and the most beautiful stretch of mountains between the Alps and the Caucasus, it is Poland's best known place of recreation, as well as a centre for culture and sport. (…) It has been accepted that Zakopane appeared in 1578, on the strenght of privileges extended by King Stefan Batory. (…) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Zakopane - still a small village of highland people - became a fashionable resort and spa town, a known centre for the treatment of tuberculosis, a stopover for artists and a cradle of cultular life. In the period of the partitions of Poland, as well as between the wars, the town was a place of residence or regular visits for many of the leading figures in Polish literature, music and art. (…) The period between the World Wars saw Zakopane become the most popular place for recreation in the country, earning for itself the name Winter Capital of Poland, as well as full town rights in 1933. Today too - in spite of numerous complaints - Zakopane retains its status as the most - and most-willingly visited resort in Poland.

The charm of Zakopane results from its location at the foot of the Tatra mountains.
Looking north-west from the Ustup - Wierch Bachledzki - Antalowka - Zakopane (yellow markings)
walking trail one can admire gentle peaks of the Western Tatras:

When looking north-east one can see the sharp edges of the High Tatras:

And when looking east from the Bachledzki Wierch the view
will be completed with the Slovakian Bielianske Tatras:

But the best known landmark of Zakopane, to be admired from
everywhere in the town, is the sleeping warrior - mount Giewont: