Things to do in Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój lies in the Sącz Beskids, in the Kryniczanka valley within the Poprad Landscape Park, and is one of Poland's best-known spa towns. Since the 19th century visitors have come here for mineral water cures, and its former glory shows in wooden villas and the promenade. Start on the promenade, where you can taste the local waters in the Main Pump Room, then ride the funicular up Parkowa Hill, in service since 1937. A gondola takes you up Jaworzyna Krynicka, in winter one of Poland's major ski areas. The Romanówka villa houses the Nikifor Museum, devoted to the world-famous Lemko naive painter. By bike or car, head to the Orthodox church in Polany. Two to three days suit a short stay, longer for a spa cure. Come by train or car from Nowy Sącz. Summer and winter are the best seasons.
Map of attractions in Krynica-Zdrój
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Churches & monasteries
Church of St Michael the Archangel in Polany
Krynica-Zdrój
On the road from Grybów to Krynica-Zdrój, in the valley of the Mostysza stream, stands a church darkened by its shingles and crowned with three silvery onion domes. This is the former Greek Catholic church of St Michael the Archangel in Po…
Other
Krynica-Zdrój Promenade (Dietl Boulevards)
Krynica-Zdrój
The Krynica-Zdrój promenade (KRIH-nee-tsah ZDROOY) is the elegant main walk of one of Poland's most famous mountain spa towns. It combines the pedestrian Leona Nowotarskiego Avenue with the Dietl Boulevards running along the Kryniczanka st…
Viewpoints
Góra Parkowa in Krynica-Zdrój and its Funicular
Krynica-Zdrój
Góra Parkowa (742 m) rises right above the promenade of Krynica-Zdrój, and since 1937 Poland's first funicular railway has run to its summit. Remarkably, it still uses the same original interwar cars. At the top you will find the spa park,…
Museums
Nikifor Museum in Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój
The Nikifor Museum in Krynica-Zdrój (KRIH-nee-tsah ZDROOY) is a small but remarkable museum dedicated to Nikifor Krynicki, a self-taught painter from the Lemko minority who became one of Europe's best-known naive artists. It occupies the p…
Other
Main Pump Room in Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój
The Main Pump Room in Krynica-Zdrój (KRIH-nee-tsah ZDROOY) is a glass-walled modernist pavilion on the spa town's promenade where visitors have been drinking mineral water straight from the taps since 1971. It is the social heart of one of…
Ski resorts
Jaworzyna Krynicka Ski Area
Krynica-Zdrój
Jaworzyna Krynicka (say "yah-vo-ZHI-nah kri-NITS-kah") is the largest ski area in the Sądecki Beskids. It rises above Krynica-Zdrój, one of Poland's best-known spa towns, to a summit of 1,114 m (3,655 ft). A year-round gondola runs to the…
Hiking & tourist trails
Mountain Bike Trails in Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój has its own network of mountain bike trails: eight themed loops totalling 125 km, named after the town's mineral springs. All start from the same spot – on the promenade just below the tourist information office – and all are…
Viewpoints
Treetop Observation Tower in Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój
On top of the Słotwiny Arena ski area in Krynica-Zdrój stands a 49.5-metre wooden tower, reached by a boardwalk of more than a kilometre through the crowns of beech, fir and spruce. The operator calls it Poland's first treetop observation…