Things to do in Szczawnica
6 attractions in Szczawnica, including Pieniny Road (Szczawnica – Červený Kláštor), Dworek Gościnny (Guest House) in Szczawnica and Palenica Mountain…
Map of attractions in Szczawnica
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All attractions (6)
Hiking & tourist trails
Pieniny Road (Szczawnica – Červený Kláštor)
Szczawnica
The Pieniny Road (Polish: Droga Pienińska, say "DRO-gah pyeh-NEEN-skah") is a car-free path carved into the cliffs of the Dunajec River gorge, linking the Polish spa town of Szczawnica with the village of Červený Kláštor in Slovakia. Nearl…
Landmarks
Dworek Gościnny (Guest House) in Szczawnica
Szczawnica
When the rebuilding of Dworek Gościnny in Szczawnica began in 2008, no plans of the building survived. The architects had an old postcard showing a man standing in front of the entrance – they assumed he was about 180 cm tall and used him…
Mountains & peaks
Palenica Mountain and Chairlift, Szczawnica
Szczawnica
Palenica (say "pah-leh-NEE-tsah") is a 722-meter (2,369 ft) hill in the Little Pieniny range right above Szczawnica, a historic spa town in southern Poland. A four-seat chairlift whisks you from the town center to the top in under five min…
Gardens
Upper Park (Park Górny), Szczawnica
Szczawnica
Park Górny – the Upper Park – is Szczawnica's oldest spa garden, laid out from 1824, when Jan Kutscher began creating it. It occupies a rise on the east side of ul. Zdrojowa and Dietl Square, and among its trees stand a Gothic Revival spa…
Other
Szczawnica Promenade
Szczawnica
Roughly 1,800 metres of promenade follow the Grajcarek stream from the lower station of the Palenica chairlift towards the Dunajec valley, and the town council calls it one of the longest promenades in Poland. It is the easiest way to get…
Landmarks
Nad Zdrojami Villa (Pump Room) in Szczawnica
Szczawnica
The Nad Zdrojami Villa, also known as the House over the Springs, stands on the eastern side of Dietl Square in the heart of spa-town Szczawnica. Since the 19th century, spa guests have been served the local carbonated waters here, right a…