Most of the shops, some restaurants and activities like sleigh rides and rafting are closed on the Christmas Day, Easter Day and Corpus Christi
Local people (especially older ones) like to be greeted with Dzien Dobry (jayn DOH-bry = Good Morning)
The correct name of our town is ZAKOPANE (zakopane
in Polish means buried..) not Zacopane, Zakopan, etc.
Podhale is a historical and geographical region located at the northern foot of the Tatra Mountains.
Giewont (1894 m above sea level) is a Tatra peak - one of the symbols of Zakopane.
Oscypek is a smoked sheep's milk cheese with a small amount of cow's milk (both names are correct).