Zakopane viewing points

You can easily get to the top of Kasprowy Wierch by the cable-car from Kuznice (upper Zakopane). In the top station, you will find a restaurant, a souvenirs shop, toilets, ski rental (in winter).

If you are fit and the weather is nice I suggest walking to the top of Mt.Beskid (2.012masl) - the easiest accessible 2000m peak in the Polish Tatras (on the picture)

Barbara

• more about Kasprowy Wierch:
• Kasprowy Wierch cable car
• Kasprowy Wierch for skiers and snowboarders
• Kasprowy Wierch for hikers

Gubalowka offers beautiful views of the Tatra Mountains and Zakopane. Gubalowka can be reached on foot, by funicular railway from the center of Zakopane, or by the Szymoszkowa or Butorowy chairlifts.

In the high season, I advise you to go to Gubalowka early in the early morning to admire the panoramic view in quiet.

Barbara

• more about Gubalowka:
• Gubalowka Tips for Tourists

You can easily get to the top of the Antalowka Hill by car (just drive to the end of the Antalowka na Wierch street), by the horse-drawn carriage or on foot following the yellow marked trail from the crossroads of Jagiellonska and Bulwary Slowackiego Street. There are no commercial attractions on this hill but the view is worth the effort.

Antalowka is one of the favorite places of the inhabitants of Zakopane for walking the dogs :)

Barbara

Two pleasant cafes located on the top floors of small shopping centers (both can be reached by elevator).
Cafe Tygodnik - Zakopane, Kościuszki 3 St.
STRH Bistro Art Cafe - Zakopane, Krupowki 4a St.

Both cafes are located in the very center of Zakopane.

Barbara

Rowien Krupowa is a favorite strolling spot for Zakopane residents. Located between Sienkiewicza Street and Aleje 2 Maja Street, it runs parallel to Krupówki Street. You'll find numerous benches and large wooden deck chairs there. In winter, there are cross-country skiing trails and a small sledding hill for children. There are also two playgrounds and an outdoor gym.

On Równia Krupowa, at Kościuszki Street, you will find a large, wooden, standing ZAKOPANE sign - a favorite place for tourists to take souvenir photos.

Barbara

Szymoszkowa chair lift offers, to the passengers who ride it down, a panoramic view of the Tatra Mountains and Zakopane. The lift is located 15 minutes walk from the Krupowki Street on Polana Szymoszkowa and it is open nearly all year round with some breaks before and after the winter season.

If you just want to ride the chair-lift up and down, inform the staff that you want to go back straight away instead of getting off the chair on the top station.

Barbara

• more about Szymoszkowa:
• Szymoszkowa ski station

The Wielka Krokiew (Zakopane Czecha 1 Street)Ski Jump is one of the largest and oldest natural ski jumps in the world. A trip by a chair lift to the top of the ski jump is an attraction for children and adults.

When you stand on top of the ski jumping hill you can feel like a ski jumper before jumping :)

Barbara

• more about Wielka Krokiew:
• Zakopane Ski Jumping World Cup

Bachledzki Wierch is a hill (900 m above sea level) with a beautiful view of the Polish and Slovak Tatra Mountains, Zakopane and Gubalowka. Bachledzki Wierch is one of my favorite walking spots in Zakopane. You can get there from several directions: from the center of Zakopane from Chycow Potok Street, from the Ustup district (from Wojdyły Street), from the Olcza district (from Podhalanska Street) and from the Pardalowka district (from Antalowka Street).

This route is also pleasant in winter, but I do not recommend it after rain due to mud.

Barbara

• more about Bachledzki Wierch:
• Zakopane Walks