There are a few things you should do before you die. And we added to this list: to see the sunset over Barania Góra and the morning fog slowly rising from the Glinka stream. Such wonders here - on the Wajdowy Gronie in Beskid Żywiecki, where Babia Góra reigns, salamanders pass under your feet and you sleep in bedding fragrant forest. Our houses stand on the "Wajdowy Groń" at an altitude of 621 meters above sea level - the pass separating Ujsoły from the further part of the Glinka stream valley.
View - believe me - firecracker. It is no coincidence that right next to it there is a 19th-century stone chapel, erected by a highlander in thanks for a happy return from the war. From here you can see Barania Góra, the mighty Muńcoła massif, Jaworzyna, which is part of the main ridge of the Beskid Żywiecki, along the border with Slovakia and the mouth of the Cicha Valley. The old road from Ujsoły led this way down the valley until a quarry was built in the 1950s. The old road was completely forgotten, overgrown with grass and practically ceased to exist. We recreated this path (literally) to have access to the houses.
However, it is not always such an idyll, sometimes a horse gallops before our eyes, chasing deer for fun, and the roar of a deer will cut the mountain silence - but we agree to it, because nature plays first fiddle here. This is where my dream came true, when in winter I set up a ski tour in front of the house and went to Krawców Wierch to the shelter and then returned home with a long downhill ride. It is worth doing a few such things before you die ...
In one of the two comfortably furnished cottages. Each of them can accommodate 7 people, so there is room for a large group of friends or the whole family - the whole family, because we also invite your dogs. The whole area is fenced, so dogs can run as fast as they can.
And in the cottages, towels, soap and white bedding are waiting for you, which will put you to sleep after a day spent hiking in the mountains and forest trails. Each cottage has two bedrooms (the first one has a double bed and a single bed, and the other two single beds), a living room with a sofa bed (for two people), a TV and a fireplace, an equipped kitchen and a bathroom with a shower. Each cottage has its own barbecue gazebo and access to a farm building with bicycles and skis. On the terrace you can relax in sun loungers.
Skis and your own bikes can be stored in the outbuilding. The automatic fireplace ensures a constant temperature in winter - this is important, when you return tired from skiing, you will not have to start with lighting the fireplace and its operation comes down to choosing a comfortable temperature at home. We have wifi so you are not cut off from the world here.
We also invite you to workation! The average speed of our internet is: download in Mb/s 47.41, upload in Mb/s 27.04. You can freely conduct a video call with us on a webcam, receive e-mails and send larger attachments. We also have an additional desk with electrically adjustable height and a professional armchair for remote work. If you want to use it, we will put a desk in the living room or bedroom.
The entire house is at your disposal, including the kitchen. You can create whatever dishes you want because you will find all the kitchen accessories you need here.
We can order food for you - we will send you a price list of local specialties prepared by local housewives. Please place your order at least 5 days before arrival. Place your order with us at least 5 days before arrival and the selected dishes will be delivered to the cottage on your arrival. If you place an order during your stay, the girls who run the catering always have a "set of the day" that you can order from them.
You can also order eggs from free-range hens. So ask about the availability of eggs before your arrival.
If you want to take a break from mixing pots, we can also recommend you a few proven places where you can eat delicious food.
1. Bacówka Szczechowiczów, Soblówka Przysiółek Królowej, tel. 667 525 402. From April to October all sheep's milk products. Since 1973, every spring a flock of sheep has been crossing Podhale, wandering to Soblowka (a neighboring village, 5 km from us).
2. Gospoda u Wandzi Jędrusia Milówka ul. Wspólna 1 tel. 33 864 34 82
3. Karczma Pod Barania, Węgierska Górka, Osiedle Leśniczówka tel. 33 864 04 05
4. Pizzeria Tre Monti Rajcza ul. Górska 2
If you want to buy farm eggs or delicious fatty milk and cheese, we will direct you to our neighbors. Moreover, it is worth going to Sobolówka (W.B. Rzońca, Soblówka 105) to buy cow's milk products.
There is no such option, unless it will be voluntary boredom. Then lie down on the grass, in a deckchair, reach for a book you haven't read for a long time, take a basket and go mushroom picking, for a walk with the dog ... or just do nothing. And besides, there are bicycles waiting for you here, which you can safely use and printed guides to the mountains, if you run out of ideas for trips.
From us you can go (in one day) to Pilsko, Babia Góra, Muńcoł or Wielka Rycerzowa - don't forget good shoes. It is worth visiting at least one mountain shelter in the Żywiec Beskids: in the Rysianka mountain pasture, in the Przegibek pass, in the Lipowska mountain range, in the Rycerzowa mountain range, or on Krawcowy Wierch.
On the Slovak side, we recommend going to Kwaczańska Dolina, known from the key scenes of Janosik Agnieszka Holland. Water mills in Obłazy will be remembered for a long time. In addition, the Dolne and Horne Diery route, i.e. the most beautiful road to Rozsutec from Biały Potok and a rushing mountain stream in the Prosiecka Valley.
Beskid Żywiecki is a perfect place for mountain biking. Many gravel forest roads that are forest fire roads, which cannot be too steep due to their function, are ideal for cycling in the mountains.
Our propositions:
- "Spychaczówka" - a loop over the village of Glinka,
- Glinka - Kotarz Pass - Hala Sporkowa - Hala Rycerzowa - Mountain shelter on Rycerzowa - Przysłop Pass - Soblówka,
- around the reservoir in Nowa Bystrzyca (one of the most beautiful cycle routes in Slovakia),
- Glinka - Długi Groń - Shelter on Krawcowy Wierch - Przelecz Glinka - Glinka,
- cycle route from Glinka to Terchová through Novot, Orava Lesná and Zazriva.
And besides, there are excellent skiing conditions (Zwardoń, Orava Ski) and cross-country skiing. The nearest ski resort is SkiPark in Rajcza, 7 km away. There is an artificially snowed and illuminated slope waiting for you, as well as a ski equipment rental. The terrain is conducive to cross-country skiing, good snow conditions, well-worn forest roads - all these features important for cross-country skiing can be found in the vicinity of the village of Mutne (30 minutes by car). The beautiful cross-country trail starts in Mutniańska Piła and leads along forest roads at the foot of Pilsko.
What’s there for children?
There is plenty of space for kids to run, play hide-and-seek, play football and volleyball matches. here from morning to evening you can hit your butt with your heels and not come back for meals - holidays after all! In winter, you must visit the Ski Park in Rajcza. There is a floodlit ski slope and equipment rental.
In addition to forest and mountain trips, it is worth taking a ride on a steep narrow-gauge railway in Orawska Lesna and admiring the amazing views of the mountains and valleys at the top. We recommend a trip to the open-air museum of wooden architecture in Vychylovka and Zuberec. In the hamlet of Brestova there is an open-air museum of highlander architecture (it is possible to buy meads on site).
And the medieval Orava Castle will appeal not only to little princesses. The castle was built on an inaccessible rock and overlooks the Orava River (booking trips via the website).
Quite nearby (about 60 minutes by car) in Oravica and Lucky there are complexes of thermal pools - it is worth basking in the warm water.
We accept babies. We have a fold-out bed with bedding and a high chair.
What’s there for employees?
In the houses, near the kitchen, there is a round four-person table and a comfortable sofa. We have good news for people who plan to stay with us for longer. We have an additional desk with electrically adjustable height, which allows you to work even in an ergonomic standing position. A professional armchair will relieve your lumbar spine, and the view from outside the window will relax your eyes. The hosts will put this additional equipment in the living room.
Who wouldn't like to relax from head to toe after a long day of work? There is a black, flexible mat waiting for you in the house to rest your tired legs.
