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We don't know if you're ready for a full dose of information about the region. The nooks, monuments, trails, cycling and climbing routes can make your head spin. So let's start slowly, as befits Jeleniówka. You have at your disposal a property of several hectares with flower meadows, where you can go for a morning walk with a cup of coffee in your hand. In June and July lavender blooms, so that's when the garden looks like in the Provençal countryside. You can make bouquets for drying, wreaths, put flowers in bags and then use them as fragrances, e.g. for wardrobes.
After you make yourself comfortable in the house and in the garden, it's time to go outside the fence. Our village Karpniki is located on a tourist trail that belongs to the 10 most beautiful in Poland. We left the city for this landscape and have never regretted it.
In fact, you don't have to go far. Our microregion impresses with its nature, history, and active forms of spending free time.
- The road to the left leads to the "Valley of Palaces and Gardens", where you will come to the Karpniki Castle (now a hotel) surrounded by a moat and an unusual park. Here, in the vicinity, you can also admire the fogs falling over the Karpniki ponds.
- And then go, for example, by bike to the Palace of Count. von Reden and the neighboring Ornamental Farm Bukowiec, where you can basically spend half a day. In the natural history museum, the Museum in the Valley of Palaces and Gardens, in a cafe, walking through the unusual historical park with the circle of druids, the ruins of the abbey, the lookout tower, which is the remains of an artificial ruin of a building called Kessel's Castle. After climbing 65 stairs you will get to the top, from where you can admire the panorama of the Karkonosze Mountains, the Kaczawskie Mountains, the Izerskie Mountains and the Rudawy Janowickie Mountains.
- On the other hand, choosing the road to the right, you get to the Karpnicka Pass in the Rudawski Landscape Park, which is compared to the Bieszczady National Park. The culmination of this route is the medieval Bolczów Castle, or rather its ruins.
- A short 20-minute walk along the yellow trail will take you to the beautiful 200-year-old wooden shelter "Szwajcarka". This is the only shelter in the Sudetes that has retained its original shape, appearance and name, which was given in honor of the wife of the first owner - Wilhelm von Hohenzollern.
- And after cooling down with a cold beer, move on to Sokolik and climb Krzyżna Góra, from where there is one of the most beautiful panoramas of the Karkonosze Mountains - a paradise for lovers of professional photography and rock climbers.
- There is also a Lower Silesian Climbing School in Karpniki, so you can try your hand at climbing rocks with protection and professional training.
- For a shorter walk from Szwajcarka, go to the riuns of the Sokolec Castle and to the Husyckie Rocks.
- We have a lot of routes for fans of cycling and quite demanding routes. The trails running through Karpniki have been attracting enthusiasts of both mountain and road cycling for many years. The nearest route is the green trail leading to Janowice Wielkie, and the other way to Kowary. We also recommend the yellow trail (Rudawska ring road) leading to Bukowiec and the black trail leading to Wojanów.
- On the other hand, the surrounding mountains and the proximity of Czech ski trails make Jeleniówka a great starting point for skiers. In our area you will find both cross-country trails (Jakuszyce - 50 minutes by car) and downhill trails (Karpacz - 20 minutes by car and the Czech Republic - it is only 38 km to the border).
- It is worth visiting the Łomnica Palace and following their calendar of events. There are, among others, Łomnica Musical Beer Garden, Easter Fair on the Farm, Gingerbread Festival, Advent Market on the Farm.
And that's still not all. There are also rafting on the Bóbr River, the Land of Extinct Volcanoes, lots of castles and palaces and even more mountains to conquer.
After returning to the cottage, it's time for a fireplace or sunbathing in the garden. Relaxation, tea with honey and full play.