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Zakopane has been a mecca and muse for artists for many years, traces of which can be found in the National Tatra Museum. There you will learn about the role of the Tatra Couriers during World War II, the history of highlander families and the beginnings of skiing in Poland. A place also worth visiting - with a modest exhibition, but a picturesque location and engaged guides - is the Jan Kasprowicz Museum. The Władysław Hasior gallery and the Zakopane Style Museum are also impressive. S. Witkiewicz or the 20th century art gallery in the Oksza villa. You will learn the whole truth about "łoscypki" from Krupówki in the fantastic Oscypek Museum, and if you like good theater, check out the repertoire of the Witkacy Theater.
A wonderful panorama of the Tatra Mountains stretches from Bachledzki Wierch. It is a mystery how this place has managed to remain untouched by tourists for so many years. Once you are in that area, you can approach Antałówka - but it is often crowded on warm evenings.
The cultural (and definitely unique) calendar of events in Zakopane is full, regardless of the season, most of them allow you to get to know the highlander culture and folklore better:
– March Film Festival on Art,
– Mountain Folklore Festival – an international holiday lasting 7 days, during which highlanders from all over the world present their cultural heritage,
– Tatra Mountaineer Bands Festival "Złote Kierpce" in April,
– International Festival of Organ and Chamber Music,
– Jazz Spring,
– International Mountain Folklore Festival,
– International Festival "Music on the Peaks".
Your adventure with kilometers of mountain trails, bicycle, running and walking routes can begin nearby. In winter, it is worth taking (or renting) skis and using the well-prepared ski slopes. Walks are the most pleasant in spring and summer. Go to Butorowy Wierch, Nosal and Morskie Oko (although it's best during the week and early in the morning to avoid crowds). It is also worth going for a walk in the Kościeliska and Chochołowskie Valleys (you can bike here, it is most charming in autumn). From Hala Gąsienicowa you can go to Czarny Staw and visit Murowaniec, and enjoy a cup of tea and apple pie with a view of Świnica, Głosiec and former shepherd's huts. There is also the largest valley in the Polish High Tatras - the Valley of Five Polish Ponds, where the Wielka Siklawa waterfall and a shelter are located. When you are in Zakopane in autumn, you will hear the deer rut in the Mała Łąka Valley.
If you just want to look and not climb, remember that there is a gondola lift to Kasprowy Wierch and a funicular railway to Gubałówka.
The following routes will provide you with peaceful but charming walks: from Krupówki to Krzeptówki through Kościeliska Street and from Rondo Jana Pawła II through Koziniec and Jaszczurówka, up to Kuźnice (you will see many examples of the Zakopane style in architecture).