Pieniny Mountains
A region of Poland as small as it is delightfully picturesque. Lying on the Slovak border east of the Podhale region and north of the Tatras, the Pieniny mountains extend for some 22 miles in a narrow range rising to 1,000 feet. These old limestone mountains have weathered in many wonderful ways. Just east of the National Park is the spa resort town of Szczawnica.

Dunajec River Gorge
The river, a tributary of the Vistula, transects the central portion of the Pieniny range. In the process it drops some 75 feet. The river's narrow gorge changes direction by more than 90 degrees a dozen times in half as many miles crating many picturesque vistas. Raft trips through the gorge have been one of the most popular tourist attractions of the region for the last century and a half. Just west of the Park stood two important castles, one on each side of the river. Niedzica Castle on the south side, a major tourist attraction, remains in excellent repair. A dam was constructed below the castle in the 90's creating a large lake, the possible ecological effects of the lake have caused much concern.

• Mapservers covering the whole country

• Map of the Pieniny Mountains and the Dunajec River - Shows river's course
  
• Dunajec River and surroundings - Map shows rafting trip course
  
• Map of region - relationship of Dunajec and Pieniny to the Tatras and Podhale
  

• Pieninski National Park - excellent introduction to the the National Park
• Pieniny National Park - info re location, history, geology, waters, flora and fauna
• Pieniny National Park - multiple pages about the Park (in Polish) with excellent photos
• Caves in Poland - Some information about caves in the Pieniny mountains
  

• Szczawnica - Explore Poland Page
  
• Spas -Resort, Heal Thyself! - Polish health resorts struggle

• Niedzica and Czorsztyn Castles - narrative descriptions
• Niedzica and Czorsztyn Castles - more extensive descriptions in Polish with photos
• Hotels Poland: Niedzica Castle - to book a stay in the castle
• Niedzica - Czorsztyn Lake - pages posted by the company which operates the hydropower plant
• Grywald's Wooden Church - built in the 16th Century
  

• The gorge of the Dunajec - ten landscapes by Thomas Ender
• Rafting trip photo gallery -
  
• Rafting down the Dunajec - descriptive information in Polish
• Rafting down the Dunajec - timetables, fees, etc. in Polish
• Down The Dunajec: The Oldest Kayak Rally In Europe - a diary