Podhale (Tatra Foothills)
A highland area some 40 miles long from east to west lying between the Tatra Mountains to the south and the Western Beskid Mountains to the north. Its principal cities are Zakopane and Nowy Targ. The name Podhale is rendered into English as "below the mountain glen." Possessing some of Poland's most beautiful landscapes, the region encompasses some of Poland's most popular national parks and it has a highly developed tourist industry. It is a region inhabited by the Górale or Highlanders. It encompasses Spisz, an area that for centuries was under Hungarian suzerenity.

Tatry (Tatra Mountains)
The highest mountains of the Carpathian Range. Most are 6500-8000 feet high and thus the highest mountains between the Alps and the Urals. Their height however belies their magnificence. Alpine in nature, these mountains, with towering peaks, steep rocky slides, and mountain lakes hundreds of feet down, are as beautiful as any mountain range in northern Europe. Marking the border between Poland and Slovakia, those on the Polish side (about a third of the total) are part of the Tatras National Park. Though the range is only 40 miles long and 10 miles across, millions visit them and Zakopane, the town at their feet, each year.

• Mapservers covering the whole country
  
• Zoomable topographic map of Tatra Mountains National Park - highly detailed, shows trails and elevations
  
• Segmental Map of Rabka - click on "plan miasta" on second line: clicking on "ulice" provides a steet index
  

• Map of Poland showing Podhale region - Good for orientation
  
• Map of Podhale
  
• Map of the Malopolska region south of Krakow - towns and roads
  
• Map of architectually signficant churches in the Spisz area - many wooden churches
  
• Map of the Geological Map of the Western Carpathian Mountains - why are the Tatras so different
• Map of the Caves in the Western Tatra Mountains

• Tatrzanski National Park - An introduction to the Pare and statistics
  
• Tatra Mountains Virtual Tourist - 300+ photos, interactive maps locating them
  
• Under The Peaks Of The Tatras - - attractions described - page rather dated
  
• Zakopane Tour- many bird's eye view cartoon maps of the Tatras
  
• Valley of the Five Polish Tarns
  
• Hala Gąsienicowa (highland meadow)
  
• Kasprowy Peak
  
• Giewont and Red Peaks
  
• Subalpine valleys
  
• Kościeliska Valley
  
• Chochołoska Valley
  
• Morskie Oko lake
  
• where do you want to climb today? - many panoramic views
  
• Debno wooden church - a jewel from the 15th century (Polish text)
• Wooden churches
• Podhale Folk Culture
• Podhale and Górale - the highlanders
  
• Polish Bagpipes - many photos
  
• Highlanders Food - history and recipes: pancakes, soup and baked cheese
  
• Geology of the Western Carpathians - a scientific explanation
  

Nowy Targ
• Nowy Targ - location and street plan
• Nowy Targ - a few facts about the town.
Rabka
• Rabka
• Rabka's wooden church - bulit in the 15th century
Zakopane
• Zakopane - the town's official website
• GoPoland's Zakopane Guide - what to see, where to eat, stay
  
• Zakopane - a few words and three photos
  
• GoSki Zakopane Guide - a few or more words about sking
  

• The Tatra Museum in Zakopane - many branches
  
• Atma - The Karol Szymanowski Museum - an illustrated introduction
• Karol Szymanowski Museum - a great composer
• The Jan Kasprowicz museum - a noted poet
• Witkacy Theater - dedicated to Witkacy's art
  

• Zakopane - brief introduction
  
• Podhale Costumes - Coloring Page
• Sleeping Knights - Legend
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