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Poland Walking Tour in 4k - SZKLARSKA PORĘBA

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  The beautifully situated mountain town of Szklarska Poręba is the largest winter sports center in the Polish Sudetes and the largest climatic resort in Lower Silesia, known and valued since the mid-19th century. The town is surrounded by two beautiful mountain ranges and divided by the valley of a mountain river. Spending even a moment here, you can immediately feel the exceptional climatic conditions comparable to the virtues of alpine resorts located above 2000 meters above sea level. The main advantage of the town is the long-lasting snow cover, which is present here on average for 110 days a year, making it a true paradise for all winter sports enthusiasts. Szklarska Poręba is not boring even in summer, attracting all mountain hiking and mountain biking enthusiasts. It is also home to one of the most beautiful spots in the Karkonosze Mountains, namely the Kamieńczyk Waterfall. The place was a filming location in the British production of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspia

Poland Walking Tour in 4k - SZCZYRK

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  This walking tour was recorded in Szczyrk on a beautiful spring day in May 2024. Szczyrk is a small town with about 5,700 residents, known for its tourism and recreational activities in southern Poland. It is located south of Bielsko-Biała and northwest of Żywiec , in the valley of the Żylica River, at an altitude of about 470 meters above sea level. However, the highest point in the town is 1,257 meters above sea level on Mount Skrzyczne. This is a place on the map of Poland where you can fall in love completely. The town is surrounded by picturesque mountains — the Beskids, specifically the Silesian Beskids in the Outer Western Carpathians. The highest and most popular nearby peak is the previously mentioned Skrzyczne (1,257 meters above sea level), which is accessible by a cable car. Other notable peaks in the area include Klimczok (1,117 meters above sea level), Malinowska Skała (1,152 meters above sea level), and Magura (1,109 meters above sea level). In addition to its beautif

Poland Walking Tour in 4k - ZYWIEC

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  This walking tour was recorded in Żywiec on a beautiful spring day in May 2024. The town is located in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, in the deep intermontane depression – the Żywiec Basin, on the confluence of the Sola and Koszarawa rivers near the city center, and on Lake Żywieckie, at an altitude of about 345–350 meters above sea level. In 2022, the city had 29,878 inhabitants. The name " Żywiec " is known to every inhabitant of Poland; the town has been famous for centuries for its beer production, but it has much more to offer! Żywiec is often called the capital of the Beskids; it is an important tourist and recreational center as well as the center of one of the most beautiful and ethnographically interesting regions in Poland – the Żywiec Lands. Settlement in these areas dates back to prehistoric times. Traces of settlement from 2500 years ago have been found here. Meanwhile, locational documents indicate the founding of the city at the turn of the 13