Bukowina
Tatrzańska
Bukowina
Tatrzańska is a commune that forms eight other villeges. These
are: Białka Tatrzańska, Czarna Góra, Jurgów, Rzepiska, Groń,
Leśnica, Brzeg and Bukowina Tatrzańska. It is located in southern
part of Poland in Tatra mountains. It has a lot of Eco-touristic
attractions especially for people who like winter sports for example
skiing. It’s a perfect place for those who enjoy hiking or
climbing.
Thermal
waters
Extreme
sports
Activities
Bukowina Tatrzańska offers tourists a lot of sport attractions. If
you like extreme sports you can try rafting on the Białka River
which is the only Alpine River in Poland. This breath taking
experience will be unforgettable. However, if you are a fan of more
traditional sports, Bukowina Tatrzańska provides you with the most
beautiful hiking tracks and biking paths with the view on Tatra and
Pieniny mountains.
Equine-assisted
therapy
Tourists
interested in Equine-assisted therapy and those who love animals will
be pleased with a huge choice of stud farms offering horse riding.
It allows to have commerce with
nature. This place offers peace and silence for those who want to rest
and for a moment forget about reality. This attraction gives a lot of pleasure, esepecially when
people admire the view of Tatra and Gorców mountains. The view
from height provides tourists nicer look at beautiful nature than when
we are walking. Horse riding in Bukowina Tatrzańska offers course
for begginers, but there are also the riding rallies which allows to
visit The Podhale and to have contact with nature. Horses are
specially prepared to have contact with children, what provides
attraction for whole family. Additionally it is located with the
close border with Tatra National Park, where is very peaceful. This centre of horse riding
also offers courses for people who are interested in this kind of
sport no matter how old they are.
Famous
folkloristic parties
In
Bukowina Tatrzańska tourists also can take part in some folkloristic
parties
such
as: Sabałowe
Bajania,
Góralski
Karnawał and Muzyczna Zohylina.
Of
course it depends when tourists come to Bukowina Tatrzańska.
Sabałowe
Bajania
Sabałowe
Bajania is celebrated in August. First time it was celebrated in 1967
and had only two competions: competition of instrumentalists and
competition of long-winded story tellers. But with the years
„Sabałowe Bajania” was changed. Nowadays in the programme of
this party are: The competition of
long-winded story-tellers,
The competition of instrumentalists and The competition of singers.
In this festival also tourists can watch theatrical performances
or regional bands. This is one of the greatest folk parties in this
part of Poland, where also people can see kermess, art of folk,
photography exhibition and shooting competition. But the most
interesting and popular attraction is Sabałowa Night. It takes place out-of-door in Termy Bukowiańskie. The most interesting information
is that during this party men are called „Zbójniki” and women
are called „Wierchowe Orlice” but only if they did something to
continue tradition.
Góralski
Karnawał is presented in February. This kind of party shows
competitions of carolers from whole country and dance
competition of robber.
Muzyczna
Zohylina is Open Meetings of Artistic. It is a festival organised in
August by Foundation of Harcerstwo Polskie „Schronisko głodówka”.
It exists since 2007 and two years later competition of Different
Song was created.
Monuments
In
the commune of Bukowina Tatrzańska are some monuments. There are
three churches. One of them is Jesus’
Holy Heart Church in Bukowina Tatrzańska.
The Church was built by one man whose name was Jędrzej Kramarz.
Each figure or decoration in this Church was made by him. He was
self-educated.
Another
Church in Białka Tatrzańska. It is a wooden Church in Białka Tatrzańska and was built by Jędrzej Topor and
Jan Chlipalski. Interior of the Church is boroque and
baroque-classicist.
Next Church is called Saint Sebastian
Church in Jurgów. It
was built in XVIIth century. In the Church tourists can see famous,
wooden sculpture from XVIIth century, which shows devil, who was defeated by
Saint Michael the Archangel.
The
Soltys farmhouse in Jurgow
Other
type of monument is The Soltys farmhouse in Jurgów. This farmhouse
was built in 1861. The Soltys farmhouse is an example of a poor
farmhouse of Spisz region. In this farmhouse tourists can see how
people were dressed. Nowadays, people get dressed traditional
costumes during christmas.
The
Korkosz farmhouse in Czarna Gora
It
shows construction and folk culture od Spisz. Alojzy Chyżny started
to build it and after his death his daughter Elizabeth with her
husband Sebastian Korkosz continued expansion of this farmhouse. Now
tourists can visit farmhouse of Spisz.
The
commune of Bukowina Tatrzańska has a lot of Eco-touristic
attractions to offer. It is a place, where everyone can find something what they like. People who like sport's attraction as well as people who prefer spending free time more calmly will not be bored. It does not matter when tourists
come, because in each time of year each person finds something
for itself.