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Lesser Poland is in the south of Poland. It is the largest historical region in the country.
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Language
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As in the whole country, Polish is spoken in the region. In the southern parts of the region there is a specific bustle that is incomprehensible to many Poles and foreign tourists.
Arrive
There is a good and frequent connection to the Netherlands from the airport of Katowice. WizzAir flies from Eindhoven to Katowice Airport daily with cheap ticket prices. Lufthansa flies to Katowice three times a day via Frankfurt. Into the airport Katowice is located 80 km west of Krakow and has a frequent bus shuttle service with the city. Tickets cost 10€ one way and buses are synchronized with the airport on arrival and departure. The companies are Matuszek and Pyrzowice Express. Both have comfortable buses and the journey takes an hour and a half.
Travel around
To look at
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- Wieliczka - world famous salt mine, one of the oldest mines in the world.
- Morskie Oko, the largest lake in the Tatra Mountains
- Tatra Mountains
- Ojcow . National Park
- Pieniński . National Park
- Concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oświęcim
- Pieskowa Castle Skała
- Niedzica Castle
- Castle Czorsztyn
- Chęciny . Castle
- Babia Gora
- Kotelnica Białczanska Ski Area
- Czorsztyn Lake
- Jaworzyna Krynicka
- Old town in Kielce
- Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd . Village
- Swietokrzyski . National Park
- Recreation center in Bolmin
- JuraPark Bałtów
- Fairy Tale Museum in Pacanow
- Ski resort Szwajcaria Bałtowska
- Satellite center in the village of Psary
- Historic Old Town in sandomierz
- Historic Old Town in Kazimierz Dolny
To do
In Małopolska, it is worth taking the raft down the Dunajec River or seeing an old wooden church. Just like in Silesia and here you can do mountain tourism.
Food
- Oscypek - hard-smoked sheep's cheese is the most common mountain food.
- Bryandza - soft rennet cheese made from sheep's milk.
- Pierogi ruskie - boiled dough made of flour, water and salt with filling (usually cottage cheese and potatoes).
- Barszcz ukrainskic - spiced soup, including beetroot, fresh cabbage and potatoes cut into sticks.
- Obwarzanek krakowski - dry bread in the form of a circle sprinkled with sesame, salt or poppy seeds.
- Kwaśnica - soup prepared from sauerkraut and meat, usually eaten with potatoes or bread.
- Czosnianka - is a Highlander's soup cooked with potatoes, garlic, onions and mint.
- Moscow - fried pancakes, regional dishes from the Tatra Mountains.
- Lesser Poland beer - traditional beer produced at the brewery in Leżajsk, Okocim and Żywiec. In addition to the aforementioned, you will find several private breweries in the region, for example in Krakow (Twigg) and Rabka-Zdrój (Podgórz).