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Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | |
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Residents | 3.801 (2019) | |
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Scale is a city in the voivodeship Lesser Poland. She lies on the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura on the edge of Ojców National Park about half an hour's drive north of Krakow. The place is known for the Renaissance castle in the national park Pieskowa Skała.
getting there
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The place is a few kilometers north of Krakow.
mobility
You can get around the place on foot.
Tourist Attractions
Skała is on the edge of the Ojców National Park. The national park established in 1982 includes part of the Krakow-Częstochowa plateau with its limestone cliffs and castle ruins. The area was settled 180,000 years ago.
activities
Hiking, cycling and horse riding are popular.
shop
There are small souvenirs to buy. Otherwise it is better to shop in the surrounding cities. Krakow is well worth a visit for shopping.
kitchen
The local restaurants offer excellent fresh trout from the local mountain river Prądnik.
nightlife
Krakow is well worth a visit here.
accommodation
Small hotels and private pensions.
trips
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.skala.pl (pl) - Skała official website