This post contains very special data about my visiting Christmas Markets in Krakow, Poland.

KRAKOW CHRISTMAS MARKET 2023: POLAND’S #1 WINTER MARKET
Krakow Christmas Market is the most popular and best Christmas market in Poland. It’s located on Rynek Glowny, the 13th-century square in the centre of the old town. You can’t miss the stalls as they sit between the famous Cloth Hall and the imposing St Mary’s Basilica.

The Christmas market in Krakow is lined with timber huts where they prepare delicious grilled and smoked specialties and slow-cooked hearty soups and goulash. You can also find handcrafted toys and Christmas decorations to take home or give as gifts.

One of the most popular happenings in Krakow is the annual Christmas market at the main square (Rynek Glowny). This event normally opens in the end of November and remains open until December 26th. If you come to Krakow during this period, it is impossible to miss out on the Christmas market at the main square. But, it is also a fact that many people travel to Krakow in this period because of the Christmas market.

The famous Christmas market at the main square in Krakow is a fantastic event. Here you can eat and drink all sorts of local food and drinks. Besides this, you can enjoy programs from a stage at the square. You can watch folklore performances and listen to local Polish music from the area.

Would you like to buy someone a nice souvenir from Krakow? Or maybe you would like to buy some Christmas presents? You can, of course, do that at the Christmas market in Krakow. Do not forget that the square is fantastic, so you can easily enjoy the Christmas market, visit the restaurants at the square, walk through the Sukiennice (clothes hall), and then eat some Polish sausage and taste local vodka.

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Time: December 2023

Location: Krakow, Poland

This post contains very special moments during my winter walk at Areál Sninské Rybníky, natural swimming pool area with natural forest.

Sninské rybníky is a recreational area in the Horný Zemplín region, on the outskirts of the town of Snina, approximately 3 km from its center in the valley of the Bystrá stream.

The recreation area of Sninské rybníky is surrounded by the Vihorlatské vrchy with cycle routes and hiking trails. It is the starting point of the hiking trail, marked with a blue tourist sign to the popular Sninský kamen (1,006.0 m above sea level), from where it is possible to continue to the largest gardened volcanic lake in Slovakia – Morské oku. These natural creations are part of the territory of the Vihorlatsky Forest, Vihorlat, which in 2007 was included in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list in the category of Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany. The reason was the well-preserved beech forests with over 240-year-old specimens.

In the recreational area there is a natural swimming pool which was rebuilt in 2010 from the original three natural swimming pools. It is the second bio swimming pool in Slovakia, using the technology of self-purification of water with the help of plants and algae. It was awarded the BEST tourism product of the Prešov Region in 2014. Its area consists of a swimming pool with three depth zones – an area for small children (depth 0.05 m – 0.4 m), a section for non-swimmers (depth 1.1 m – 1 .5 m) and the swimming part (depth 2.0 m – 3.5 m), which is separated from the non-swimming part by a pier, from the grassy areas for relaxation and from the pool itself, which serves for water filtration and purification. The filling of the biotope is watered from the natural source of the Bystrá watercourse. Sports fields and children’s playgrounds serve visitors for recreation.

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Time: December 2023

Location: Area of Sninské rybníky, Snina City

This post contains very special data in terms of my visiting Christmas Markets in Budapest, Hungary.

Budapest has smaller and bigger Christmas Markets, which usually open around mid November and close at the end of December (December 31) each year. The two city central markets have been attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors, and are the most spectacular.

Christmas Markets in Budapest 2023: Holiday Fairs At Various Venues You Don’t Want To Miss Come and explore our favourite Christmas Markets in Budapest: from the most popular ones to smaller, more idyllic festive fairs!

The Hungarian capital was voted the most affordable Christmas Market destination in Europe more than a decade ago by the British Daily Mail. This “award” may not be still valid in 2023 but you should still visit at least the two biggest Xmas fairs for their unique and charming atmosphere and quality, handcrafted products. Besides the two must-see holiday markets, we included a good handful of other Advent bazaars and events at various points of Budapest.

You will also learn about local Christmas traditions and experience the holiday atmosphere along Andrássy Avenue and other at other popular Budapest attractions. The tour ends at the Christmas Fair at Vörösmarty Square where you can warm up with a glass of spicy hot wine (included in the price). You’ll also get a sweet treat: chimney cake (aka funnel cake), all included in the price.

Apart from the best-known festive fair on Vörösmarty Square, the city has some other fabulous markets with: Unique craft products, Tasty local food and drinks as well as Great programs Admission is free to all events. You will find beautiful quality handcrafts, and special Hungarian Delicacies (e.g Chimney Cake) at the Budapest Basilica Christmas Fair.

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Time: December 2023

Location: Budapešť, Hungary

This post contains very special moments during my visiting Chrismas Markets in Snina City.

In the town of Snina, the traditional Santa Claus markets took place on Friday and Saturday, where the residents of Snina and visitors could enjoy the true Christmas atmosphere.

The markets included, for example, a hemp farm and a craft alley, where craftsmen demonstrated their skills and finished wooden or wicker decorations. There will be stalls with clothes, home textiles, shoes, leather goods, toys and jewelry.

A wide range of Christmas trinkets and handicrafts was prepared for the visitors, they can taste various traditional Christmas delicacies of various kinds and meet friends and acquaintances.

They will be accompanied by the lighting of a tree in the square.

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Time: November 2023

Location: Snina City, Prešov District

This post contains very special nature moments through visiting slowak national park called Poloniny. I visited following villages protected by UNESCO, as follows: Runina, Ulic, Uličské Krivé, Zboj and Nová Sedlica. I have also tested national local food called Pierogy (Tatarčené pirohy) made by hand of people from Uličské Krivé.

Poloniny National Park is a national park in Slovakia on the border with Poland and Ukraine in the Poloniny Bukovské Hills. Bieszczadzki Park Narodowy in Poland and Uzhan National Park in Ukraine are adjacent to this area. The Poloniny National Park was declared on October 1, 1997 on an area of ​​298.05 km² with a protection zone of 109.73 km².

The name Poloniny comes from the unique mountain ridge meadows located above the forest level, in these parts called poloniny.

In 1993, Poloniny National Park was included in the network of international biosphere reserves by UNESCO. In June 2007, the Stužica, Havešová and Rožok primeval forests in the Bukovské vrchy, along with the Vihorlatský primeval forest in the Vihorlatské vrchy in the PLA Vihorlat and primeval forests in Ukraine were added to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List.

Poloniny, 80 percent of the park is made up of forests where beech stands prevail. Among them are primeval forests, the largest concentration of which is precisely in the Poloniny National Park. A significant percentage of the park area is occupied by meadows on the main ridge of the Bukov Hills, called poloniny. Many species of organisms living in the park are endemic. There are more than 800 species of moss and 100 species of lichens in Poloniny. The vegetation is characterized by the presence of Eastern Carpathian species. On the meadows, the sulfur yellow elder, the Dacian violet, the Herbich’s chervil, the pink hornwort grow, in the forests the Carpathian fireweed, the purple hellebore, the smooth pea and many other plants. There are 5,981 known species of invertebrates and 294 species of vertebrates in the national park. All kinds of salamanders live here from amphibians, and from reptiles, even the largest snake, the tree snake. In 2004, a small herd of maned bison was brought here. In 2016, the bison herd numbered about 25 individuals, while individuals and herds from Poland also migrated to the territory of Slovakia.

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Time: October 2023

Location: Forest, Villages of Poloniny (Runina, Ulič, Uličské Krivé, Zboj, Nová Sedlica)