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This is a full directory of all 324 articles about Zakopane, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.
Feb.1.2012 | |
The news should lighten your heart while leaving a little extra ballast in your wallet - Zakopane authorities have the changed the way that they charge tourist ... | |
Jan.16.2012 | |
Oscypek, the cheese made from sheep's milk, is one of the hallmarks of this region of Poland and a proudly and fiercely protected delicacy. But if you're drivi... | |
Dec.29.2011 | |
Safety on the slopes around Zakopane is at the centre of attention this month, following the introduction of a new law about protective gear. From January 1, a... | |
Dec.11.2011 | |
The wait is over - the 2011/2012 ski season has officially opened in Małopolska. The weekend of December 10 and 11 saw special preparations on the slopes ... | |
Nov.26.2011 | |
It’s been a long time since the men serving in the TOPR – the Tatra Mountain Rescue Service – have had to worry about putting the toilet seat down. For 30 year... | |
Nov.21.2011 | |
There could be no better place to make money than right here in Zakopane, according to records which show that the town is in the centre of a millionaire hotspo... | |
Nov.06.2011 | |
When the attention of the sporting world is turned on Poland and Ukraine for the Euro 2012 football championships, it’s going to get very busy at tourist spots ... | |
Oct.30.2011 | |
Take a peek at the mountain weather before you set out to explore the lakes of the Tatra mountains – thanks to a new webcam that has been installed for tourists... | |
Sept.12.2011 | |
A Chinese city at the centre of a massive economic boom is seeking to forge stronger links with Zakopane. The plan would twin the Tatra mountain city with Sany... | |
Sept.12.2011 | |
Tourists in Zakopane could soon have a new way of getting around - as business leaders in the mountain capital are pushing for the city to launch its own bus se... | |
Aug.29.2011 | |
Dog owners visiting the Tatra national park have long faced a heart-rending choice - leave the pooch at home, or risk a fine of up to 300zl if they are caught w... | |
Aug.17.2011 | |
Music lovers have a chance to snap up discount tickets for one of the hottest international festivals this autumn, but only until the end of August. The sixth ... | |
Jul.30.2011 | |
The competition was undeniably tough, but finally 19-year-old Klaudyna Krzysiowska was awarded the title of Miss Polonia Malopolska 2011. Klaudyna, from Nowy S... | |
Jun.30.2011 | |
It's official - a panel of judges faces the most difficult job in the world when it meets in Zakopane this month. For the organisers of the Miss Poland 2011 Mal... | |
Jun.14.2011 | |
Celebrated each summer in and around Zakopane, the Tatra Wici is a series of events displaying and promoting the best of life and culture of the mountains. Thi... | |
Apr.19.2011 | |
What should be a sleepy mountain town at the foot of the Giewont Mountain has in fact a long and glorious reputation as a home to creativity and individual styl... | |
March.06.2011 | |
Polish ski-jump hero Adam Małysz will be honoured in Zakopane, with a day of exhibition and competition events to mark his retirement. The Tatra Ski Assoc... | |
Feb.16.2011 | |
If Zakopane is the home of Polish winter sports, there’s going to be at least one new hero in town – and a record-breaking high-flyer at that. In fact, Adam Ma... | |
May.26.2011 | |
Look out for the Tatra brand when shopping in Zakopane, to be sure you are getting the very best of local produce. The brand is a quality assurance certificate... | |
Jan.9.2011 | |
If you’re feeling unusually blue or grumpy, check which way the wind is blowing. For it may be that you have fallen foul of Zakopane’s mysterious Foehn. The F... | |
Nov.30.2010 | |
A Portuguese historian who has spent twenty years researching the legendary navigator Christopher Columbus believes he has discovered the mystery of the explore... | |
Nov.29.2010 | |
The last days of November saw heavy snows descend across Poland, as the country was suddenly plunged into deep Winter. Temperatures dropped to well into the... | |
Nov.20.2010 | |
For those keen to explore the region, a good bit of news is that the "Szlak GORAL*SKI" - a new route linking Poland and Slovakia - has opened to great fanfare. ... | |
Nov.19.2010 | |
If you want to stay as fit as a fiddle, and likewise enjoy some magnificent countryside, then why not join in the weekly foray that is Running Thursdays. Al... | |
Oct.31.2010 | |
Travellers in Poland over the next week should make sure to visit at least one cemetery during their stay. Grim as the idea might sound, graveyards are amongst ... | |
Nov.29.2010 | |
Private Wojtek (pr. Voytek), a Syrian bear who served alongside Polish troops in the Second World War, is due to be commemorated in Edinburgh - the city where h... | |
Nov.27.2010 | |
For years Zakopane has struggled to be taken seriously as a host for the Winter Olympics. But as the old saying goes, if at first you don't succeed try, try, tr... | |
Oct.17.2010 | |
Poland's first ever satellite will be named after celebrated science fiction author Stanislaw Lem. Close to 47,000 votes were cast in the public poll, with ... | |
Sept.28.2010 | |
2022 may sound like a long way away, but tongues have already started wagging about the possibility of a joint bid for the Winter Olympics by Poland and Slovaki... | |
Sept.23.2010 | |
Residents of the town of Dabrowa Gornicza in southern Poland are petitioning authorities to rename a square after legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix. After the f... | |
Sept.21.2010 | |
A two-metre-long anaconda took a Polish granny by surprise in Wroclaw this week when it turned up in her lavatory. However, not to be flustered (the lady ne... | |
Sept.12.2010 | |
Their resounding appeal to foreigners of the opposite sex has virtually become a cliché. Even in the 18th century, legendary casanova the Prince de Ligne (who w... | |
Aug.16.2010 | |
Starting on Friday, the 20th of August, the mountain town of Zakopane will again be the gathering point for folk ensembles of mountain people from all over the ... | |
July.28.2010 | |
The Tatra Mountains may be well-established as a tourist destination, but few foreigners know that southern Poland also boasts a bona fide desert. The Bledko... | |
July.24.2010 | |
Filming has begun on one of the most lavish Polish films of all time. The Battle of Warsaw 1920 is being shot by veteran director Jerzy Hoffman at a budget o... | |
July.16.2010 | |
Polish film director Roman Polanski was freed from his state of house arrest on Monday 12th July. The decision by the Swiss Justice Ministry angered U.S. author... | |
July.8.2010 | |
His official swearing-in is not till early August, but Poland has elected a new President. Liberal candidate Bronislaw Komorowski beat off right wing rival Jaro... | |
June.30.2010 | |
Following an inconclusive vote on June 20th, Poland is preparing for the final round of her presidential elections. Two candidates are left in the running, midd... | |
June.28.2010 | |
Polish directors pretty much stole the show at this year's Moscow Film Festival. And interestingly enough, both of the winning Polish entries were films that fo... | |
June.11.2010 | |
Poland has been enjoying a spell of warm weather, with temperatures reaching 30 degrees in the south. Travellers concerned about May's floods have no cause f... | |
June.9.2010 | |
Zakopane has failed to win the rights to host the Nordic World Skiing Championships of 2015. It is the third consecutive time that the town has lost out in the ... | |
June.31.2010 | |
Later this year, a blockbusting survival epic will hit cinemas, courtesy of Peter Weir (Master and Commander and The Truman Show). The Long Walk, starring Colin... | |
June.21.2010 | |
With flood damage continuing to affect Poland, fingers are being pointed at those considered culpable - ministers, local authorities and developers to name but ... | |
May.21.2010 | |
Whilst the flood risk seemed to have rescinded by the weekend of 21st May, major damage occurred across southern Poland, and 8 lives have been lost to date. ... | |
May.7.2010 | |
A bear was shot in the Tatra Park on Friday 7th, following two incidents over the last fortnight. The first incident came when a lumberjack was mauled on the... | |
April.30.2010 | |
On 27th April, climber Piotr Pustelnik reached the peak of Mount Annapurna, rounding off a high-altitude odyssey that has seen him scale all the fourteen key pe... | |
April.28.2010 | |
Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland's star of the Vancouver Winter games, has written an open letter to Piotr Nurowski, former President of the Polish Olympic committee. ... | |
April.20.2010 | |
A delegation of highlanders travelled to Cracow on Sunday for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria. Although black volcanic clouds wrea... | |
April.16.2010 | |
Iceland's volcanic eruption has caused chaos at airports across Europe, but the state funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and his wife will go ahead regardless ... | |
March.29.2010 | |
A crafty soul who seems to have swiped some 7000 chicken eggs has been arrested in south west Poland. Since December last year, a 31-year-old man had appare... | |
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