Photo credits
The photos of the apartments, the residence, the sauna room and the ski & bike room are ChikApart’s own. The activity photos below are licensed; each shows the author and the licence.
Every photo on this site is shown in our own gentle colour grade. The licensed photos are changed only in colour and sharpness, and their credit says so: “colour-graded by ChikApart”. The photographs of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial are the exception: shown in black and white, without the grade, only on the days-out page, and listed here without a picture.
The route plans are schematic. Their full maps open on waymarkedtrails.org, built on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Ski · Snowboard · Snowmobile

A snow groomer at the edge of a snowy forest
Photo: George Kroeker · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier in fresh powder among spruces
Photo: Glade Optics · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Ski · Snowboard · Snowmobile: the ski guide

White figure skates on the ice
Photo: Karl Hörnfeldt · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Children learning to skate, one with a skating frame
Photo: Yomex Owo · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A white figure skate on scratched ice
Photo: Karl Hörnfeldt · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Ski tracks across a snowy valley
Photo: Máté Homolya · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The sun shines brightly over a snowy landscape
Photo: Ingeborg Korme · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier with poles on a sunny slope
Photo: Ethan Walsweer · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a white snowmobile
Photo: Spencer Davis · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two people riding on a snowmobile in the snow
Photo: Jon Sailer · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A couple of people that are walking in the snow
Photo: Chaewool Kim · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A snowmobile head-on across open snow
Photo: Linnea Friberg · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A snowmobile throwing up powder by the trees
Photo: Spencer Davis · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A person on a snowboard going down a snowy hill
Photo: Sebastian Marx · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Two people riding snowmobiles in the snow
Photo: Ethan Walsweer · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A person riding a snowmobile in the snow
Photo: Live Kaiah · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A snowmobile is parked in the snow near a mountain
Photo: Anatol Rurac · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snowmobiles pausing on a wide snowy plateau
Photo: Thomas Borb · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snowmobiles drive in a line across a vast snowy landscape
Photo: Roozbeh Eslami · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snowmobile parked in a snowy landscape at dusk
Photo: Fridi Antrack · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A young skier on a sunny slope among spruces
Photo: Glade Optics · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier in yellow carving a turn
Photo: Glade Optics · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Three skiers coming down a wide open slope
Photo: Banff Sunshine Village · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier in deep powder, backlit
Photo: Luka Senica · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier on a steep powder slope
Photo: Glade Optics · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier carving on a groomed piste
Photo: Maarten Duineveld · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A person on a snowboard going down a snowy hill
Photo: Sebastian Marx · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier in red on a steep slope
Photo: Banff Sunshine Village · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A chairlift over frosted spruces, the plain below
Photo: Big Bear Cabins · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A chairlift over the snow at sunset
Photo: Pietro De Grandi · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The lifts and slopes of Biały Krzyż in Szczyrk from the air, in hoarfrost
Photo: Max Cyprys · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rime-frosted lookout on Skrzyczne
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

On the chairlift up Skrzyczne in winter
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snowboarders on Skrzyczne above Szczyrk, the spruces heavy with snow
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snow-laden spruces under a dramatic sky
Photo: Maciej Hajnrich · Unsplash License (free, commercial OK) · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Sunset over a snowy mountain village
Photo: Michael Niessl · Unsplash License (free, commercial OK) · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A snowy landscape with trees in the foreground
Photo: Oleg Demakov · Unsplash License (free, commercial OK) · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The hut on Skrzyczne in winter, the Tatras beyond
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

People ride a ski lift through snowy pine trees
Photo: Raphael Nicolas · Unsplash License (free, commercial OK) · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A ski lift going up a snowy mountain
Photo: Ethan Walsweer · Unsplash License (free, commercial OK) · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The ski runs of Hala Skrzyczeńska from the air, Skrzyczne above
Photo: Max Cyprys · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snow-laden spruces on Skrzyczne
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A chairlift climbing through the falling snow
Photo: Erik Odiin · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A cross-country skier in red under the winter sun
Photo: William Jones · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two skiers in a deep, snowy spruce forest
Photo: Victoire Joncheray · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A forest track lit from behind by the sun
Photo: Alexander Sinn · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A groomed track between rime-white spruces
Photo: Amanda Wold Kortnes · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A ski tourer on a snowy ridge
Photo: Luke Helgeson · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A ski tourer climbing with the skis on his back
Photo: Johannes Andersson · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Rime-white spruces under a deep blue sky, a skier far below
Photo: Michael Hoyt · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two skiers against the low sun on a groomed track
Photo: Harri P · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier on the track between the spruces
Photo: Stéphane Fellay · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A forest ski track into the low sun
Photo: simon · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier in a tunnel of snowy spruces
Photo: simon · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Frosted spruces and a skier on the slope
Photo: Alain Bonnardeaux · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A sunny ski track between birches
Photo: charliewarl · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two skiers on a forest track between snowy spruces
Photo: Greg Rosenke · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Cross-country skiing below the mountains
Photo: Máté Homolya · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Hiking & the Art of Photography

Long shadows across a snowy forest path
Photo: Hansjörg Rath · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Hiking & the Art of Photography: the hiking guide






Wind-rippled snow on a valley floor, low sun
Photo: Máté Homolya · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Landscape photo of forest
Photo: Umberto · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A beech in autumn leaf in a foggy forest
Photo: Seven Colors · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A brown bear on fallen leaves (bears are only rare visitors to the Beskid Śląski)
Photo: Vladut Tomsa · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A frosted forest, cloud rising from the valley
Photo: İhsan Işık · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground
Photo: Peter Robbins · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Long shadows across a snowy forest track
Photo: Hansjörg Rath · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

An autumn valley below rocky peaks
Photo: Joel & Jasmin Førestbird · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground
Photo: Lidia Stawinska · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A dirt path in the middle of a forest
Photo: Oliver Schmid · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A couple of people that are walking in the snow
Photo: Chaewool Kim · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red squirrel eating a nut
Photo: Caleb Martin · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


A meadow and autumn woods below rolling hills
Photo: Aleksandra Kmiecik · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snowy peaks under a broken sky
Photo: Hans Ott · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground
Photo: Charles Marleau · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A scenic view of a mountain range with clouds in the sky
Photo: Clark Wilson · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A landscape with trees and mountains in the background
Photo: Tara Meinczinger · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A forest of trees on a mountain
Photo: Olga Iacovlenco · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Green pasture and shrubs, hills fading into the distance
Photo: Piotr Musioł · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Green rolling hills with scattered houses and trees
Photo: Egor Komarov · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snow-dusted spruces against a pale sky
Photo: David Jusko · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Mossy tree trunk in an autumn forest with fallen leaves
Photo: miguel garcia jimenez · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The stone hut on Magura on an old postcard: “Schronisko na Magorze”, property of the Beskidenverein of Bielsko
Photo: Unknown author, published by „Bazar Papierniczy” L. Sterling i H. Fleissig, Bielsko. · Public domain · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Low sun through a dark spruce wood
Photo: Daniel Peters · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A hillside of autumn beeches and larches
Photo: Ciocan Ciprian · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The view from Barania Góra in winter, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


A scenic view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground
Photo: Margarita Marushevska · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A view of a mountain range with trees in the foreground
Photo: Maciek Sulkowski · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Last light on snowy rocks
Photo: David Bole · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The sun is shining through the trees in the mountains
Photo: Alexandra · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A sea of young spruces, hills on the horizon
Photo: Sicheng Liu · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Larches in autumn below jagged peaks
Photo: Luca Bravo · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Autumn treetops in the morning mist
Photo: Brendan Beale · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A tree in the middle of a mountain valley
Photo: Piotr Musioł · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A view of a mountain range in the fall
Photo: iuliu illes · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

View of snow capped mountain
Photo: Robert Richarz · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A field with a mountain in the background
Photo: Kitzbühel · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Wind-shaped snow on Magurka Radziechowska, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A green forest path in the fog
Photo: Dave Hoefler · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Majestic mountain range with green slopes and rocky peaks
Photo: Oskar Kadaksoo · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The view from Stożek Wielki, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The sun shines through the trees in the snow
Photo: Juho Luomala · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A snow-covered summit under a deep blue sky
Photo: Luke Helgeson · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A scenic view of a valley with mountains in the background
Photo: Tomasz Filipek · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snow-laden spruces on the path to Lysá hora, Czech Beskids
Photo: Tadeáš Bednarz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Spruce slopes under low cloud
Photo: Marita Kavelashvili · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Low cloud over a snowy forested plateau
Photo: Lukáš Vaňátko · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Golden larch forest below mountain peaks
Photo: Federica Galli · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Spruces fading into the fog
Photo: Andrew A · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A foggy forest with lots of trees and leaves
Photo: Adrian Eperjessy · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Sun rays through misty autumn woods
Photo: Brendan Beale · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Autumn larches by a green mountain lake
Photo: Daniel J. Schwarz · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


A rime-frosted lookout on Skrzyczne
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

On the chairlift up Skrzyczne in winter
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The chairlift to Skrzyczne in summer
Photo: Andrzej Otrębski · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snow-laden spruces on the slope of Skrzyczne
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Skrzyczne from the air above Malinów
Photo: Andrzej Kępys · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The hut on Skrzyczne in winter, the Tatras beyond
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Fog rising through a forest of bare trunks on Skrzyczne, the TV mast standing above the cloud
Photo: Krzysztof Kowalik · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Hala Skrzyczeńska from the air in winter, Skrzyczne and its mast above
Photo: Max Cyprys · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Snow-laden spruces on Skrzyczne
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two walkers in a snowy clearing among the spruces
Photo: Serhii Danevych · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Low winter sun between bare trees, and a photographer at work
Photo: Serhii Danevych · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The last light over a snowy ridge and a spruce forest
Photo: Serhii Danevych · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A snowy forest, a bench by the path
Photo: Hanna Lazar · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A track along the edge of an autumn wood
Photo: Wolfgang Hasselmann · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Autumn path through misty forest
Photo: Sebastian Unrau · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A walker on a snowy path towards a hut among the spruces
Photo: Radek Skrzypczak · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A ski-touring track on Magurka Wiślańska, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Sunbeams over a forest path in summer
Photo: Michael Held · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Tracks in the snow on Magurka Wiślańska, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


A path into the misty spruces
Photo: Adrian Infernus · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Walkers on the snowy path to Lysá hora, Czech Beskids
Photo: Tadeáš Bednarz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A forest path through autumn beeches
Photo: Ricardo Gomez Angel · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A forest path on the slope of Barania Góra in winter, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Morning sun through the pines over the path
Photo: Maxim Hopman · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A gravel track past wooden fences and a barn
Photo: Oleksii Tsaryuk · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A pine marten by the water
Photo: Oskar Jabłoński · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A pale grey wolf walking through a birch forest
Photo: Hans Veth · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red deer stag against the evening sky
Photo: Diana Parkhouse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A roe deer in tall green grass
Photo: Lukáš Kadava · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A badger in the forest
Photo: Vincent van Zalinge · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A brown bear walking among the trees (bears are only rare visitors to the Beskid Śląski)
Photo: Zdeněk Macháček · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A capercaillie cock on a mossy stump in the snow
Photo: Mathijs de Koning · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A roe deer buck resting in autumn bracken
Photo: Hans Veth · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red deer stag in the snow
Photo: Diana Parkhouse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Wild boar in a snowy spruce forest
Photo: Rolf Schmidbauer · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red deer stag roaring on a cold morning
Photo: Diana Parkhouse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red deer stag crossing a river
Photo: Diana Parkhouse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A fire salamander on the forest floor
Photo: Lukas Seitz · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red squirrel on a tree trunk
Photo: Pearse O'Halloran · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A spotted deer fawn at the edge of a meadow
Photo: Divide By Zero · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red fox in the grass, High Tatras
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red fox on a rocky path, High Tatras
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Biking

A rider jumping on a bike-park line below the forest
Photo: Berend Verheijen · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a stony trail across a green hillside
Photo: Christian Erfurt · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a mossy forest singletrack
Photo: Clement Delhaye · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a forest singletrack in low sun
Photo: Tim Foster · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Biking: the biking guide

A rider dropping over roots in a spruce forest at sunset
Photo: Tobias Reiner · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a forest path, in black and white
Photo: Rob Martin · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a dusty trail through a birch wood
Photo: Chris Henry · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider over dirt jumps among tall trees
Photo: Adam Sayer · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider in the air above dirt jumps on a hillside
Photo: Carter Moorse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider in the air above the heath
Photo: Carter Moorse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider jumping on a bike-park line below the forest
Photo: Berend Verheijen · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider in the air between dirt jumps in the forest
Photo: Adam Sayer · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider over a dirt hump on a green forest trail
Photo: Tim Foster · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two riders on a jump line on a rocky hillside
Photo: Carter Moorse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider jumping a dirt kicker in a pine forest
Photo: Andhika Soreng · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider in a full-face helmet between mossy trunks
Photo: Tim Foster · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two e-bikes on a ridge at dusk
Photo: Himiway Bikes · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

An e-mountain bike with a helmet on its bars, above a wooded valley
Photo: James Hoey · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two e-mountain bikes on the gravel bank of a mountain river
Photo: Julian Hochgesang · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a grassy hillside in the evening
Photo: Andrei Castanha · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two riders on a singletrack across green mountain meadows
Photo: Sebastian Marx · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A helmet waiting on a bench
Photo: bady abbas · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A helmet hung on the handlebar of a mountain bike, the trail behind
Photo: Jay Miller · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A child riding a forest path, helmet on
Photo: Sven Eisenschmidt · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Riders setting off on a gravel track across mountain meadows
Photo: Domenico Adornato · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Three riders stopping for the view on a mountain trail
Photo: Lachlan Cruickshank · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider resting on a hilltop, the clouds lit from behind
Photo: Nathanaël Desmeules · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a forest singletrack in the low sun
Photo: Tim Foster · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A rider on a misty ridge path
Photo: Kay Liedl · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Lake Żywiec

Tresna on Lake Żywiec, with the hills beyond
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Zarzecze on the shore of Lake Żywiec
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A sailing boat at sunset
Photo: Patrick Schiele · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Lake Żywiec: the lake guide

Lake Międzybrodzkie and its village shore in August
Photo: Maciurella · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Autumn above the water in the Czernichów commune
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Pines above the lake in the Czernichów commune
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Autumn trees above the water at Międzybrodzie
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

An intake tower on the lake in autumn, Czernichów commune
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Mute swans with their cygnets on the shore of Lake Żywiec
Photo: Marsilar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Pedal boats at a wooden jetty under misty hills
Photo: Helion manu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A blue rowing boat at a rocky shore
Photo: Marsilar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

An excursion ship and a red-sailed yacht on a mountain lake
Photo: Silar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Yachts and a motorboat at a jetty under Mount Żar
Photo: Marsilar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Two rowing boats moored on the calm lake, the Beskids behind
Photo: Alina Shlianina · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Sunset over the lake, a jetty in silhouette
Photo: Krystyna W. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A sailing boat below a wooded hill and a lakeside town
Photo: Slawek K · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Paddleboarders by a rocky, wooded shore
Photo: Mark Ashford · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A paddleboarder by a harbour
Photo: Reed Naliboff · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A kayaker in a red kayak by a lone tree
Photo: Michał Bielecki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A kayaker at dusk on a still lake
Photo: Katelyn G · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red kayak leaving a marina
Photo: Vladislav Anchuk · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Small boats on a river between wooded hills
Photo: Félix Besombes · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A small boat on open water under summer clouds
Photo: Michał Bielecki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A sailing boat on choppy water below the mountains
Photo: GlobalNomad · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A scenic view of a valley with a hot air balloon in the sky
Photo: Michał Kamiński · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A double kayak at sunset
Photo: Durmuş Kavcıoğlu · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Kayaks on the shore of Lake Międzybrodzkie
Photo: Marsilar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Kayaking among water lilies on a quiet lake
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Two paddleboarders at sunset
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A canoe pulled up on a lakeside beach
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A red canoe along a forested shore
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Clear green water under the bow
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A canoe on a lake ringed by spruce forest
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Two kayaks resting on a rocky point
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A white sailing yacht on a calm lake
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A small sailing boat below wooded mountains
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A small sailing yacht at dusk
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Two sailing yachts at anchor on a wide lake
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A sailing yacht below a wooded mountain
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A lone sailing boat on hazy water
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A sailing boat at sunset
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A red sail on a still mountain lake
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A windsurfer at sunset
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A lake in its green valley, seen from the hills above
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A lake surrounded by trees
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Sunset over Lake Żywiec
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Dusk over the water in the Beskid Żywiecki
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Late snow on the shore of Lake Żywiec
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Lake Żywiec in March: ice along the stony shore. Look from the bank; never step on it
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Lake Żywiec in winter, dry reeds on the bank
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Szczyrk, the town: the town guide

The Sanctuary of Our Lady Queen of Poland on Górka, and the square before it
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The church of Sts Peter and Paul, the parish church, in winter
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Climbing a wooden tower against a blue sky
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Rope bridges in an autumn forest
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The Skalite ski jumps in winter
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Szczyrk in deep winter: a small hut under a thick cap of snow
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From the Salmopolska pass towards Kotarz
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Autumn hills from the Salmopolska pass
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A rime-frosted lookout on Skrzyczne
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The hut on Skrzyczne in winter, the Tatras beyond
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Snow-laden spruces on Skrzyczne
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Malinów and its forests from the air
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Days out & tours

The Old Town roofs and St Mary's
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Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University
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Tyniec Abbey above the Vistula, on the edge of Kraków
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Zakrzówek, the flooded quarry in Kraków
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The Barbican before sunrise
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St Joseph's Church in Podgórze
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The view from Barania Góra in winter, Beskid Śląski
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A ski-touring track on Magurka Wiślańska, Beskid Śląski
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The view from Stożek Wielki, Beskid Śląski
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A forest path on the slope of Barania Góra in winter
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Hala Gąsienicowa with Kościelec in late summer
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Giewont above Zakopane at dusk
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The Tatras at sunset above Zakopane
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Zakopane in winter
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Snowy roofs of Zakopane below Giewont
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Shepherds' huts on Hala Gąsienicowa, Tatra National Park
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Zakopane below Giewont and the Tatras
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Spring crocuses in a Tatra valley
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Villa Koliba, the Museum of Zakopane Style, in autumn
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Zakopane at dusk
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The wooden chapel at Jaszczurówka in winter
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Ancient sarcophagi in the Czartoryski Museum
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The gallery of ancient art in the Czartoryski Museum, Kraków
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A fan of sabres in the Czartoryski Museum
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An acrobat sculpture on the Father Bernatek footbridge, between Kazimierz and Podgórze
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St Mary's and the Christmas tree on the square
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St Mary's Basilica at dusk
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The towers of St Mary's from the Cloth Hall arcades
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St Mary's framed by an arch of the Cloth Hall
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St Mary's and the Cloth Hall under a bright sky
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St Mary's Basilica above the Main Market Square
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St Mary's through the Cloth Hall arcades
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St Mary's on a winter night, with St Adalbert's Church on the right
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St Mary's in the snow
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Morning light on the Main Market Square
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The Town Hall Tower and the square at sunset, from above
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The Cloth Hall and St Mary's in falling snow
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The Main Market Square from above, with St Mary's and the Cloth Hall
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St Mary's and the Cloth Hall reflected after rain
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The Cloth Hall (Sukiennice) in the morning light
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Lit medieval walls in the Rynek Underground museum, Kraków
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Lit stone walls of the old cellars under the Main Market Square
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A reconstructed log house in the Rynek Underground
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Wawel Cathedral and its chapels
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Wawel's walls above the river
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Wawel at dusk
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Wawel above the Czerwieński Boulevard
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Wawel Cathedral behind the rhododendrons
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The Wielka Krokiew ski jump, Zakopane
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Hyperion at Energylandia
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Interior of the Czartoryski Museum
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The Rynek Underground museum, Kraków
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The Antonia fore-shaft
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Draken, a roller coaster at Energylandia
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The Siklawica waterfall, Tatra National Park
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Floriańska Street, towards St Mary's
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Interior of the Czartoryski Museum
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The factory front on ul. Lipowa
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The Kraków Gate rocks in autumn
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Zadra on a spring day
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The Energylandia entrance
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Adam Mickiewicz's monument before the Cloth Hall
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The Wielka Krokiew ski jump, Zakopane
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The Wielka Krokiew ski jump, Zakopane
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Rides at Energylandia
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Polana Strążyska, Tatra National Park
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The museum entrance
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The factory building from the street
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Frida at Energylandia
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Hercules' Club by the road below the castle
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Wawel from the Vistula boulevards
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The Rynek Underground, Kraków
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Graves on the Pęksowy Brzyzek cemetery
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St Mary's on a winter morning
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The chairlift to the Wielka Krokiew, Zakopane
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Polana Strążyska, Tatra National Park
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St Florian's Gate
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The Prądnik valley from Ciemna Cave
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Hercules' Club and Pieskowa Skała Castle
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Brama Krakowska, the Kraków Gate rocks
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The mouth of Ciemna Cave
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Hercules' Club, the limestone pillar
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Ojców National Park in autumn
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Ojców from the Jonaszówka rock
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The wooded Prądnik valley
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Pieskowa Skała Castle
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Zadra, the wooden roller coaster
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Energylandia in Zator
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Zadra seen from below
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A view over Energylandia
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Zadra's zero-g stall
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The Mayan area of Energylandia
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A snow groomer below the summit
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The summit and the weather observatory in winter
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Kasprowy Wierch from the Beskid ridge in autumn
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The summit of Kasprowy Wierch in winter
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The ridge towards Kasprowy Wierch in autumn
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The summit buildings on a clear winter day
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A Hungarian horse treadmill, once used to lift the salt
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The Maria Teresa I chamber of the Saltworks Museum
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The Chapel of St Kinga, carved in salt
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Morskie Oko in winter
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The shore of Morskie Oko on an autumn day
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A spruce on the shore of Morskie Oko
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Morskie Oko below the peaks in autumn
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Morskie Oko and Czarny Staw from the slopes of Rysy
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The PTTK hut by Morskie Oko
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Oskar Schindler's office, with its wall of enamel pots
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The long front of the factory
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The former Emalia factory on ul. Lipowa, today the museum
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Giewont from Polana Szymoszkowa, on the Gubałówka ridge
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The snowy in-run of Wielka Krokiew on a contest day
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Wielka Krokiew from the air
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Wielka Krokiew from the meadow below
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A highland inn in Zakopane at Christmas
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The carved plaque naming the old cemetery on Pęksowy Brzyzek
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The stone gate of the old cemetery at Pęksowy Brzyzek, Zakopane
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A shaded path in the old cemetery on Pęksowy Brzyzek, Zakopane
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A snow-covered hut on Polana Strążyska
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Huts on Polana Strążyska in the snow below the peaks
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The path to Polana Strążyska below Giewont
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Horse riding: the guide

A grey horse and its herd on a ridge-top meadow, layered hills behind
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A herd of horses on a green mountainside
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Dark horses in a misty snowy field
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A herd grazing on a ridge-top meadow
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Two riders on an autumn woodland path
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Two horses pulling a sleigh in a snowy forest
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Hucul horses, Beskid Niski: at the stud below the hills
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Horses on a rocky, snowy mountainside
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Two horses grazing in an autumn beech forest
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Two riders in a misty field at dawn
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A rider in a sunlit meadow at sunset
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Two riders on a misty mountain ridge
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A white horse nosing through the snow
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A mare and her foal at the edge of a wood
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Two riders on a forest path, the valley beyond
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A herd of horses on the move
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Horses on a green meadow below jagged peaks
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A horse-drawn sleigh on a forest road in the low winter sun
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A bay horse running through fresh snow
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Hucul horses, Beskid Niski: three at the stud fence
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Two riders crossing a grassy hill
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Horses on a high green meadow, forested ridges behind
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A group of horses grazing on a lush green hillside
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A brown horse standing on top of a lush green hillside
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A horse grazing on a hill
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A brown horse in the snow among frosted shrubs
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Utilities & Rental: stations, airports, help

Kraków Airport terminal and its forecourt by day
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Kraków Airport terminal lit up at night
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The hospital pharmacy at the Provincial Hospital, Bielsko-Biała
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The Provincial Hospital in Bielsko-Biała, main building
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Szczyrk: the fire brigade and police building with two fire engines
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A mountain bike in a workshop, more bikes on the wall hooks
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A bakery’s glass counter: croissants, baguettes and loaves
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Skis standing in rows on a timber wall, their bindings catching the light
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Skis, boots and helmets on the racks of a timber ski room
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Utilities & Rental: gym & fitness

A hotel fitness room in Taipei, Taiwan: treadmills and a cross-trainer by the window
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A calm, bright fitness room: treadmills and bikes under a glowing ceiling
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Hiking: paragliding over the Beskidy

A lone wing above a dark forested ridge at dusk
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A pilot lifting the wing on a meadow at sunset
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A paraglider against the blue above Krynica-Zdrój, in the Beskid Sądecki
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A red wing leaving the hill at dusk
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An orange wing among the clouds
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A paraglider over forest and farmland, a lake on the horizon
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A yellow wing over green hills and a wide valley
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Two wings over a green hillside, a lake in the plain below
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A paraglider high above a valley of fields and villages
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Hiking: the landscape park

The view from Barania Góra in winter, Beskid Śląski
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A ski-touring track on Magurka Wiślańska, Beskid Śląski
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Wind-shaped snow on Magurka Radziechowska, Beskid Śląski
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Tracks in the snow on Magurka Wiślańska, Beskid Śląski
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A ski track on Magurka Radziechowska under a deep blue sky, Beskid Śląski
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The view from Stożek Wielki, Beskid Śląski
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A forest path on the slope of Barania Góra in winter, Beskid Śląski
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Ski tracks towards the summit of Barania Góra, Beskid Śląski
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Days out & tours: snowmobile and thermal pools

A snowmobile throwing up powder on a slope
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Snowmobiles in a line on a wide track at dusk, their lights on
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A snowmobile bursting through powder
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Hiking: the photographs taken on each trail

The Sanctuary on Górka, Szczyrk
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Malinowska Skała, winter sunset
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Autumn hills from the Salmopolska pass
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Malinowska Skała, the rock
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The ridge path beyond Skrzyczne
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Biały Krzyż from the air
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The ridge near Malinowska Skała
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Malinowska Skała, snowy forest hills at dusk
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The Becyrek pass
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The chairlift on the slope of Skrzyczne
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Malinowska Skała, frosted spruces in fog
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Skrzyczne in winter
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Malinowska Skała, snow-covered forest
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Wisła-Malinka, the Lutheran church (the Wisła end)
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The distance dial on the summit
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Forested ridges near Brenna
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Wayside shrine on the path, Beskid Śląski Landscape Park near Brenna
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Hala Jaworzyna, forest road in autumn
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The PTTK Klimczok hut in winter
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The road over the Salmopolska pass
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The Becyrek pass
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View from Skrzyczne
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Malinowska Skała, winter
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Buczkowice, the church
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Hala Skrzyczeńska from above, winter
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Old barn above Brenna
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Hala Jaworowa and Bukowa from afar
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Ski slope under Skrzyczne, winter
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Malinów and its forests from the air
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Hala Jaworowa meadows
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Hiking: the art of photography

Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: the snowy forest under a sunset sky
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A mountain range beyond the trees, in the Beskidy
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Hala Jaworowa, Brenna: a lone tree against the low sun
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Hala Jaworzyna, Szczyrk: a barn in the meadow below the mountains
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: snowy branches and the mountains at sunrise
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Szyndzielnia at winter sunrise, a ski lift in the distance
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Babia Góra: the stone path and a cairn at sunrise, a walker on the ridge
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: an A-frame cabin in the snow at sunset
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The forest below Mogielica, Beskid Wyspowy
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The view from Pilsko, Beskid Żywiecki
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Fog rising through a forest of bare trunks on Skrzyczne, the TV mast standing above the cloud
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Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: snow-covered trees and hills under a cloudy sky
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Wisła: still water among the trees
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Kozia Góra, Bielsko-Biała: a fire salamander
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Magurka Wilkowicka: the autumn forest in colour
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Bielsko-Biała: a road through the forest
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A forest near Pilsko, Beskid Żywiecki
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A mare and her foal at the edge of a wood
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A waterfall in an autumn forest, in the Beskidy
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A deer in tall grass, in the Beskidy
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A bright night sky over a snowy forest
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Szczyrk: stars over snow-laden spruces at night
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Szczyrk: stars over snow-laden spruces at night
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Star trails above a mountain
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Trees against the blue night sky
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The Milky Way over a snowy peak, a ski tourer's lamp below
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A man photographing from a summit orientation table at sunrise
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A walker photographing the sunrise from a snowy ridge, in the Beskidy
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A camera on a tripod in snow above a sea of clouds
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: snow-covered pines under a bright blue sky
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Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: snowy forest hills at dusk, a pastel sky
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: snowy slopes and the ranges beyond
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Szczyrk: a snowy mountain under cloud
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Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: snow-covered evergreen forest on rolling hills
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Magurka Wilkowicka, Wilkowice: snow-covered pine trees against a pale sky
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: a lone frosted tree in the snow
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Przełęcz Kołowrót, Bielsko-Biała: a walker in a red jacket on the snowy path
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Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: bare trees in the snow at sunset
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Babia Góra under snow, beyond the trees
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Biały Krzyż, Szczyrk, from the air: the ski slopes in the forest
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Bielsko-Biała seen from Błatnia
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A panorama of Bielsko-Biała
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Pilsko, Beskid Żywiecki
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: green hills rolling to the horizon
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Hala Rysianka, Beskid Żywiecki: two walkers on the hilltop
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From the top of Skrzyczne: the valley and the ranges
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Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: green slopes under a calm blue sky
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On the trail from Skrzyczne to Malinowska Skała
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Safety: the mountain rescue (GOPR)


The mobile command centre of the GOPR, Mountain Rescuer Day, Krynica-Zdrój, 2022
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A GOPR snow motorbike, Mountain Rescuer Day, Krynica-Zdrój, 2022
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The menus: the two mountains by season, the boats

Lake Żywiec and its mountains, seen from high above on a summer day
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The valley and its water, seen from Góra Żar
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Klimczok in May: the summit meadow and the hut
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Klimczok in June: from the summit meadow down to the hut
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Klimczok’s ridge in winter: the frosted forest of Szyndzielnia at sunrise
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Skrzyczne in early spring: snow left only on the ski runs
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Skrzyczne in June: the mast and the hut on the summit
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Skrzyczne in winter: the ski run below the summit and its mast
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The photo pass of 14 October 2026: the library’s best, added to the guides

Kayaks drawn up on the shore of Lake Międzybrodzie, the Beskid Mały across the water
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Swans on the shore of Lake Żywiec, yachts at anchor below the wooded hills
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A sailing boat on a wide mountain lake under a deep blue sky
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Kraków from the air at night
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Wawel from under an arch, in spring
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The Cloth Hall in falling snow at dusk
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Autumn trees mirrored in still water
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An autumn street in Kraków
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Roses Avenue in Nowa Huta
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Frost on the trees of Ratuszowy Park, Nowa Huta
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Pigeons on the Main Market Square at sunrise
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Autumn leaves on the Planty
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An autumn path in Podgórze
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Kraków by night from the Vistula
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An autumn pond in a Kraków park
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An alley of the Planty in autumn
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A snowy morning on the Planty
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A Zakopane villa in the snow
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Walkers on a Tatra ridge path
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Wildflowers on a mountain meadow
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Grasses at sunset
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A path up a green Tatra valley
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Sheep on an autumn path
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Rocky peaks above the forest
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A wooden hut on an autumn meadow
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A green meadow below the Tatras
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Crocuses below the peaks
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A green ridge in the Tatras
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A hut on Hala Gąsienicowa
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A snowy peak in dramatic light
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A stream beside a forest path
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Fireweed on a Tatra meadow
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A rocky Tatra peak
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A meadow of crocuses in spring
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A snowy forest below the peaks
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Huts in a Tatra valley
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A Tatra valley and its lake in the sun
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A horse-drawn sleigh in the snow
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Shepherds' huts on a Tatra meadow
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Zakopane in its valley, in autumn
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A Tatra lake below the peaks
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A Zakopane villa in autumn colours
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Villa Koliba, Zakopane
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Tatra peaks in autumn colour
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A mountain lake under gathering clouds
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Tatra peaks above the spruces
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A hut below the rocks
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A village in the valley, seen through the trees
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Inside Villa Atma, the Karol Szymanowski Museum
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Snowy peaks in winter
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A stream in a Tatra valley
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Snowy Tatra peaks under a blue sky
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A rocky peak above green slopes
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A long candlelit table laid in an old ballroom
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Berlin- Dinner table at dance room in the Mitte - 2664 by Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons



Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: a snowy forest path under a bright blue sky
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A hut on a Beskid meadow above the fog at sunset
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Babia Góra seen from Toporzysko at sunset
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Dębowiec, Bielsko-Biała: the city below at sunset
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A horse grazing on a Beskid meadow under evening clouds
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Low sun through the trees on a Beskid path
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The Tatras from the Beskidy, above autumn forest
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Babia Góra: the sun setting over a grassy ridge
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Snowy spruces in the Beskidy at sunset
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The last light over a Beskid ridge
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Sunrise over Babia Góra
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Babia Góra: a grassy path at sunset
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A hilltop cross in the Beskidy at sunset
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The view from Pilsko above a sea of clouds
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Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: frozen trees in the mist
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Beskid ridges above the fog at sunrise
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Bielsko-Biała: spruces and a hunting stand in fog
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Malinowska Skała, Szczyrk: snow-covered trees on a misty slope
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A misty Beskid forest just after rain
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Szczyrk: the ski runs of Skrzyczne from the air, fog in the valley
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Przehyba: a house at the edge of the forest in mist
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Istebna: the hills in morning fog
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Highland musicians in costume playing their accordions, the Three Kings procession in Szczyrk
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Cheesecake with a raspberry
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Mushroom soup with croutons
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Market vegetables
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A rack of lamb with roasted vegetables
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The sauce poured over a plated steak
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A whole grilled fish with potatoes
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A beef steak, sliced
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A basket of vegetables
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Oscypek, the carved smoked cheese of the highlands
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A chef plating a dish
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Duck breast with greens and a gratin
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A sauce poured over a fish dish
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Breakfast: bowls, a waffle and fruit
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Duck breast with kale and roast vegetables
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Raspberry panna cotta
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Grilled trout with a bowl of vegetables
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A berry and meringue tartlet
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A tower of beef fillet with its sauces
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Pierogi with sour cream and herbs
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Photo by Eugene Kucheruk on Unsplash

Jaworzynka: hay stooks below Klimasy, Beskid Śląski
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Hala Jaworowa, Brenna: a lone tree in the field
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A mushroom in the grass, Morávka, Czech Beskids
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Two saddled horses grazing on a green slope below snowy peaks
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Horses grazing at Paye Meadows , Makra Peak in Backdrop by Mimalkera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A horse in the snow below the mountains
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A saddled horse on a bright mountain meadow, a misty ridge behind
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Paye Meadows and Makra Peak in back drop by Mimalkera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A horse galloping through fresh snow
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A saddled horse grazing on a steep meadow below the clouds
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A horse grazing at Paye Meadows by Mimalkera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A horse running in a snowy paddock
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The PTTK hut on Szyndzielnia, Beskid Śląski
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The Stefanka hut on Magurka Wilkowicka, Beskid Mały
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An empty indoor ice rink, freshly resurfaced
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An outdoor ice rink in the snow, from above
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An outdoor rink under the floodlights at dusk
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The former reception building of Auschwitz I, where visitors enter the Museum. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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A brick barrack and its chimney at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, at dusk. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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Barbed wire on a fence post at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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Inside a barrack at Auschwitz II-Birkenau: the wooden bunks. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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Brick barracks at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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The brick blocks and the double fence of Auschwitz I. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
Photo: Adrian Grycuk · CC BY-SA 3.0 pl · converted to black and white by ChikApart · Source
The International Monument to the Victims of the Camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
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Stars through the tree tops
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Star trails over a mountain lake
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Stars above a dark forest
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Sunbeams through a summer forest
Photo: Erik van Dijk · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A chairlift through a snowy forest
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Snow-laden spruces on a snowshoe trail
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A yellow tent in the snowy woods
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A snowy valley and its river below the mountains
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A road through a red-and-gold autumn forest, from above
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A stream under a footbridge in the forest
Photo: Philipp · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A skier above a sea of clouds
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Bare trees in silhouette against a winter sunset
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Fresh green in a spring forest
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An autumn lake and a house on its shore
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A spring lake below wooded mountains
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Golden trees along an autumn stream
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Golden sunrise over a still lake
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Sunset over a frozen lake
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A road along a ridge in the last autumn light
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Fireweed in bloom below a mountain hut
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Autumn colours on the hills above a village
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Autumn colour below rocky peaks
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Golden larches on a hillside
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A meadow of spring crocuses below the mountains
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Tall snow-dusted trunks in a winter forest
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Frosted spruces in winter mist
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Snow-laden spruces
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A mountain river in the low sun
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Grasses lit by the low sun
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A photographer on a hilltop at dusk
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A red Polish post box, Poczta Polska
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A European bison cow and her two calves
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A European bison bull on a meadow
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Pszczyna Castle, its courtyard front under a blue sky
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Morning light in the castle park in autumn
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Pszczyna Castle from its garden
Photo: Paterm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A quad far down a snowy forest road, the mountains beyond
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A quad ploughing through deep snow below the spruces
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A rider on a quad, from behind, on a snowy forest trail
Photo: Tobias Seward · Unsplash License (free, commercial OK) · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A quad from behind, throwing up snow and earth between the pines
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A quad coming through the snow in a winter beech wood
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Three friends rowing a boat on a calm lake
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Reeds and open water under summer clouds
Photo: Michał Bielecki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A small gaff-rigged boat under sail
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Sailing boats at a small lake marina
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A white sail on blue water
Photo: Christian Wiediger · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The deck of a moored sailing yacht
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A canoe on a sandy shore
Photo: Wes Hicks · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A sailing boat and rowers on an autumn lake
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A wooden sailing dinghy at a pier
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A small sailing yacht on a lake
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Reeds on the shore of a calm lake
Photo: Michał Bielecki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Rope bridges and platforms in the trees, W Dechę rope park, Bielsko-Biała
Photo: Kamil Czaiński · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Rope courses between the trees at the W Dechę rope park, Bielsko-Biała
Photo: Kamil Czaiński · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A block of ski wax on the base of a ski
Photo: Santeri Viinamäki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Skis, snowboards and poles side by side in a ski room
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A skier in a cloud of powder
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A snowboarder in the air between snowy trees
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A skier carving a turn in an orange jacket
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A chairlift rising above snowy peaks
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A snowboarder standing with his board at sunset, mountains beyond
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A snowboarder in the air against a blue sky
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A skier in deep powder on a steep slope
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Żywiec: snowy trees before hazy mountains at dawn
Photo: Darya Karaliova · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Magurka Wilkowicka: snow-covered trees on a misty hill
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Magurka Wilkowicka: a snowy forest path at sunset
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Magurka Wilkowicka: a snowy forest path with tracks
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The snowy trail to Barania Góra, Beskid Śląski
Photo: Pudelek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The Tatras from Turbacz in the Gorce, alpenglow over the snow
Photo: Cezary Kukowka · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Babia Góra: trees under snow
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Magurka Wilkowicka: tall spruces along a snowy path
Photo: Darya Karaliova · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The PTTK hut on Hala Miziowa, Korbielów, in winter
Photo: Wojciech Celiński · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Hala Miziowa, Korbielów: a lone spruce in the snow
Photo: Wojciech Celiński · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Lake Międzybrodzkie and the Soła at Międzybrodzie Bialskie
Photo: Fry72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


The Tatra panorama from Polana Szymoszkowa
Photo: Kj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source



Kasprowy Wierch in winter
Photo: Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Frozen Morskie Oko below the peaks, in winter
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


Rysy above a snowy Tatra valley
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Babia Góra under white clouds
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Zawoja: a dirt road across the fields under a dramatic sky
Photo: Mateusz Suski · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Skrzyczne, Szczyrk: green trees on the ridge
Photo: Greg Or · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


The wide screen and soft light of a V-Class cockpit
Photo: Ethan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A hand on the door of a dark car
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A swivel seat turning out through the open door of a black V-Class
Photo: MingAo WelfareCar · Pexels License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A black Mercedes V-Class of the current model, its large-star grille
Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A black van on a winding mountain road
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A black Mercedes V-Class of the current model, from behind
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A van lounge: four leather seats facing each other and a screen
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Black leather seats inside a Mercedes van
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Leather captain’s chairs, soft light and a screen: a V-Class converted for guests
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White captain’s chairs under a starlit roof: a V-Class converted for guests
Photo: Mrbakrhamdouni · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A white leather lounge with wood trim: a V-Class converted for guests
Photo: Yusuf Çelik · Pexels License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A black V-Class, its sliding door open onto the cabin
Photo: Yusuf Çelik · Pexels License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A black Mercedes van at dusk, its headlights on
Photo: William G · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


A black Mercedes V-Class
Photo: M 93 · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source


A black Mercedes van at the kerb
Photo: Chris Kursikowski · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red deer stag standing in a river
Photo: Diana Parkhouse · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A red squirrel on a branch
Photo: Ilnur Kalimullin · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

A pine marten on a snowy branch
Photo: Oskar Jabłoński · Unsplash License · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source
Then and now: the old postcards and today’s photographs

Morskie Oko from the shore today, the same wall of granite above the water, 2019
Photo: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Morskie Oko on a postcard of 1912–1936: a rowing boat under the Mięguszowieckie peaks
Photo: Unknown author (postcard) · Public domain (Polona: Domena Publiczna) · the postcard as scanned · Source

The Porąbka dam from downstream today, the same arches, 2019
Photo: Adrian Tync · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The Porąbka dam on the Soła on a postcard of about 1937, water over the spillways
Photo: Unknown author (postcard) · Public domain (Polona: Domena Publiczna) · the postcard as scanned · Source

The PTTK hut on Skrzyczne today, the television mast beside it, 2022
Photo: Andrzej Otrębski · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The Skrzyczne hut on a postcard of 1936: Rudolf Urbanke’s wooden hut of the 1930s on the summit meadow
Photo: Unknown author (postcard) · Public domain (Polona: Domena Publiczna) · the postcard as scanned · Source

Wawel from the left bank of the Vistula today, river boats at the quay
Photo: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

Wawel from the Vistula on a postcard of 1925, barges below the castle
Photo: Unknown author (postcard) · Public domain (CC-PD-Mark, Polona via Commons) · the postcard as scanned · Source

St Kinga’s Chapel, 100 m underground, lit by its salt chandeliers today
Photo: Danich72 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

St Kinga’s Chapel in the Wieliczka Salt Mine on a postcard from before 1939
Photo: Unknown author (postcard) · Public domain (CC-PD-Mark, Polona via Commons) · the postcard as scanned · Source

The New Castle in Żywiec from its park lawn today: a museum, and a park open to everyone
Photo: Manieq95 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · colour-graded by ChikApart · Source

The archducal New Castle in Żywiec on a postcard of 1927–1935, seen from the park
Photo: Unknown author (postcard) · Public domain (CC-PD-Mark, Polona via Commons) · the postcard as scanned · Source
Days out & tours: the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (black and white)
The gate building and the rail entrance of Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · converted to black and white by ChikApart · Source
The gate of Auschwitz I, with the inscription “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work sets you free”). Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.
Photo: Bibi595 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · converted to black and white by ChikApart · Source
The music
The quiet score of this site, off until you press “Sound” in the header, plays pieces by Chris Zabriskie, published under the Creative Commons Attribution licence, as his own page says.
“Cylinder Two” from the album Cylinders
Music: Chris Zabriskie · CC BY 4.0 · chriszabriskie.com · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart · Source
“Cylinder Four” from the album Cylinders
Music: Chris Zabriskie · CC BY 4.0 · chriszabriskie.com · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart · Source
“Cylinder Five” from the album Cylinders
Music: Chris Zabriskie · CC BY 4.0 · chriszabriskie.com · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart · Source
“Cylinder Eight” from the album Cylinders
Music: Chris Zabriskie · CC BY 4.0 · chriszabriskie.com · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart · Source
“Cylinder Nine” from the album Cylinders
Music: Chris Zabriskie · CC BY 4.0 · chriszabriskie.com · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart · Source
Chopin · Prelude Op. 28 No. 15, “Raindrop”
Piano: Musopen · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Beethoven · Moonlight Sonata, first movement
Piano: Musopen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Chopin · Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Piano: Frank Lévy (Musopen) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Schumann · Träumerei
Piano: Musopen · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Bach · Goldberg Variations, Aria
Piano: Kimiko Ishizaka · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Schubert · Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3
Piano: Andriy Bondarenko · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Debussy · Clair de lune
Piano: Laurens Goedhart · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · re-encoded (mp3) by ChikApart
Pamela Yuen · Heart Warranty
Music: “Heart Warranty” by Pamela Yuen · CC BY 4.0 · Free Music Archive · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart
Scott Buckley · She Moved Mountains
Music: “She Moved Mountains” by Scott Buckley · CC BY 4.0 · www.scottbuckley.com.au · re-encoded to 96 kbps with 3-second fades by ChikApart






































































