25/03/2021
Last winter gateway...
Feeling thankful for the opportunity to travel so many kilometres just to encounter what might have been my favourite place in all Poland so far (still a lot to discover and Elk it’s unforgettable). Ssczawnica it’s the perfect winter resort village, the most friendly of all poles.
(Remember we are under pandemic the worst the world has seen. When travelling be mindful, chose wisely and always follow the safety and health measures).
Wikipedia says:
Szczawnica has been a well-known resort town since the mid nineteenth century. Due to the presence of alkali sorrel springs and favorable climatic conditions, many respiratory and digestive tract illnesses are treated there. In 2005 the popular local spa was officially returned by the Polish government to its prewar owners – Count Stadnicki family. The spa has almost two-hundred-year history. Its last private owner was Count Adam Stadnicki, whose grandson – Andrzej Mańkowski – is the founder of the new Spa Town Museum being fitted in the center of Szczawnica, at Dietl Square (2009). The museum of the Szczawnica resort aims to present more than 350 different types of artifacts associated with the local therapeutics, archival documents, drawings, plans of buildings, old photographs, postcards and books.
Szczawnica has many skiing trails and slopes. The longest (2 km) at Palenica, is fitted with a 4-person ski lift with overhead lighting and a capacity of 2,200 people per hour.
