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Bieszczady National Park

23 Feb 2026
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Bieszczady National Park is one of Poland’s wildest and most atmospheric landscapes, located in the far southeast near the borders of Slovakia and Ukraine. Known for its połoniny (ENG: rolling mountain meadows), dense beech forests and wide-open horizons, it offers a sense of space that is increasingly rare in Europe. Wildlife thrives here, including European bison, lynx, wolves and bears. Hiking is the main draw, with long, quiet trails leading to panoramic summits and remote valleys. With minimal development and dark night skies, Bieszczady remains a place for solitude, slow travel and deep immersion in nature.
Bieszczady National Park | Heaven for hikers!

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Bieszczady Rail Bikes
Uherce Mineralne 62A
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Here's one we bet you haven't tried before. In the mountain towns of Bieszczady, the old railway network has been partially repurposed for recreation, and specially
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Bieszczady School of Crafts
Uherce Mineralne 137
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This early 20th-century schoolhouse is today a place where visitors can learn about the old trades and craft traditions of the region, and try their own skills at some disappearing arts and techniques. Basically an interactive, hands-on museum, start in
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Bieszczadzka Polana Apiary
Polana 10
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Local apiary with a total of 80 hives specialising in deliciously natural multifloral honey (miód wielokwiatowy) which they also sell. Owner, Daniel Mikrut, welcomes visitors, and if you are nice, he might even give you
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Bieszczadzkie Smaki
Smolnik 9
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Locally-run artisan shop selling natural fruit- and herb-infused liqueurs that are unique to the region - but not only. Doing a brisk trade in fruit preserves of all kinds, they also organise workshops in sourdough breadmaking and curing regional prosciu
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Farmhouse "Bieszczadzka Koza"
Smolnik 25
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Organic goat cheese and lots of it! This family-owned enterprise is run by Aleksandra and Miłosz who, like so many other romantics, left it all behind elsewhere and moved to Bieszczady to be closer to nature and a simpler, more traditional way of life. B
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