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Spring into life in Małopolska

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A polygonal bower containing the structure for graduation of brine, artificially lit with cold white and warm yellow lights, is standing in the centre in a ring of benches. Many feet have left traces along the snow-covered path leading to it. Dark low and tall trees, also covered with snow stand around the structure and on both sides of the path.
Graduation tower in Krynica-Zdrój
A bird’s eye view of the central part of Krynica SPA, with the neo-Renaissance mansion of the Old Spa House on the left, and the modernist Main Pumping Room and the sanatorium in the modernist New Spa House on the other side of the Central Promenade. At the top, the tree-clad slope on the right gives room to buildings that continue downwards along the Bulwary Dietla promenade over the Kryniczanka Stream along the left edge.
Krynica-Zdrój
A bird’s eye view of the sensory gardens on a hill in Muszyna Spa, with lush woods providing the foreground and the background. The mountainous skyline runs under clear blue sky.
Sensory Gardens in Muszyna
A young woman with her hair and top of the body wrapped in white towels is relaxing on a wooden sauna bed. The wall behind her and the window on the left are elements of a highlander log cottage. The low stone wall behind the window is covered with snow.
The Sauna at Terma Bania in Białka Tatrzańska
A young woman peering from a pool with steaming thermal waters at the low snow-covered pines around it. Behind her rises the warmly lit main building of Terma Bania.
Terma Bania in Białka Tatrzańska
Historical spa infrastructure of Szczawnica, focused on the Dom nad Zdrojami (top right) housing a stylish pump room with mineral spring intake and, on the top floor, an art gallery. The white umbrellas, red marquees and a flower-lined balcony on the right belong to Café Helenka, and the front of the picture is taken by a round fountain.
Szczawnica

Spring into life in Małopolska

 

Why not come for relaxation and beauty to a place long known for its beauty and tranquillity? Małopolska’s mountains abound with mineral springs. The spas that have developed around them meld eternal nature with decades of human experience. More

It all started around 150 years ago when the curative properties of plentiful mineral springs were discovered. Soon their water was examined in the prime universities of Europe: nearby Kraków and, notably, France. Proven to exceed the French and Swiss in both the quality of their composition and the amount of wholesome elements, they began to attract more and more people. Soon spas developed around the chief springs which were used for medicinal purposes. Easy to recognise by the word Zdrój (old Polish for “spring”) in the name, places like Krynica-Zdrój and Szczawnica became highly fashionable resorts for the elite of 120 years ago.

Their greatest treasure is the waters, which have been there for millions of years but the knowhow has only accrued in the decades since their discovery. The most recent additions are the comfortable hotels and modern facilities that make the whole break more comfortable and which offer a variety of treatments. The list is long, so perhaps pour yourself your favourite drink (why not a glass of mineral water) before choosing the Małopolska spa that suits you best.

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A young couple are taking a relaxing dip in an open thermal pool surrounded by a row of blue deckchairs. The man and woman are immersed in water to the shoulders. A panorama of nearby houses among green trees opens behind them, with the lofty massif of the High Tatras under cloudy sky as the backdrop.

Małopolska hot springs: make the plunge!

Podhale, an area in the south of Małopolska, is a paradise for everyone who values hot mineral springs for relaxation and health benefits. The local thermal waters offer advantages beyond purely therapeutic as the complexes built over them at the foot of the Tatra Mountains also offer active recreation and ways of spending your time leisurely, while health benefits are a valuable “side effect”. More

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A view of the centre of Szczawnica spa focusing on the Dom nad Zdrojami pump room. There is a round fountain with waterjets and a woman’s statue in the foreground, and Café Helenka above it on the right.

Szczawnica spa: where boredom is hard to find

Do you prefer an active or a leisurely stay at a spa? Especially if your answer’s been “both”, Szczawnica, the ideal Małopolska spa, is the right place for you! Even if leisure was expected to be leisurely, there are so many options to be active in and around Szczawnica that not getting active during your stay or visit verges on the impossible. Whichever activity you choose, you can do it at your favourite pace, whether entirely unhurried or active-active. One thing is certain: you will feast your eyes on the beautiful panoramas of the nearby mountains. More

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A bird’s eye view of the central part of Krynica SPA, with the neo-Renaissance mansion of the Old Spa House on the left, and the modernist Main Pumping Room and the sanatorium in the modernist New Spa House on the other side of the Central Promenade. At the top, the tree-clad slope on the right gives room to buildings that continue downwards along the Bulwary Dietla promenade over the Kryniczanka Stream along the left edge.

Live mineral waters

Come to Małopolska spas to make friends with the real mineral waters. Unbottled and running from their springs straight into your mug in the numerous pumping rooms, or perhaps into a mudbath therapy tub? Or with the drops broken into a gentle spray for you to inhale and soothe that aching throat? The options are countless. More

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Two children standing by a barrier look dwarfed by a huge mechatronic tyrannosaurus in the centre of the picture behind it. Standing closer to us is a little boy, whose mother, wearing a bright green blouse and with a pink backpack, is pointing at the dinosaur with her finger. There are trees on both sides of the figure, and an information board on its far right by the barrier.

Outdoor leisure for all moods

Małopolska has attractions to cater for those with a powerful taste for adrenaline, those with a strong penchant for nostalgic meditation, and for those in between. How about going quickly together through some options we’ve picked for all of them? More

Małopolska has more to offer. Look and see:

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delicious local food
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amazing culture
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