EthnoCarpathia route

Hotel Dwór Kambornia is one of the best-preserved residential complexes in south-eastern Poland, situated on a 10-hectare estate with a park, vineyard and recreational complex.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant, free time.

Wine tasting at the Salon of Carpathian Wines in Kombornia Manor, situated on the former Hungarian route, whose cellars were full of Hungarian wine. It is the only place where you can discover the Carpathian wine world.

Early breakfast at the hotel.

Drive towards Sanok through Haczów.

Visiting the 15th-century UNESCO church - a unique place in the Pogórzany area, one of the largest wooden churches in Europe, approx. 1 hour

Transfer to the Museum of Folk Architecture in Sanok - the most important place on the ethnographic map of Podkarpacie, an open-air museum presenting the culture of Boykos, Dolinians, Lemkos and Pogórzans (Aleksandra Rybickiego 3, 38-500 Sanok). MBL guided tour of the open-air museum (sectors: Bojków, Dolinian, Pogórzan and Lemków) and the Galician Market, free time, possibility of buying traditional bread with bear garlic, local products as well as folk handicrafts and crafts (approx. 3.5 hours).

With free time, a walk around Sanok - the historic capital of the Sanok Region, between the Carpathian Foothills and the Bieszczady Mountains (Market Square with historic tenement houses, Castle, Holy Trinity Church, terrace overlooking San, Proziakowania) is planned.

Lunch at the Chata Starych Znajomych Restaurant - an atmospheric place on the Wooden Architecture Trail, in a historic wooden hut with an ethno-garden, with dishes from Dolinian, Bojków and Lemków cuisine, on the route connecting Sanok with the Bieszczady Mountains.

Drive through Zagórz. Then a visit to the Bieszczadzka Cultural Creators Group Gallery - a place for artists and art enthusiasts. It gathers local artists and cultivates the artistic traditions of the region. Presentation of folk and artistic works of the Carpathians (Dolinianie, Bojkowo and Lemkos), tasting local products (honey, bread, cheese, dumplings, proziaki - KGW in Zahutyń).

Drive through Lesko to the Salamandra Hotel - the gate to the Bieszczady Mountains, located on the route, with the original interior of the restaurant in a forest style and a gallery of paintings presenting the Carpathians and their inhabitants.

Accommodation, dinner, overnight.

Breakfast at the Salamandra Hotel.

Transfer to Myczków (optional short stop at the beekeeping farm in Berezka) to the Boyko Museum of Spiritual and Material Culture - the most important place on the current map of Boyko region, run by an enthusiast of Boyko origin. Gawęda Stanisława Drozd, optional bread baking workshops, approx. 3 hours

Purchase of souvenirs and boyish coffee at Galeria Bojkowska.

Transfer to Polańczyk on the Solina Lagoon.

Lunch in Oberża Zakapior, referring to the Bieszczady zakapiory tradition, with dishes from Boyko and Lemko cuisine as well as live music by local artists.

Under favorable weather conditions, a boat trip on Lake Solina (approx. 1.5 hours)

In unfavorable weather conditions, come to the Museum in Myczków for workshops conducted by Władysław Bronowski - beekeeping enthusiast from Apiary Bieszczadzka from Berezka near Polańczyk, with a multi-generational tradition (38-610 Polańczyk, Berezka 26a). A story about beekeeping in the Bieszczady Mountains, tasting, purchase of natural honey, approx. 1.5 hours.

Drive along the Bieszczady Loop, on the route: Wołkowyja, Górzanka - the church of St. Paraskeva (visiting a temple with a long and difficult history in Bieszczady, restored and now a Roman Catholic church, with some elements of original equipment from the 18th century)

The next point on the Bieszczady Loop is the crude oil mine in Czarna Górna. Due to the fact that it is an open mine, sightseeing is possible only from the outside.

One of the most beautiful panoramas of the High Bieszczady can be seen from the village of Lutowiska.

On a large plaque we find a panoramic photo with visible peaks and other geographical points. During the season there is a booth with souvenirs, cheese and other local products.

Accommodation at the Stanica Chreptiowska Hotel in Lutowiska - a wooden facility whose architecture and design refer to the Deluge by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Dinner consisting of Boyko cuisine, with a view of the Bieszczady Mountains, free time, overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Drive towards Smolnik.

Stop at the Gallery - Pracownia "Stare Kino" - a year-round meeting place with Bieszczady artists and their products, run by an enthusiast. Possibility to buy original Bieszczady handicrafts.

Visiting the UNESCO Boyko Church - typical of the Boyko region. Today it is the only preserved object of this type in the Bieszczady Mountains and one of three in the whole country (38-713 Smolnik), approx. 1 hour.

Purchase of goat cheeses from the Bieszczadzka Koza Farm - traditional Boyko cheeses with wild garlic and black cumin (Wielka Bieszczadzka 25, 38-713 Smolnik).

Drive through Brzegi Dolne, Wetlina and Dołżyca. On the way, visiting viewpoints. Optional stop at Bacówka in Brzegi Górne to buy sheep's cheese.

Transfer to Cisna, lunch at the restaurant "Siekierezada" - known as a diner, referring to the cult novel by Edward Stachura of the same title. It has its own specific atmosphere and decor combining the features of tough Bieszczady lumberjacks and sensitive artists. You can try the original Bieszczady cuisine: garlic soup, Bieszczady pies, Boyko dumplings.

A visit to the Icon Studio in Cisna, a story about icons and the possibility of buying them, approx. 1 hour.

Transfer to Łopienka. Walk to the former village of Bojków, to the Greek Catholic church. Visiting in agreement with the Carpathian Society. On the way there are charcoal furnaces (walk and sightseeing approx. 1 hour).

Accommodation in Oberża pod Kudłatym Aniołem (38-607 Cisna 130), which provides accommodation in the heart of the Bieszczady Mountains, in the quiet town of Cisna, offering cozy rooms close to mountain hiking trails. The restaurant serves regional dishes, as well as the so-called borderlands, e.g. fuczki, i.e. cabbage pancakes, Hutsul dumplings with sheep cheese, Bojkowski dumplings with buckwheat groats. Dinner, free time and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Drive through the former Lemko villages: Żubracze, Maniów, Wola Michowa. A visit to Nalewkarnia Bieszczadzkie Smaki - the first one in Podkarpacie, producing the traditional method of tinctures based on fruit and herbs from Bieszczady, with original names and unique taste (38-543 Wola Michowa 22), approx. 1 hour.

Visiting Komańcza: the Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, formerly Greek Catholic, is a reconstruction of the church from 1802, which burned down completely in 2006. It is worth listening to the stories about the fate of the Lemkos and their churches, which will be presented in an interesting way by the parish priest. Next to it, there is a historic belfry, housing a small gallery with Lemko handicrafts, approx. 1 hour.

A walk in the footsteps of murals and boards by Arkadiusz Andrejkow over Barbarka, commemorating the former inhabitants of these lands, approx.

Transfer to Turzańsk and visiting the Greek Catholic church of St. Nicholas (38-542 Rzepedź), about 1 hour

Drive through Czystogarb to PrzedBieszczady farm. Lunch divided into 2 groups - some of them visit the church of St. Onuphrius in Wisłok Wielki, with a complete iconostasis and a mini-museum of church art in the tower. Optional tasting and the opportunity to buy local products at the Przedbieszczady Ecological Farm (32-543 Wisłok Wielki 40).

Transfer to Zyndranowa, visiting the Museum of Lemko Culture - an open-air museum presenting the life of the Lemkos, incl. from 1860. In the exhibition room you can see Lemko costumes and everyday items (38-454 Zyndranowa 1), approx. 1 hour.

Check in at the Domenico Restaurant Hotel (Tylawa 28). Regional dinner at a restaurant located on the Podkarpackie Tastes Culinary Trail, free time, overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.

A visit to the "Figa" Family Ecological Farm. The grazing area of this farm is one of the cleanest places in Poland, thanks to which goat's milk and cheese have rich nutritional and health properties. Tasting and the possibility of buying goat dairy, including Lemko cheese (38-454 Mszana 44).

On the way, a short stop in the picturesquely situated Hermitage of St. John of Dukla, where the monk was to spend several years of his life in his youth. There is a wonderful spring nearby. Time for photos.

A visit to the Etnocenter of the Krosno Region in the former railway station building, which is an original combination of the Cultural Center, an ethnographic museum, an art studio, a shop with products of regional artists, an offer of workshops and concerts (Kolejowa 29a, 38-400 Krosno). Visiting the Center, folklore presentations, lunch of the Pogórzans' cuisine (catering), tasting local products, the possibility of buying regional Lemko and Pogórze handicrafts - approx. 4 hours.

With free time, a guided walk around Krosno: Market Square, Portius tenement house, synagogue square, Franciscan monastery.

Transfer to the Szklane Lniane Hotel, dinner (ethno cuisine again), free time, overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to the Prządki Rock Reserve (Pelczara 158, 38-420 Korczyna), about 30 minutes

Kamieniec Castle (Podzamcze B / N, 38-420 Korczyna), described in an outstanding work of Polish literature - "Zemście" by Aleksander Fredro, which colorfully tells the genesis of the conflict of two warring families. Visiting the ruins (approx. 1 hour).

Arrival in Krosno, visiting the Glass Heritage Center (Blich 2, 38-400 Krosno), at 1.5 hours. Getting to know the history of the glass industry in the Carpathian Foothills and the importance of the development of industry for the folk culture of the Pogórzans, Dolinians and Lemkos. Live observation of glass production.

Lunch at the Oberża Restaurant (Feliksa Czajkowskiego 94, 38-400 Krosno): potato pancakes, the taste of traditional rural cuisine with a hint of industrial modernity.

Transfer towards Jasło - the capital of wine growing in the Subcarpathian region in the Carpathian Foothills. A visit to the Dwa Granice Vineyard - one of the oldest and largest in Podkarpacie, producing white wines (including Muskat) and red wines (38-207 Przysieki 412). Presentation of the vineyard and wines, tasting, refreshments of local products and the possibility of purchasing, approx. 1 hour.

Transfer to Biecz - a historic city, "Pearls of Podkarpacie", "Little Krakow". Accommodation at the Villa Historia Hotel (Węgierska 13, 38-340 Biecz).

As much time as possible, a short walk around the city with a guide: the parish church, the monastery complex, the synagogue, the town hall with a tower, Kromer's house, the Old Town district.

Dinner at the U Becza restaurant and cafe, with regional cuisine referring to Krakow and Hungarian traditions and our own craft beer.
Return to the hotel, free time, overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Trip to the Museum of Oil Industry and Ethnography in Libusza. It is a private ethnographic open-air museum, presenting mining machinery and equipment as well as everyday objects from the 19th and 20th centuries (38-306 Libusza 67), guided tours - approx. 1 hour.

Transfer to Gorlice - a multicultural city in the Ropa valley, on the northern border of the Low Beskids. Walk around the city with a guide: Market Square, Dwór Karwacjanów, synagogue.

Visiting the PTTK Regional Museum in Gorlice, presenting costumes, interior furnishings, sculptures, paintings and a model of the Gorlice battle from the First World War (Wąska 7, 38-300 Gorlice).

Lunch at the Stara Chata Restaurant (38-311 Szymbark 285).

Transfer to Sękowa, visiting the UNESCO Church of Saints James and Philip from 1520, one of the most valuable wooden churches in Poland (38-307 Sękowa 13), approx. 1 hour.

Drive in front of the Lemko region. On the way: Ropica Górna, Małastów.
Accommodation in Regietów at the Hotel Jaśmin. It is part of the Gładyszów Hucul Horse Stud complex, picturesquely situated, with a panorama of the Beskid Niski (38-315 Regietów 28).

Visiting the Hucul Horse Stud.

Dinner at the Huculanka Regional Inn (38-315 Regietów), consisting of Lemko dishes, free time, overnight.

Early breakfast at the hotel.
Travel along the trail of Lemko churches (approx. 1 hour)

Arrival to Krynica-Zdrój. A visit to the Lemko cemetery, visiting the tomb of Nikifor Krynicki.

Visiting the Miniature Wooden Architecture Park, presenting miniatures of wooden architecture in Beskid Sądecki.

Visiting the Nikifor Museum at Willa Romanówka - the most famous Lemko artist, primitivist. In the museum, you can see all the periods of his work, as well as personal items, including a workshop, approx. 1.5 hours.

Lunch at the Karczma Lemko Kłynec, serving original Lemko dishes. It is an integral part of the artNikifor facility. In an extremely atmospheric interior, made of 150-year-old logs from the demolition of Lemko houses, there are many original props associated with a traditional Lemko village, as well as a gallery of sculptures and icons. You can order a variant with dumplings, as well as a rice soup with noodles. The guests are served by waiters and waitresses in Lemko costumes (Profesora Henryka Świdziński 20, 33-380 Krynica-Zdrój).

Drive towards Muszyna.

On the way there is the church of St. Jakub the Younger Apostle in Powroźnik - one of the oldest and most beautiful Greek Catholic churches (33-370 Powroźnik). Sightseeing and lecture by P. Kęcki, approx. 1 hour.

Drive along the picturesque route on the Poprad River through Żegiestów to the Polish-Slovak border in Łomnica, and then to Stara Ľubovňa (alternatively, a shorter route through Leluchów).
Visiting the open-air museum of Spiš folk architecture. In the open-air museum there are sacred buildings (Greek Catholic church), residential houses, farm buildings and workshops (forge, mill, carpentry workshop), as well as a school building, approx. 1 hour. (Zámocká, 064 01 Stará Ľubovňa).

Visiting the Castle in Stara Lubovna.

Transfer for the night to the village of Červený Kláštor (Red Monastery).

On the way there are traditional villages, each inhabited by a different ethnic group (Ruthenians, Germans, Roma) and Kúpele Červený Kláštor Smerdžonka - one of the smallest Slovak spas, based on healing water, known from the 14th century (147, 059 06 Červený Kláštor-Červený Kláštor - kúpele).

Accommodation in Penzion Pltník (059 06 Červený Kláštor).

Kolacja w Goralská restaurace Červený Kláštor - location with kitchen (bryndza dumplings, goral pies) and original equipment, with views of Trzy Korony (Červený Kláštor 61, 059 06 Červený Kláštor).

Breakfast at the guesthouse.
Rafting down the Dunajec River along the route used by Pieniny highlanders to float wood to the Baltic Sea (rafts, rafting), or a bicycle trip along the Dunajec River (Červený Kláštor 86, 059 06 Červený Kláštor, approx. 2.5 hours).

Visiting the Monastery Museum - the former Carthusian monastery, famous for producing herbs and originally red brick, from which it is named. Visiting and listening to the legend of the Monk Cyprian (Under the lime trees 20, 059 06 Červený Kláštor), approx. 1.5 hours.

A walk along the Dunajec River, time for photos, purchase of regional products and crossing the footbridge connecting Poland and Slovakia.

Lunch in the classical Karczmie (Krčma Pod lipami, 543, 059 06 Červený Kláštor).

Drive along a picturesque mountain route with a view of the peaks of the Tatra Mountains, stop at viewpoints. On the way, villages: Spišská Stará Ves, Matiašovce, Spišské Hanušovce, Veľká Franková, Osturňa - a Ruthenian village with wooden buildings - a living open-air museum of folk architecture, where the inhabitants speak a dialect difficult to understand for Slovaks, stop at viewpoints (approx. ).

Arrival in the village of Ždiar. Visiting the Múzeum - Ždiarsky Dom - an ethnographic exhibition presenting the highlander folk culture of Zamaguria. Participation in the staging of a highlander wedding. Possibility to purchase original highlander costumes and accessories.

Dinner at the Ždiarsky Dom restaurant, a traditional Slovak restaurant, decorated in highlander style, with regional Zamaguria cuisine (including excellent sheep cheese soup) and mountain views.
Transfer for the night to Penzión Ždiaranka (Ždiar 666, 059 55 Ždiar).

Breakfast at the guesthouse.
A visit to the farm of mountain products - handicrafts and natural cosmetics inspired by the nature of the Belianske Tatras.

The apiary and the farm are located at an altitude of 1000 m above sea level

Transfer to the village of Bachledova dolina, ride to the top by gondola lift.

Walk along the footpath "Korunami Stromov", entrance to the observation tower. Admiring the panorama of the mountains (Tatra, Pieniny, Beskidy), approx. 2 hours

In the vicinity of Poprad there are places: Spišská Belá (located by Romów), Bušovce (German settlements), Podhorany, Toperec, Podolínec, Nižné Ružbachy, Forbasy (pass about 1 hour).
Lunch at Nestville Taberna (Hniezdne 420, 065 01 Hniezdne).

Visiting Nestville Park - a whiskey distillery referring to the tradition, with an ethnographic exhibition, own brewery, chocolate bar and a shop with regional products (Hniezdne 471), approx. 2 hours, possibly chocolate tasting, horse recreation for those not interested, whiskey tasting, free time , the possibility of shopping.

Transfer to Bardejov, walk around the Bardejovské Kúpele spa - one of the most beautiful Slovak spas, known for the stay of Sisi, the Austrian empress, staying here for treatment.

Accommodation at Hotel Alexander (086 31 Bardejov-Bardejovské Kúpele).
Dinner at the hotel or free time, overnight.

Breakfast at the Hotel.
In the morning: visit to the open-air museum Múzeum ľudovej Architektura.

recreation in the spa town of Bardejovské Kúpele, approx. 2 hours

Visiting one of the oldest Slovak towns: Market Square, Town Hall, Executioner's House, city walls, St. Idzi (about 1 hour). The spacious market square, which houses 46 colorful, historic tenement houses rich in ornaments, wall paintings and shutters, makes an impression.

Lunch in Stodola - regional dishes.

Drive past the castle Šariš Castle - the ruins of a medieval castle that gave the name of the region, with a view of Prešov and its surroundings. If free time, drive up to the castle, view the panorama (082 21 Veľký Šariš,)

Visiting the company store of the Šariš brewery,

Arrival in Prešov. Visiting the National Museum - the most important museum on the ethnographic route of the region, with a rich exhibition presenting rural life in the Carpathians (Hlavná 2985/86, 080 01 Prešov), approx. 2 hours

A guided walk through the city connecting in a unique way the cultural conglomerate of Slovaks, Poles, Ukrainians and Lemkos - the capital of the region (St. Nicholas' Co-Cathedral, Synagogue).

Accommodation at the Carpe Diem Hotel in the Market Square.

Dinner at Šarišská Chiža.
Return to the hotel, overnight.

Breakfast at the Hotel
Departure to Solivar - a historic complex of buildings (the oldest one comes from the second half of the 16th century). Visiting the former salt mine and learning about the history of salt mining - Slovenské technické múzeum - Múzeum Solivar, approx. 2 hours.

Transfer to Svidnik. Visiting the Museum of Ukrainian Culture.

stop at the Včelia farma Okrúhle honey farm - a certified and award-winning producer of Slovak honey, tasting and purchase of Carpathian honey.

Trip to Bodružal: visiting Lemko's fully equipped church of St. Nicholas from 1658 on the UNESCO list, approx. 1 hour

Lunch in Penzion - Reštaurácia Goral, situated on a hill overlooking Velka Domase - the most important recreational reservoir of the Horný Zemplín region. Regional Carpathian cuisine. As you have free time - an hour-long boat trip on the lake at the Zelená Lagúna Hotel.

Arrival in Humene, dinner at Pivovar U medveďa - local brewery with many types of beer referring to the tradition of the Carpathians and regional cuisine.

Transfer to Snina, check-in at the BYSTRÁ hotel

Night trip to the Astronomical Observatory on Kolonickom sedle, which is located in an area with a very low level of light pollution. This makes it an extremely suitable place for astronomical observations.
Return to the hotel, overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Visiting Snina: Kaštieľ Snina. It is a restored palace from the end of the 18th century, now the City Library, a museum with a permanent exhibition, a gallery. Social events are also organized there
and cultural ceremonies and classical music concerts.

Transfer towards Połoniny to the villages of Topoľa and Runina. Optionally, a visit to the Košiar oz Agritourism Farm, the owner of which is a regional enthusiast of cultural heritage, cherishing old folk traditions and sharing with visitors to the region. Tasting of home-made bread and other local products from Horne Zemplín: honey from Połoniny, wolf syrups, cheese, approx. 1 hour.

Lunch at Hotel Bystrá, above the natural pool Rybníky- Prírodné Biokúpalisko.

Transfer to the village of Zemplínske Hámre - picturesquely situated at the foot of Vichorlat, known for its iron-smelting in the 19th century. Visiting the Múzeum Zemplínske Hámre with exhibitions on industry and ethnography. Walk along the Hámorský náučný footpath, approx. 1 hour

Walk along the Hámorský náučný footpath, approx. 1 hour Depending on the free time, a trip by off-road vehicles and a short ascent to the Jesenov Castle with a panoramic view of Humenné, mountain pastures and Vihorlat, approx. 1 hour.
Transfer by coach to Košice.
Departure by plane from Kosice.