The Tatra Mountains

1. THE TATRA
MOUNTAINS

2. PEOPLE LIVING THERE ARE CALLED
„PODHALANIE” , THEY USE THEIR OWN
DIALECT WHICH WAS FOUNDED AT
THE TURN OF THE THIRTEENTH AND
FOURTEENTH CENTURIES.

3. POLISH HIGHLANDERS DRESS
FOR WOMEN - RED BEADS, EMBROIDERED
SHIRT, CORSET WITH COLORFUL
EMBROIDERY AND A WIDE RED RIBBON,
FLORAL SKIRT, HIGHLAND SHOES WITH HARD
LEATHER (MOCCASINS).

4. FOR MEN - BLACK, FELT HAT DECORATED WITH
SHELLS AND BIRD FEATHER, LINEN SHIRT, CAPE
WITH COLORFUL EMBROIDERY (CHAIN), WIDE
DECORATIVE BELT, WHITE PANTS DECORATED AT
THE TOP, HIGHLAND SHOES OF ROUGH SKIN
(MOCCASINS). HIGHLANDERS ARE ALSO CALLED
,,BACA,,

5. HIGHLANDERS HABITS:
HIGHLAND DANCING (DANCES OF HIGHLANDERS ARE MAINLY FOR
MEN, THEY HAVE TO PROVE THEIR STRENGTH AND DEXTERITY)
FOOD- GOAT MILK’S CHEESE (OSCYPEK), SOUR SOUP - SOUP WITH
SAUERKRAUT)
MUSIC – HIGHLANDERS’ BAND CONSISTS MOSTLY OF FOUR
MUSICIANS, PLAYING THE VIOLIN AND DOUBLE BASS

6. TATRA MOUNTAIN
RANGE IS SITUATED ON
THE BORDERS OF TWO
COUNTRIES (POLAND,
SLOVAKIA). THE MOST
FAMOUS PEAK IN
POLISH TATRAS IS
GIEWONT (1894
METERS), IT CAN BE
SEEN ALL IN ZAKOPANE
AS THERE IS A LARGE
CROSS ON THE TOP OF
IT. IN THE TATRAS
THERE ARE MANY
VALLEYS AND LAKES.
THERE ARE SOURCES
OF THE RIVERS LIKE
DUNAJEC AND
POPRAD.

7. ZAKOPANE – THERE ARE A LOT OF
ATTRACTIONS IN THE CITY CENTER, FOR
EXMPLE:
MOUNTAIN IN THE CENTER OF ZAKOPANE –
THE GUBAŁÓWKA MOUNT,
KRUPÓWKI STREET(THE MOST FAMOUS
PROMENADE IN THE TATRAS)

8. ATTRACTIONS IN THE SUMMER -
HIKING IN THE MOUNTAINS.
BEAUTIFUL VIEWS ARE
GUARANTEED!

9. WINTER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE A HUGE
SELECTION OF SKI LIFTS, SKATING RINKS.
WHEN IN THE TATRAS - YOU WILL NOT BE
BORED FOR SURE!

10. AN INTERESTING FACT IS THAT
SOME OF THE PEAKS IN ZAKOPANE
LOOK LIKE A SLEEPING
MOUNTAINEER!