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Krynica-Zdrój

Lesser Poland, Poland · Europe

About Krynica-Zdrój

Krynica-Zdrój is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Tylicz, 39km from Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce).

Krynica-Zdrój is in Lesser Poland, Poland, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Tylicz, about 5 km away.

Krynica-Zdrój [krɨˈɲit͡sa ˈzdrui̯] (until 31 December 2001 Krynica) is a town in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is inhabited by over eleven thousand people. It is the biggest spa town in Poland often called the Pearl of Polish Spas; and a popular tourist and winter sports destination

Read more situated in the heart of the Beskids mountain range.

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What is there to see near Krynica-Zdrój?

Within an hour or so of Krynica-Zdrój: Bardejov (27 km), Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce) (39 km), Dunajec River Gorge (40 km), Niedzica Castle (46 km).

Are there any good drives near Krynica-Zdrój?

The nearest famous roads are Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce), Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road) and Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras).

Where is Krynica-Zdrój?

Krynica-Zdrój is in Lesser Poland, Poland, about 5 km from Tylicz.

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Quick Information

Population
12,270
Continent
Europe
Country
Poland
Region
Lesser Poland
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates
49.4222, 20.9594

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Poland

Police
997
Ambulance
999
Fire
998
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Worth the detour from Krynica-Zdrój

6 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Bardejov

A remarkably complete medieval walled town in far northeast Slovakia, UNESCO-listed since 2000, with a Gothic-Renaissance square, town walls and the basilica of St Giles, yet barely visited by international tourists.

27 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce)

A road along the Pieniny limestone gorge where the Dunajec forms the Polish-Slovak border, famous for its raft trips.

39 km · about 45 min drive

natural wonder

Dunajec River Gorge

Limestone gorge on the Polish-Slovak border in the Pieniny mountains, known for traditional wooden raft trips and a riverside road along its edge.

40 km · about 45 min drive

castle

Niedzica Castle

A 14th-century clifftop stronghold overlooking the turquoise waters of Lake Czorsztyn in the Pieniny Mountains, facing the ruins of Czorsztyn Castle across the reservoir.

46 km · about 55 min drive

castle

Spiš Castle

One of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, a dramatic UNESCO-listed ruin sprawling across a hilltop above the Spiš region.

49 km · about 55 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Lomnicky stit

Second-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.

60 km · about 70 min drive

Driving roads near Krynica-Zdrój

  • 39 kmDunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce)A road along the Pieniny limestone gorge where the Dunajec forms the Polish-Slovak border, famous for its raft trips.
  • 60 kmLomnicky stitSecond-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
  • 62 kmCesta Slobody (Freedom Road)The scenic Route 537 traverses the foot of the High Tatras from Podbanske to Tatranska Kotlina, stringing together mountain resorts with near-constant views of Slovakia's highest peaks.
  • 72 kmZakopianka (Road to the Tatras)The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
  • 76 kmDroga pod Reglami, ZakopaneA wooded road running along the foot of the Tatras on the edge of Zakopane, the classic approach to the trailheads.

Driving in Poland

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.42/litre
Motorway tolls
~€5.00/100km

When to drive here

April to October

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