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The
old larch church in the resort town of
Rabka, 60 km south of Krakow, dates from 1606 and has been
turned to a local museum in 1936.
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The
18th-century inn in the town of Sucha Beskidzka, some 60 km
southwest of Krakow, is a notable landmark on 'The Trail of
Wooden Architecture' that meanders through the entire Malopolska
province.
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Everywhere
in the Malopolska province one finds countless roadside
shrines in various shapes and sizes, some of them centuries
old. The above stands by the busy road to Zakopane in the
village of Krzeczow, 50 km south of Krakow.
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Wieliczka
Salt Mine where 9 centuries
of mining resulted in subterranean world of labyrinthine
passages, giant caverns, underground lakes and
chapels with sculptures in in the salt rocks. 11 km from
Krakow's center.
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Sanctuary
of Kalawria Zabrzydowska, a UNESCO
World Heritage site, dates from the early 17th century and
is Europe's largest Calvary complex. 33 km from downtown
Krakow.
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Tatry
(Tatras, the Tatra Mountains), Poland's equivalent of
Alps, stretch 120 km south of Krakow. The photo shows Czarny
Staw (Black Pond), the austere sister lake of nearby glamorous
Morskie Oko, a must-see in the Tatra National Park.
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