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Welcome to Willa Maria !The "Maria" villa is situated in the residential district of Kroscienko nad Dunajcem, near Szczawnica. It is a quiet new building in a pleasant neighbourhood.
We offer rooms for two, three and four people, as well as combined rooms for two and two, or two and three people. All rooms are big and spacious, there is a bathroom in each of them, and the furniture is new. Every room has a TV, an electric kettle and cups. Almost every room has a balcony.
We also offer a lounge (with a ping-pong table), 2 mini - kitchens and a big garden with barbecue facilities.
We have a free unguarded car park for our guests.
| Prices 2010/2011 | |
| IX 2010 | 28 PLN/person/night |
| Autumn 2010 | 25 PLN/person/night |
| Weekends | 35 PLN/person/night |
| Sylwester - minimum 4 noclegi | 40-45 PLN/person/night |
| Winter - termin ferii | 30 PLN/person/night |
| Winter | 25 PLN/person/night |
Near the villa there is the Dunajec River and the mountain track to Sokolica Mountain.
The Dunajec Gorge is nearby.
How to get here:
By train to Krakow or Nowy Targ. Then take a bus to Kroscienko (direction of Szczawnica)
By car: Krakow - Myslenice - Lubien -? Mszana Dolna - Zabrzez - Kroscienko
Attractions
Dunajec gorge:
The raft trip on the Dunajec River is an amazing opportunity to see wild and unspoiled nature. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Poland. It is also the best way to visit the Pieniny National Park. The rafting tradition began in the first half of the 19th century. The Dunajec River has made a beautiful and romantic gorge in the limestone rocks of the Pieniny mountains, known as the Dunajec Gorge. The trip is on a wooden raft in a deep canyon with a lot of curves. The river winds its way amongst steep rocks, so the views are breathtaking. During the raft, the raftsmen tell interesting stories about the Pieniny Mountains and the legends of Janosik.
The rafting season starts in May and ends in October. The trip begins at the raft wharf in Sromowce K¹ty. It lasts 2 or 3 hours, depending on the water level. One raft can take maximum 12 adults (and 2 raftsmen). The trip ends in Szczawnica Nizna.
Skiing
The skiing resort called Czorsztyn Ski is located on the northern slopes of Mt Wd¿ar. The conditions for skiing are excellent, even until the last days of April. There are 6 artificially snow covered ski runs, each of a different difficulty level. All of them are floodlit, what allows skiers to use them until late night. There are 5 snow machines and 2 snowcats, so the ski routes are professionally prepared, both for beginning and advanced skiers. The average slope is 23%.
There are following ski lifts:
1 B: a T-bar lift made by Tatraproma (a Slovakian company)
length: 680 metres, capability: 900 people per hour, slope 150 metres
2A: a T-bar lift (Tatraproma)
length: 460 metres, capability: 700 people per hour
3D: a ski lift for children (Tatraproma)
length: 90 metres
4C: a chairlift made by Girak Garaventa (an Austrian company)
length: 550 metres, capability: 1200 people per hour, slope 150 metres
Ski lifts in Szczawnica (Mt Palenica)
1. "Bukowinki" ski lift in Jaworki 2 T-bar lifts (length: 520 metres and 250 metres, slopes 102 metres and 40 metres respectively), 2 floodlit ski routes.
2. a T-bar lift "Pod Durbaszka" in Jaworki length: 550 metres, slope 112 metres. Nearby there is a mountain hostel, with food and accommodation.
3. Chairlift on Mt Palenica length: 783 metres, slope 260 metres.
There are slopes of a different level of difficulty:
- Palenica 1: this artificially snow 3 covered slope is 1000 metres long, the ski route is floodlit; according to the requirements of FIS (International Skiing Federation) and PZN (Polish Skiing Federation)
- Palenica 2: the slope is 1800 metres long and it runs from the top of Mt Szafranówka to the bottom of Mt Palenica
- Szafranówka: 2 parallel T-bar lifts, each 350 metres long, slope 75 metres; a very easy slope, artificially snow covered
4. Snowboard gutter (halfpipe) especially for snowboarders, with a T-bar lift on Mt Palenica.
Rafting on the Dunajec River
Rafting on the Dunajec River starts in Sromowce Wyzne and ends in Szczawnica. It can be enjoyed by everybody, both beginners and advanced, as well as children. The chilly waters of Dunajec, the fresh mountain air and the beauty of landscape will make you relax.
Kayaking on the Dunajec River Kayaking on the Dunajec River does not require many abilities and gives you great satisfaction. The inflatable double kayaks make it easy to row, even for the beginners. Every group has an instructor, who gives assistance and helps when needed.
Mountain tracks
Kroœcienko is an excellent starting point for trips to Pieniny, Gorce and the area of Mt Radziejowa of Beskid S¹decki. There are three tourist routes:
- yellow: it starts in the market square and leads through Pieniny to Sromowce Nizne. It goes through Toporzyska, Bajków Gron (679 metres above sea level), Przelecz Chwala Bogu (you can take the blue route to Three Crowns Trzy Korony- from there) and Sobczanski Gorge (Wawoz Sobczanski). It is the oldest of the tourist routes in Pieniny, known from 1906.
- Green: it also starts in the market square and leads to Czertezik (772 metres above sea level), through Toporzyska and Ociemny Wierch (724 metres above sea level). You can take the blue route from Czertezik and go to Mt Sokolica (742 metres above sea level). You may also take the green route from Burzyna, which goes through the Dunajec valley to the bottom of Pieninki.
- Red: it goes through Luban Street and Sobieskiego Street in Kroœcienko, then across the bridge over the Dunajec River and �ródlana Street. On one side, it goes in Beskid Sadecki - through Mt Wisielec (835 metres above sea level) to Prehyba (1176 metres above sea level); and on the other side it goes in Gorce to Lubañ through Mt Jaworzyna (1050 metres above sea level). It is also interesting to visit such villages as Grywald, Krosnica and Haluszowa, as well as to take the green route and go to Lubañ (through Gronik 777 metres above sea level) and Pisarzowa clearing it takes about 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Bike trails
1.Kroscienko -1 h - Tylmanowa - 1,45 min - Ochotnica Dln. - 50 min - Ochotnica Gorna
2.Kroscienko - 30 min - Szczawnica - 1 h - Szlachtowa - 45 min - Jaworki - 1 ,45 min - Biala Woda
3.Kroscienko - 45 min - Kras - 30 min - Szczawnica
4.Kroscienko - 30 min - Szczawnica - 1,15 min - Sewerynowka
5.Kroscienko - 1,5 h - Dzwonkowka - 3 h - Przechyba - 1,5 h - Radziejowa - 2 h - Jaworki
6.Kroscienko - 45 min - Dziadowe Katy - 30 min - Grywald
7.Kroscienko - 1 h - Krosnica - 1 h - Czorsztyn - 40 min
8.Kroscienko - 1 h - Krosnica - 1 h granica - 1 h - Czerwony Klasztor
9.Kroscienko - 1 h - Krosnica - 1,45 min - Sromowce Nizne
10.Kroscienko - 4 h - Grywald - 1 h Haluszowa - 1,30 min - Niedzica
11.Kroscienko - 4 h - Luban 1,45 min - Ochotnica Dln.
12.Kroscienko - 4 h - Luban - 1 h - Krośnica
13.Kroscienko - 1 h - Niwki - 20 min - Dziadowe Katy
