The timber town of Zakopane, Poland

*WS 160– The timber town of Zakopane, Poland*

Zakopane is a new town at the foot of the Tatra Mountains and near to the border with Slovakia. Population 28,000. We were here in 2015. 

A delightful town with a clean and tidy main street. The town is famous for having many timber buildings, like the shop shown in the 3rd photo and the small chapel in the town park in the 4th. Even the tomb stones in the Old Cemetery are mostly made of timber. May be they should be called tomb timbers. 

The 7th and 8th photos show the famous wooden Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the outskirt of the town. It was built between 1904 and 1908, and a prime example of the Zakopane architectural style. The building takes the form of a mountain hut.

Another attraction is the Kasprowy Wierch which is a ski resort 5 km south of Zakopane. It is reachable by cable car. The peak is 1,987 m in elevation. Great panoramic view of the Tatra Mountains.