SanokasA small and rather quiet town situated in southeastern Poland, Sanok has long attracted many tourists by its proximity to the Bieszczady Mountains and the Bieszczady National Park. It is also the region’s major cultural, industrial and transport centre, managing to draw in people keen on mountain activities as well as luring historians with Poland’s biggest and most precious collection of religious icons. The town forms a natural gateway to the Bieszczady, which is the most uninhabited region in the country.
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Among the main attractions the town has on offer is white water kayaking from Sanok to Przemysl, as well as the famed Icon Trail. The latter is a 70 km loop starting in Sanok and running through the villages of Tyrawa Solna, Ulucz and Wujskie. Depending on your fitness and perseverance, the trail can be done on foot, by bike, or even by horse.
GEOGRAFIJA
Situated on the river San in the Subcarpathian Voivodship, Sanok has one of the region’s best-developed service sectors. Choose one of the three signposted tourist trails to discover more about this part of Poland. All the trails are well marked and can be easily followed by bicycle, by motorbike, or simply on foot. You will very likely be amazed by the picturesque views and tranquil hideaways you will discover along one of the chosen trails leading either over the Slonne Mountains to Przemysl; across the Pohary and Sulila Mountains to Chryszczata; or to the main trail near Orli Kamien. When in doubt, go to the tourist information point in Sanok in Rynek Street 14, where they are always eager to help.
ISTORIJA
The first written mention of the town dates back to 1150. Granted a town charter in 1339, Sanok developed to become an important trade centre and home to the offices of the town starosty and the chatelaine. Sanok, which had burgeoned under the Jagiellonian rule, was afflicted by numerous conflagrations and was left in a state of dilapidation following the invasions by the Tatars (1626), Swedes (1655-1660), and the army of Hugarian prince Gyorgy Rakoczi (1657). After the Partition of Poland in 17... ( daugiau >>) |
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