JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. STROLLING AROUND THE ZAKOPANE/POLAND

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Tuesday, Elul 10, 5779. September 10, 2019.

Zakopane, Poland.

Shalom! World.

Zakopane is a lovely town situated at the foothills of the majestic Tatra mountains. It has a population of 30,000 inhabitants. The inusual location of the town, hidden between a gentle range of Gubalowka and the rocky Tatra summits was a decisive fator in its career as a tourism center.



As early as at  the  end of the 18th century Zakopane a small and remote village located at the end of Poland, started to attract the first summer hollidaymakers. The visitors arrived mainly from Kraków in horse carts, oftencarrying various domestic  equipment, which they couldn't find in the modest highland peasant cottage. 


The trip from Kraków to Zakopane is very confortable from the Windows of an Old Train. The Zakopane citizens are with the open arms to receive their visitants.


Krupowki street, the main  pedestrian zone of Zakopane, full of shops and restaurants. This is where the post office, banks as well as exchange offices are situated. In the season the place gets extremely crowed, and we find it hard to believe that as late as at the very beginnings of the 19th century this street was nothing more than just a narrow bitten path. 



Shalom! Aleichem.

Cultural Support: Jacob Jr. Benleumi, Advisory, Consult and Education. International Relations Analyst. 

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