city in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
(Redirected from Krynica)
Europe > Central Europe > Poland > Małopolskie > Krynica-Zdrój

Krynica is a spa town in Małopolskie Province in the Beskid mountains of southern Poland. Zdrój means "spa" so the town is sometimes spelled out as Krynica-Zdrój.

Get in

edit

From Kraków a direct train runs once daily (ca. 5h, 228 km for 18 zł) or direct public bus service (ca. 3h, 150 km for around 20 zł). Buses are much more frequent.

1 Krynica-Zdrój train stop is central in town.

Get around

edit
Map
Map of Krynica-Zdrój
  • 1 Nikifor's Museum (Muzeum Nikifora), Bulwary Dietla 19, +48 18 471 53 03. Tu-Sa: 10:00—13:00 and 14:00—17:00, Su: 10:00—15:00, M closed. The museum houses the largest collection of works of the Polish painter Nikifor Krynicki and is located in a blue wooden villa. The museum is a branch of the district museum of Nowy Sącz. 12 zł, concessions 8 zł, free on Sundays. (Q3386880) on Wikidata
  • Museum of Toys 'Bajka' (Muzeum zabawek "Bajka"), ul. Piłsudskiego 2, +48 783 783 139.
  • 2 Old Mineral Baths (Stare Łazienki Mineralne), aleja Nowotarskiego 9.
  • 3 New Mineral Baths (Nowe Łazienki Mineralne), ul. Piłsudskiego 2.
  • 4 Orthodox Church of Duke Vladimir (Cerkiew pw. Św. Równego Apostołom Księcia Włodzimierza Wielkiego), Św. Włodzimierza 3.
  • Koncertowa restaurant (1870) in Park Slotwinski.
  • * 5 Słotwinka Source. You can drink the water here straight from the source.
  • Hike in the surrounding hills.
  • Mountain-bike in the hills or across villages.
  • Rope park
  • Ex Libris bookshop, Bulwary Dietla (on the main pedestrian zone, close to hotel Witoldówka). 10:00—18:00 (21:00 in tourist season). This bookshop is well stocked in maps and guides to the region, has some selection of books in English and a few in German

Drink

edit

Sleep

edit

This is the biggest spa town in Poland so it is full of sanitariums and basically every house provides rooms.

Go next

edit

Do a day trip to Slovakia. Nearby Slovak towns include Bardejov (30 km) and Poprad (100 km). The Spiš region is also easily accessible.

This city travel guide to Krynica-Zdrój is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!