Bieszczady Travel Guide

 zaffaran Says:  Unfortunately it's no longer a choo-choo train like for instance Mocanita in Maramuresz(Romania) but it's a kind of local attraction. There are two possibilities-you may board in Przyslup and go to Cisna or Majdan, or from Majdan to Wola Michowa. I personally recommend this... 

 zaffaran Says:  Of course people come to Bieszczady to hike in the mountains, see Orthodox churches or so. But if you like to feel this rush of adrenaline go to Czarna and on the slopes of the mountain called Zukow try zorbing or other extreme sports. 

 Skeptic-jr Says:  Built in the end of 19th century and forgotten after communism's collaps in 1989, now is a famous tourist attraction in the region. To be honest its route is not so exciting, going mainly in the valleys and forests, but the journey could interesting, especially in the open... 

 Skeptic-jr Says:  The shortest way to the Polonina is from saddle Wyznia (a few kilometers from the village of Wetlina; on the spot there is the parking place and bus-stop) to the refuge "Chatka Puchatka" (1228 m). The yellow route that is established there one can pass up to 1 hour. By the... 

 Skeptic-jr Says:  The mountain range in the south-eastern part of Poland, a part of Bieszczady Mountains, beautiful place and still one of the least exploited by man part of the Polish nature. Famous for its gorgeous landscapes and great scenic points. Like in the rest of Bieszczady there is... 

 lemkouk Says:  (Ukrainian: Ropycja Rus'ka) The Church of St. Michael the Archangel dates from 1819 and is in the Lemko style with bell tower, nave and sanctuary all attached and in line. A large interior gathering space surrounds the bell tower unlike many others. There is also a covered... 

 lemkouk Says:  (Ukrainian: Repid') The church of St. Nicholas dates from 1826. It is of East Lemko Oslawa type with three log chambers. The three storey bell tower detached but in line. It has a stone fence and a traditional covered entrance gate. The iconostasis is also from 1826 but has... 

 lemkouk Says:  (Ukrainian: Shchavnyk) Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary dates from 1888. It is a traditional East Lemko tserkva built of logs in three chambers. The three storey bell tower (1889) is separate, but in line with the three. The iconostasis is from 1888 and has figurative... 

 lemkouk Says:  (Ukrainian: Mochary) This tserkva served a parish of 700 before the banishment. It was built in 1903 replacing an earlier structure and dedicated to St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker. It is in Boyko style of three two-storey chambers with a wide overhanging opasanya. Since... 

 lemkouk Says:  (Ukrainian: Hoshiv) St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker was built in 1858 and is a tserkva in Hutsul style with three chambers and three storeys. It has a wide overhanging opasanya all the way around the structure. It is in a beautiful location on a hilltop and is prestly a... 

 zaffaran Says:  Don't get misled by the humble appearance of this restaurant, but get inside and try their home-made food: everything what you'll try is not sophisticated but absolutely yummy! It's open from about 11 am till... That's the problem, because it's open until everything is... 

 zaffaran Says:  The Bieszczady mountains are situated in quite a distant part of Poland but they are easily accessible by train (PKP) or regular bus service (PKS) and of course they operate more frequently in high season (even from Gdansk ) to Sanok which is a town from where one should... 

 zaffaran Says:  In many distant places in Bieszczady you may see shrines and crosses, sometimes the only remains of lively villages which used to be there in the past, sometimes completely new.