Nature & mountains
A kulig: horse-drawn sleighs through the snow by torchlight, ending at a bonfire with grilled sausages and highlander music.
Photo: Pavel Abramiankou / Unsplash
The kulig is an old winter tradition in the Polish mountains. Wrapped in blankets, you ride in a horse-drawn sleigh through snowy valleys by torchlight.
It ends at a wooden hut with a fire, warm drinks and a highlander band. It’s a little touristy and completely worth it, especially with kids.
Then I book a horse-drawn wagon ride with the same bonfire and music, or swap it for the thermal baths. You never lose the evening.
Turquoise water between limestone cliffs, a short tram ride from the Old Town. Bring your swimsuit.
A flat riverside bike path from Wawel to a Benedictine abbey on a white cliff. Monks’ beer and cheese at the end.
Poland’s smallest national park: white rock towers, caves, castle ruins and a Renaissance castle on a cliff.
