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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness, Watersports, Wintersports

The Jizera Mountains, known in Czech as the Jizerské hory and in Polish as Góry Izerskie, form a picturesque mountain range which straddles the border between the Czech Republic and Poland and were named after the Jizera River, which rises from within these mountains.

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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness, Watersports, Wintersports

The Giant Mountains, also known as Krkonoše (in Czech) or Karkonosze (in Polish), are a magnificent mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland. As part of the Sudetes mountain system, they are a nature paradise in the Heart of Europe.

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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness

The Chełmy Landscape Park, also known as the Land of Extinct Volcanoes, is a showcase for 500 million years of geological history with wide and untouched forrests, impressive gorges and streams, basalt columns, boulders, and pillow lavas that appear like melted castle ruins.

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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness

Part of the Giant Mountains, the Adršpach-Teplice Rock City was formed through erosion creating distinctive towers, crevices, and walls. Over centuries, water further shaped the rocks, which now impress as a stunning maze of narrow gorges and deep ravines.

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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness

The Kolorowe Jeziorka, or “Colorful Ponds”, are a remarkable natural attraction and a fascinating example of how human activities can transform the natural landscape and how nature adapts to create unique and beautiful ecosystems.

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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness, Watersports

The Rudawy Janowickie, a small mountain range covering an area of about 90 km², is a hidden gem often overlooked by travelers. It offers impressive rock formations, breathtaking panoramas, a mystical castle in the forest, palaces, and colorful lakes.

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Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports, Nature & Wilderness

The Kamieńczyk Waterfall, Zackenfall or Wodospad Kamieńczyka stands as the highest waterfall in the Polish part of the Giant Mountains. It plunges dramatically from a height of 27 meters (about 89 feet) cascading down three impressive tiers of rock.

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Cities & Architecture, Hiking & Biking, Mountainsports

Tucked away in the picturesque Karkonosze (Giant Mountains) in Poland, stands the Wang Stave Church. This church is unique, not only because of its age and architecture but also because of its unusual journey from Norway to Poland.

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