Holiday house to rent for self-catering holidays in Rabka Zdroj, 1 hour drive from Cracow, half an hour from Zakopane, a good base for touring south Poland.

The house has 5 bedrooms, sleeps 10 in the bedrooms plus cot and child's bed. High chair available if required. See family self-catering holidays in Poland.

Come to Poland for a fabulous fascinating holiday. A gloriously scenic country, relatively unspoiled, with plenty of rural charm.

Come and see the fabulous wood carvings and colourful houses in the south of Poland. The houses, from a distance resemble a collection of colourful bee hives.

The Polish are very good at wood carving and arts and crafts. There are all kinds of carved products for sale, such as trinket boxes, chess sets, furniture, mirrors and other household items.

• Visit Zakopane market for a good selection of wooden carved objects.

There are all sorts of activities for families in south Poland.

• Go rafting on the Dunajec River through a beautiful gorge.
• Or, cycling beside the Dunajec in Szczawnica. Visit the Red Monastery over the border into Slovakia. Cycle hire available locally including cute bikes with child carriers. Dedicated car free cycle path.
• Walk in the Tatra Mountains and visit Morskie Oko, a lake called 'Eye of the Sea'. Deep green or blue in colour depending on the weather. Eat apple cake at the Cafe.

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Colourful Polish houses and homes. Mainly 3 or 4 floors. Roofs can be any colour, red, yellow, blue, green....

A selection of Polish arts and crafts and those gorgeous blown glass and hand-painted Christmas baubles.

Buy some great souvenirs of your fabulous scenic holiday in Poland.

Find out about other places of interest in south Poland:

• The Tatra national park
• walking holidays in Poland
• places to visit
• Krakow Christmas Market