Bieszczady

Top tourist destinations awarded for excellence. TFN takes a look at the winners

The winners of the Best Tourism Product 2021 competition were selected from a total of 72 entries: 49 entries in the main competition, 9 entries for the Gold Certificate and 14 in the Special Certificate categories.

The winners of the Best Tourism Product 2021 competition were selected from a total of 72 entries: 49 entries in the main competition, 9 entries for the Gold Certificate and 14 in the Special Certificate categories.

Hit the road for a top autumnal break

From Lord of the Ring-esque forests and a cider-making farmhouse to a Bond-like super hotel and the splendour of the Bieszczady Mountains, Poland has them all.

Unesco puts Polish beech forest on World Heritage List

A beech forest in the Bieszczady Mountains, in the south-east corner of Poland, has been placed on Unesco's World Heritage List, Unesco’s World Heritage Committee has announced.

Extraordinary photos reveal long-forgotten cemetery where Jesus GROWS out of a tree

The mysterious village of Łupków has a rich history but nearly all remnants of the settlement were destroyed after WWII with just the church foundation, bell tower and cemetery remaining.

Zombie horror fungus which kills insects and then grows out of their HEADS spotted in local forests

Captured in the Baligród Forest District in the Bieszczady Mountains (south-eastern Poland), the wasp was attacked by the rare fungus known as Ophiocordyceps ditmarii which then buried itself inside the insect’s body before erupting out of its head.

Design student comes up with beautiful mountain therapy centre to beat depression

Intended to be built in a village in the Bieszczady Mountains in south-eastern Poland, Agnieszka Skwirut’s designs show a building perched on the side of a mountain, far from any major city and surrounded by the mountain’s wild natural beauty.

Wish you were here? Artist creates delightful posters of Poland’s most scenic sights

The series of paintings by Katarzyna Nowakowska brings a nostalgic and fable-like feel to the representation of some of Poland’s beloved vacation spots.

Loving husband plants enormous heart to honour promise in memory of his late wife

When the love of his life tragically died, Maria's grief-stricken husband created the giant heart on the slopes of a hill overlooking the village of Solina in the Bieszczady Mountains where they had planned their life.

Honey, I’m home! Giant bee thought to be EXTINCT makes miraculous comeback

Declared extinct by ecologists in 2002, the 2.5cm Black Bee has now been spotted in six permanent habitats after ecologists urged Facebook users to send in photos.

Bearing all in the snow: video of a bear in winter becomes social media hit

Forester asks bear why it isn’t sleeping despite snow covering the mountains.

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