The biggest attraction of the region – in fact, the symbol of both Karpacz and the towering Karkonosze Mountains – is, of course, Śnieżka, the highest peak of the Sudetes, rising to 1,602 meters above sea level. From the top of the mountain there is an incredible view of the surrounding area – especially, but not exclusively, on sunny winter days, when all the nearby slopes and paths up to the horizon are covered with a thick layer of white, frozen powder. The three routes of approach to Sněžka allow you to get to know and see this unique place from different perspectives, each time providing an unforgettable experience. Those who have already been to the summit once, climbing it from the west, should also try their hand at the other trails – be it the winding paths leading through the Owl Valley and then along the ridge through the Black Kopa, or the route through the extremely picturesque Lomniczka Cauldron.

Luckily, however, the attractions in or around Karpacz itself do not end at Sniezka. The second of the most famous points on the map of the area is the wooden Wang Church. The Norwegian temple, which the Normans erected in the village of Vang at the end of the 12th century, after being dismantled was transported at the request of the Prussian king to Berlin, from where – thanks to the efforts of Friedrich Karoline von Reden, an aristocrat and patron of the arts who lived in an estate in Bukowiec – it eventually found its way to Karpacz Górny. Since the mid-19th century, the small church, decorated with ornaments characteristic of Nordic culture and signs of runic script, has served the local Evangelical-Augsburg parish. Tadeusz Różewicz, a poet, playwright and prose writer who died in 2014, and an honorary citizen of the town, is buried in the church’s cemetery.

In addition, there are two noteworthy museums in Karpacz alone: the Museum of Sports and Tourism, established in 1974, documenting the development of the entire Western Sudetenland region; and the slightly younger Museum of Toys, established exactly in the mid-1990s from the collection of Henryk Tomaszewski, whose collection today includes figurines, dolls and other exhibits depicting the development of toy-making over the past 200 years. Karkonosze Mysteries tells the story of Liczyrzepa – the spirit of the mountains! When walking or driving along a section of Strażacka Street in Karpacz, it is necessary to pay attention to one of its sections, known more widely as a place of gravitational anomaly, where a ball let loose or a car with the engine turned off, as if to spite the common laws of physics, will roll not down, but up!

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