natural wonder
Dunajec River Gorge
Limestone gorge on the Polish-Slovak border in the Pieniny mountains, known for traditional wooden raft trips and a riverside road along its edge.
31 km · about 35 min drive
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Nowy Sącz
Lesser Poland, Poland · Europe
About Nowy Sącz
Nowy Sącz sits on the route: 15 minutes from Nawojowa, 31km from Dunajec River Gorge.
Nowy Sącz is in Lesser Poland, Poland, with about 84,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nawojowa, about 7 km away.
Nowy Sącz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈnɔvɨ ˈsɔnt͡ʂ] ; Hungarian: Újszandec; Yiddish: צאַנז, romanized: Tsanz; Slovak: Nový Sonč) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. With a population of 83,116 as of 2021, it isRead more
the largest city in the Beskid Sądecki Region as well as the third most populous city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Nowy Sącz?
Within an hour or so of Nowy Sącz: Dunajec River Gorge (31 km), Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce) (31 km), Niedzica Castle (35 km), Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras) (55 km).
Are there any good drives near Nowy Sącz?
The nearest famous roads are Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce), Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras) and Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road).
Where is Nowy Sącz?
Nowy Sącz is in Lesser Poland, Poland, about 7 km from Nawojowa.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 84,376
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Poland
- Region
- Lesser Poland
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
- Coordinates
- 49.6218, 20.6971
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Worth the detour from Nowy Sącz
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce)
A road along the Pieniny limestone gorge where the Dunajec forms the Polish-Slovak border, famous for its raft trips.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Niedzica Castle
A 14th-century clifftop stronghold overlooking the turquoise waters of Lake Czorsztyn in the Pieniny Mountains, facing the ruins of Czorsztyn Castle across the reservoir.
35 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras)
The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
55 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Bardejov
A remarkably complete medieval walled town in far northeast Slovakia, UNESCO-listed since 2000, with a Gothic-Renaissance square, town walls and the basilica of St Giles, yet barely visited by international tourists.
56 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Lomnicky stit
Second-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Nowy Sącz
- 31 kmDunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce)A road along the Pieniny limestone gorge where the Dunajec forms the Polish-Slovak border, famous for its raft trips.
- 55 kmZakopianka (Road to the Tatras)The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
- 59 kmLomnicky stitSecond-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
- 64 kmCesta Slobody (Freedom Road)The scenic Route 537 traverses the foot of the High Tatras from Podbanske to Tatranska Kotlina, stringing together mountain resorts with near-constant views of Slovakia's highest peaks.
- 67 kmDroga pod Reglami, ZakopaneA wooded road running along the foot of the Tatras on the edge of Zakopane, the classic approach to the trailheads.
Driving in Poland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.42/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€5.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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