Rent a 5 bedroom house, near Zakopane in Poland. The house is set on the edge of the ski and spa town of Rabka Zdró, 25 miles north of Zakopane. The house sleeps up to 10 people. It has 3 public rooms; a sitting room with wide screen TV, a dining room with a leather suite, a log cabin style room with a log fire and Polish pine furniture. There is a large balcony for barbecues and table and chairs for relaxing in the summer.

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Poland becomes a winter wonderland in the winter when it snows and offers some of the cheapest skiing and snow boarding on offer anywhere. It's only a 2 hour flight from London airports to Cracow or Krakow. Check flights from UK and Ireland.

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Zakopane s the largest and busiest town for skiing in southern Poland but there are many others - almost every other town in the south of Poland has its own ski slopes and sometimes ice rink; including Rabka Zdroj. The advantage of skiing locally is that it's less busy, you don't have to queue, and that makes it more relaxing for families with children who are learning to ski.

For the rest of the year, this part of Poland is simply wonderful for walking. The Poles holiday here in their droves. Come in early spring to find drifts of crocus growing wild in the valleys, in the summer for hot lazy days, and in the autumn for superb autumnal displays of colour.

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It's Poland's famous tourist attractions such as the historic city of Cracow with its Christmas Market, the inspiring Salt Mines of Wielicka, the former concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau, that bring people to Poland. When they arrive they discover the wealth of outdoor opportunities that Poland has to offer; this is the place to come for hill walking, mountain biking, horse riding, quad biking, canoeing and even some extreme sports. Whatever you do, you will encounter beautiful views, fascinating folklore and a different culture.

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Tour the holiday house and self-catering accommodation near Zakopane by clicking on links:

top floor	2 en-suite bedrooms
	2nd floor: living room, bedroom 2, a triple bedroom, to sleep 2 adults in single beds plus a three quarter sized child bed, bedroom 3 sleeps 2 in twin beds, shower room with jacuzzi bath
	1st floor: Entrance hall, WC, kitchen, dining/living room, bedroom, en-suite bathroom, balcony
	Basement floor: Garage, Polish log cabin style room with double sofa bed, utility room, WC, garden

The house will be decorated for Christmas and New Year with two Christmas trees, candles etc .

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