Get away for a Christmas break this year

The house is decorated for Christmas and New Year with 2 artificial Christmas trees, one in the upstairs sitting room and one in the dining/living room.

Decorations are also hung in the hallway and in the log cabin room.

In Poland, Christmas decorations stay up until February, so you'll see festive lights in the streets and on houses in the town.

A no hassle Christmas with a ready decorated house.

What happens in Rabka at Christmas and New Year

The big traditional Polish meal takes place with the family on Christmas Eve. It's a meatless meal, fish takes pride of place in one or several of the 12 or so courses.

Soup, pierogi, carp, pasta with poppy seed, and many other dishes make up this feast. A wafer or flat bread is shared with other guests, each wishing each other wealth, health and happiness or variations.

If you're planning to come for Christmas, you can book your own feast at local restaurants or hotels. Eating out in Poland is inexpensive, so why not make life easy and pleasant?

• Many people will go to Mass at the local church or the following day.
• The feasting naturally continues the next day.
• Musicians and carollers wander the streets wanting to bless your house.

Sylwester or New Year is celebrated in a big way with food, parties and fireworks. You get an excellent view of the firework displays in Rabka from the balconies in the house.

A big festival is held in Krakow at New Year in the main square, plus there are smaller festivities in other towns. Book far ahead for Sylwester if you plan to go to one of the many dinner dances or organised events.

• Christmas Market in Cracow

The log cabin style recreation room

The room shown below is lined with wood in a log cabin style and decorated with Christmas lights.

There is an open log fire to enjoy (logs are provided), a small bar for your own drinks, coffee table with benches to sit around and relax or for games.

It is adorned with animal hides and Highland tapestries for a traditional Gorale feel.

A double sofa bed accommodates an extra 2 people if need be.

More photos of the house at Christmas...

• winter holidays in Poland
• New Year holiday Poland

Related pages of houses for Christmas:

• self-catering holiday cottages for Christmas