Nowy Sacz is a historic town in Małopolskie Province, in the Beskid mountains of southern Poland. It is one of the largest towns in the region.
Get in
[edit]By bus
[edit]The fastest way to get there is the bus. There are buses from Krakow leaving from the Bus Station next to Main Railway Station on the upper deck of the station every 30 minutes. There are two major companies: Szwagropol and Voyager. A ticket costs 30 PLN (as of July 2022) and it takes around 2h to get to Nowy Sącz. You can buy tickets online, in the ticket kiosk on the lower deck of the Krakow Bus Station, or from the driver where you can also pay with card.
1 Nowy Sącz Bus Station hosts private-owned long-haul buses to/from Kraków, Tarnów, Limanowa, Piwniczna-Zdrój, Krynica-Zdrój, Grybów, Zakopane and others.
By train
[edit]As an alternative way, trains from Kraków depart every two hours and take 2,5h - 3,5h to get to Nowy Sącz depending on the service. Tickets from Kraków cost 21,50 zł (as of July 2022). From Tarnów the journey takes two hours and costs 13,30 zł. It's a good choice if you want to make a stop in Tarnów or see some landscapes on the way, or if you just prefer trains over buses which are more comfortable.
2 Nowy Sącz railway station is 2 km south of the historic centre.
Get around
[edit]Public transport in Nowy Sącz is managed by MPK Nowy Sącz. There is no schedule on Google Maps, however you can use jakdojade app which gives you precise directions and timetable. You can also buy tickets via app.
There is also a ticket machine inside the interchange bus station where you can pay with either cash or card.
You can also buy the tickets inside the bus at the driver, however it's cash only and you need a specified amount of cash as there is no change given.
3 Nowy Sącz MPK Interchange Bus Station is the main bus station for local public transport around the city, just next to the railway station. Nearly all of the services stop here, so it is the best place to start.
See
[edit]- 1 Market Square (Rynek). One of the largest squares in Poland. Second only to Kraków's.
- 2 Town Hall. From the 19th century.
- 3 Royal Castle Ruins. Partially restored ruins of a medieval castle.
- 4 Saint Margaret's Basilica.
- 5 Great Synagogue, ul. Berka Joselewicza 12. This synagogue built in 1746 was once the center of Nowy Sącz's Jewish district. In 2017 the religious function of the building was restored. The synagogue is not open for visitors.
- 6 Nowy Sącz District Museum (Muzeum Okręgowe w Nowym Sączu), ul. Jagiellońska 56, ☏ +48 18 4437708. Regular 12 zł, reduced 8 zł..
- 7 Open Air Museum of Architecture, ul. Wieniawy-Długoszowskiego 83b, ☏ +48 184414412. The largest open-air museum in the Małopolskie voivodeship. Regular 20 zł, reduced 13 zł..
- Galician Town (Miasteczko Galicyjskie), ul. Lwowska 226. A reconstruction of a Galician Town Square from the 19th century.
Do
[edit]A rather popular destination in summer is Lake Rożnów (Jezioro Rożnowskie), located around 15 km north of Nowy Sącz. There are a few famous beaches in Gródek nad Dunajcem.
Buy
[edit]A very popular place among the locals to go shopping in Nowy Sącz is Galeria Trzy Korony, ul. Lwowska 80. Other famous shopping malls are Europa II Plaza, ul. Nawojowska 1, or Galeria Sandecja, ul. Węgierska 170.
Eat
[edit]Next to a lot of fast food restaurants, Nowy Sącz offers a lot of possibilities in terms of eating local cuisine. One of the more famous restaurants serving local cuisine is Jadłodajnia Pod Wierzbą, ul. Paderewskiego 49, however, there are also several other restaurants serving local cuisine, and many places that serve food not typical to Poland or Central Europe.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Krynica-Zdrój – a spa town in Małopolskie Province in the Beskid mountains