This cool Polish mountain town is a hotspot for Gulf tourists


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Tourists sitting in a chairlift on the Gubalowka hill, to get a good view of Zakopane and the Tatra Mountains. — Photos: AFP

Saudi photographer Fahad Alayyash gazed over the Alpine-like panorama of the Tatras, Poland’s highest mountain range – and a surprising new hotspot for Arab tourists.

The 38-year-old man is among thousands of Gulf residents spending their summer vacation in Zakopane, a resort town known for its ski lifts and hiking trails, where historic wooden houses mix with modern hotels.

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