Zakopane undergoes modernization projects

The National Fund for Environmental Protection will invest PLN 8.3 million in urban green areas of the city of Zakopane. The deputy mayor of the city, which serves as the main point of access to Poland’s Tatra National Park, Wiktor Łukaszczyk, made the announcement at a press conference on Saturday. “We gained grants from the National Fund for Environmental Protection program [for] urban greenery […] throughout Galicia, and we managed to use most of this amount of money. We are pleased that through these measures we will renew green in the city center,” Łukaszczyk said. The central green area of the city, known as the Rówień Krupowa valley, will see the addition of hiking and biking baths, new lighting and restroom facilities. The area hosts major festival events and is a favourite walking and relaxation spot for tourists visiting the national park. The project, reportedly, will begin in the spring of this year, and will be completed by spring, the deputy mayor said. “It's an important place in the city center [and] will have a completely different image and good character.”