Educational Centre of the Gorce National Park in Poręba Wielka
Poręba Wielka 4, 34-375 Poręba Wielka
Tourist region: Gorce i Beskid Wyspowy
The building of the Education Centre of the Gorce National Park is located in Poręba Wielka. It is a fantastic place to experience the phenomenon of the nature of Gorce. The centre has been perfectly adapted for museum purposes. It is surrounded by an old manor park. The main attraction of the centre is an exhibition arranged in historic cellars, presenting the natural wealth of the Gorce Mountains. The exhibition is housed in five halls. Wandering through them is just like a real walk along a tourist trail. It starts in the valley of a mountain stream and leads to higher and higher parts of the Gorce mountains through a Carpathian beech forest, spruce forest and a glade. The interactive stations and soundtracks are arranged in such a way that visitors can choose their own way of exploring the presented topics. The exhibition is equipped with multimedia stations and audio guides. It is also suitable for visually impaired visitors. There are also conference and workshop rooms; a tourist information point; and a library with a reading room, offering a wide range of natural history books.