Popradzki Landscape Park is one of the largest landscape parks in Poland — a vast, wild and surprisingly diverse protected area covering the heart of the Sądecki Beskid mountains. Two main ridges, Radziejowa and Jaworzyna Krynicka, frame the dramatic gorge valley of the Poprad River, together forming over 53,000 hectares of forests, mineral springs, sandstone rock formations and pristine nature.

The terrain is typical of mid-range Carpathian flysch mountains: narrow ridges, steep valleys and broad summit plateaus reaching 1,100–1,200 m above sea level. The highest peak, Radziejowa (1,262 m), crowns a long ridge draped in beech forests and spruce woodland. Spring brings a spectacular carpet of snowdrops, bear garlic and orchids to the rich Carpathian beech forests. Summer is perfect for long ridge walks with views stretching to the Tatras and the Slovak hills. Autumn turns the forests gold and red, while winter wraps the summits in snow and silence.

The park is home to wolves, lynx and occasionally bears and wildcats. Birdwatchers can hope to spot capercaillie, golden eagle or black stork. On the Magura sandstone crags — such as the famous 'Diabelski Kamień' (Devil's Stone) near Jaworzyna Krynicka — weathering has sculpted striking natural forms worth seeking out.

• Krynica-Zdrój — starting point for trails to Jaworzyna Krynicka, marked trails, moderate difficulty
• Rytro or Łącko — western approach to the Radziejowa ridge, moderate difficulty
• Stary Sącz — access to the northern edges of the park, easy to moderate trails

• Free entry as a landscape park; some areas within nature reserves have restricted access
• 13 nature reserves within the park, including Wąwóz Homole gorge and Biała Woda
• Mineral springs and mofettes (including Poland's largest, near Jastrzębik and Złockie) are protected natural monuments

On the Radziejowa massif grows the only wild population of the endemic mealy primrose in Poland — a critically endangered species listed in the Polish Red Book of Plants. A tiny flower with a truly extraordinary story.