"Old Inn (1774) and handicraft" Jelesnia by matcrazy1

Jelesnia Travel Guide: 25 reviews and 37 photos

Stara Karczma (Old Inn) Restaurant

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I was in village of Jelesnia a few times just driving to Sopotnia Wielka or to Slovak Republic. It's located ca 10 km south-east of Zywiec.

I love to stop there just to eat a lunch in Stara Karczma Restaurant (Old Inn built in 1774). Local, Polish food is delicious and cheap there.

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Local handicraft

WHAT'S THAT? HEADS OF HORSES?

I love to watch the local handicraft which is almost always sold by natives in front of the restaurant. Do you like it?

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY?

Pros and Cons

Pros:Local food and architecture of Stara Karczma (Old Inn) Restaurant, local wooden craft
Cons:Looong waiting time in a restaurant sometimes in lunch time in weekends.
In a nutshell:Local food, old wooden architecture and handicraft

Last visit to Jelesnia: Feb 2003
Intro Updated Aug 2, 2003
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Reviews (11)

Stara Karczma was built in 1774 Favorites (10)

This amazing wooden building was built in 1774 and served as an inn - place to stay, drink and eat. more travel advice

Oscypek - what's that? Favorites (10)

OSCYPEK (plural: oscypki) is regional, home-made (in mountainous regions of south Poland only) sheep cheese - maybe less... more travel advice

Local wooden sculptures Favorites (10)

. I was a few times in Jelesnia (driving to Sopotnia Wielka) and I always met at least one native trying to sell local... more travel advice

Information table in... Polish Favorites (10)

Read the info... if you know Polish :-))) OK, here is my translation: The Old Inn in Jelesnia was built in 1774. The... more travel advice

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HORSCHECK Jul 15, 2009 at 2:39 PM

Lovely little page about a place in Poland I have never heard of. So I am glad to see that there are still many hidden gems to discover for me. Oh and I even would like to try Oscypek one day. :-)
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Diana75 Feb 24, 2007 at 2:32 PM

We have the same problems with our home-made cheese since we joined EU. Hope at the end they will be smart enough not to destroy our customs.
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evaanna Oct 21, 2006 at 5:45 AM

Lovely place, must see it someday, and the food sounds really yummy. Surely you didn't manage to eat a whole sheep even if a small one?
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Bwana_Brown May 11, 2006 at 2:56 AM

Quite an interesting old building Matt! Those wooden 'heads' look like something that Picasso might have created!
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kyoub Jun 19, 2005 at 5:33 AM

Very interesting page,Matt. What are the wooden skulls? Polish joke? Goat cheese, yummm
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JLBG Apr 1, 2005 at 10:07 PM

Haha, in France too, we are fighting against the rules that some countries in the EU want to establish. It is said that France has as many local cheeses as days in a year, most made of raw milk. We will keep them anyway !
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Fen Mar 1, 2004 at 8:19 AM

Very nice page! Beautiful photos of the restaurant. I bet the Food is really good. :)
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Kodi01 Sep 22, 2003 at 7:43 PM

What is that white stuff? Mices? WOW!!!!!!!!
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andal13 Jun 29, 2003 at 7:22 PM

I keep on knowing your beautiful country (and keep on learning Polish!!!!) with your pages, Matt. Interesting and entertaining as usual.
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rozehill Mar 23, 2003 at 4:25 AM

Really intersting tips and great pictures, an excellent page.