Rent a holiday home in Chochołów

If you would like to rent a holiday home in Chochołów, you will encounter a distinctive village character.

Culture and village character of Chochołów

Chochołów is known for its preserved Podhale wooden architecture, including historic wooden houses and farmsteads from the 18th and 19th centuries; the settlement also includes the Museum of the Chochołów Uprising and a Neo-Gothic parish church.

Chochołów is associated with the uprising of 1846, and the local museum is housed in the oldest building, a cottage constructed in 1798. If this historical feature matters to you, decide whether Chochołów belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

Mountain landscape and village character

Chochołów is located in a mountain landscape near the Tatras and offers mountain hiking trails, scenic views, and distinctive wooden architecture.

Sport and cycling route

Chochołów is home to the HS16 and HS30 ski-jumping complex on the eastern slope of Krowiarki above the Dunajec River; its plastic surfaces allow it to operate in both summer and winter. If this feature matters to you, decide whether Chochołów belongs on your list of destinations before looking for accommodation there.

Chochołów is part of the approximately 200-kilometre Wielka Pętla Orawska cycling route.

Access and location

Chochołów lies on the main road connection between Czarny Dunajec and Zakopane; a road leads from the village centre towards the Slovak border crossing.

Further destination pages

For broader orientation, you can open Nowotarski. Further destination pages to compare include Rabka-Zdrój, Niedzica, Zubrzyca Górna, Mizerna, Łapsze Niżne, Dursztyn, Jablonka and Zaskale.