Highland musicians
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Highland folklore has fascinated lowland Poles for over a century. Szymanowski’s music as well as Zakopane style of architecture and ornamenting were born out of this fascination. Even today the highland culture remains the most unique and alive folk culture in Poland. Every second mountain village has its own festival, all of them have traditional music bands and dance groups, and keep forming new ones! Highland world displays no signs of dawning; highlanders remain proud and show it in songs such as the one sung by Krościenko inhabitants. The rapid river of Dunajec flows by this town, rinsing the foot of proud tops Trzy Korony, which is where highlanders provide tourists with unforgettable rafting adventure.