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"Kocierz" Conference and Leisure Centre is located on the Kocierz Pass (750 meters above the see level), within the Little Beskids (Polish Beskid Mały), the mountain sub-range that constitutes a part of the lower Carpathians.
It is an exclusive Hotel with restaurant "Villa Lamus", a local tavern, night club K2 and a modern SPA centre. "Kocierz" is not just another conference venue, it provides the ideal conditions for all events as it has the advantage of access to modern day technology combined with stunning views and local tradition.
The Beskids is a traditional name for a series of mountain ranges that make up the lower Carpathians Mountains and their relatively low summits stretch for approximately 600 km in length and 50-70 km in width. They begin in the northeastern Czech Republic, Moravia, at the Moravian Gate, continue to northwestern Slovakia, the north of the Tatra Mountains of southern Poland and end in Western Ukraine.
The name of the highest mountain within the range depends on the definition of the eastern border of the Beskids, which is disputed: according to some older sources it is the sources of the Tisza River, according to newer sources the Beskids end at the Ushok Pass at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The highest peak of the western part of the Beskids is the Babia Góra-Babia Hora (1725 meters above see level), located on the Polish-Slovak frontier.
The Babia Góra National Park was established in 1954 and in 1977 it was added to the UNESCO’s international network of biosphere reserves. It is estimated that about 160 different vertebrates and over 2,000 different invertebrates live in the area of the part. The region of Babia Góra is considered a healthy microclimate with clear water and clean air.
The Dunajec River divides the range into eastern and western sections and several passes (Jablunkov, Dukla, and Vlara) cross the range. On the west is the Beskid Wysoki (High Beskids), where the Vistula River rises, while in the east there is the Beskid Niski (Low Beskids). Within these large two areas there are smaller Beskid sub-ranges, such as the Beskid Żywiecki, a part of the larger Wysoki (high) Beskids, the second highest range in Poland (after the Tatra). The Beskid Żywiecki stretches between the upper sections of two rivers, the Soła and Skawa. The Little Beskids stretch further to the north, for about 30km between the city of Bielsko Biała and the Skawa river.
The Beskids are a diversified region abounding in both lively resorts and secluded wild areas. Tourist attractions include historic wooden churches and the increasingly-popular skiing winter resorts in the mountains. The region is heavily forested and provides many more or less strenuous hiking trails, which are especially popular due to beautiful scenery.
