In the late 2000s, the European Union conferred protected designation of origin status on oscypek and bryndz, two ewe's milk cheeses produced in this mountain range.
In the late 2000s, the European Union conferred protected designation of origin status on oscypek and bryndz, two ewe's milk cheeses produced in this mountain range. The lake Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea, lies in a national park named for this range. This range and the Western Beskid Mountains to the north sandwich the (*) Podhale region. Vestiges of the Vlach shepherd culture are identifiable in the customs of this range's Goral people; the most famous Goral is almost certainly Pope John Paul II, who in 1997 delivered a homily inspired by a 45-foot-high steel cross that sits atop this range's Mount Giewont, near the town of Zakopane. For 15 points, name this subrange of the Carpathians lying on the border of Slovakia and Poland.
In the late 2000s, the European Union conferred protected designation of origin status on oscypek and bryndz, two ewe's milk cheeses produced in this mountain range.
Tatra Mountains