Sanok is a middle-sized city (ca. 40,000 inhabitants) located in the south-east of Poland close to Slovakia and Ukraine. The town is sometimes called “the gate to the Bieszczady Mountains” – a unique National Park. The history of Sanok goes back to the Middle Ages, which is reflected in the renovated buildings of its historical Old Market Square. Today Sanok is an important cultural and touristic place with two major museums – the Open Air Museum (Skansen) with Galician Market and the Historical Museum located in the Old Castle, with one of the largest collections of icons and paintings by Zdzisław Beksiński, a famous contemporary Polish painter. Sanok is also one of the biggest automotive and plastic industry centers  in eastern Poland. The inhabitants of Sanok like sports, especially floorball, football and hockey (the hokey team from Sanok is one of the best in the country). In Sanok are: icerink and icetrack, tennis courts, outdoor and indoor swimming pools.

More information on:

- oficial English site of Sanok (click here)

- our "practical information" website (click here)