Zamagurie

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Zamagurie (-Slovak, Polish: Zamagurze) is a region in the north of the Spiš region, between the Spišská Magura in the south, Dunajec river in the north and Białka (Slovak:Biela voda) river in the west. It is divided between Slovakia Prešov Region and Poland Lesser Poland Voivodeship and are further divided between the Slovak districts of Stará Ľubovňa and Kežmarok and Polish gminas of Bukowina Tatrzańska, Nowy Targ abd Łapsze Niżne. The centre of the region is the Slovak town Spišská Stará Ves, which is just near the border. The region also used to be the official tourist region in Slovakia until 2004.

In 2006, a new border bridge for pedestrians was open between Červený Kláštor and Sromowce.

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The most attractive are the Pieniny mountains with the Dunajec river gorge, with floating trips on wooden canoes bound into rafts, hikes to the Tri korunky/Trzy Korony or Sokolica hills.

From the folk architecture are worth mentioning Goral villages of Osturňa and Jezersko in Slovakia.

Another attractions are Vyšné Ružbachy spa village, medieval town of Podolínec, monastery in Červený Kláštor and the winter centres in Osturňa and Spišská Stará Ves. In Poland, there are also many attraction available, for example Niedzica ski centre, Niedzica Castle or just next to it the Czorstynski reservoir, which is used for recreation.

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Dunajec from Tri korunky/Trzy korony	Trzy korony from Červený Kláštor	Červený kláštor (literally Red monastery)	Czorsztynski reservoir in Poland
Dunajec River Gorge	Rafting on the river, with the border bridge in the background