Podhale

thumb|300px|Podhale. View from Tarasówka, with Tatra Mountains at the [[horizon line]] thumb|300px|Bird's-eye view of Nowy Targ, the capital of the region thumb|left|Inhabitants of Podhale in regional costume thumb|300px|Podhale on the map of the Goral Lands (regions inhabited by Gorals) Podhale (; ), sometimes referred to as the Polish Highlands, is Poland's southernmost region. The Podhale is located in the foothills of the Tatra range of the Carpathian Mountains. It is the most famous region of the Goral Lands which are a network of historical regions inhabited by Gorals.

== Local folklore == The region is characterized by its unique folklore, which is distinct from other folk cultures in Poland. Its folklore was brought there mainly by settlers from the Lesser Poland region further north and partly by Wallachian (Vlach) settlers in the centuries during their migrations. The name Podhale literally translates as "below the mountains" in English. It is a combination of two words. In the Gorals dialect, the Alpine tundra is called hala (plural: hale), "pod" in Polish is the English "under".