Wetlina is a small tourist town picturesquely situated at the foot of the Bieszczady Mountains. It is a great base for hiking tours on the surrounding routes and longer trips to explore the entire area of the Bieszczady Mountains.
Until World War II, Wetlina was a village inhabited by Ruthenian highlanders, Boykos. They were mainly engaged in oxen grazing in the meadows, and later also in logging. At the end and after World War II, most of them were resettled to Soviet Ukraine. Polish settlers, mainly forest workers and their families, came to replace them.
The tourist development of Wetlina began in the 1960s and 1970s, when the Bieszczady Mountains were slowly becoming more and more popular among mountain tourists. Virgin trails, wild nature and, above all, meadows unseen anywhere else in our country were what attracted hiking enthusiasts to this area.
In 1975, the village of Połonina Wetlińska, rising above the village, was placed under protection within the Bieszczady National Park. With time, the park also expanded its borders to the nearby Rawki, Dział and slopes of Połonina Wetlińska. Today, the park can be entered directly from the village.
The biggest attractions of Wetlina are the local landscapes and nature. Połonina Wetlińska, with its culminations, Rohem, Osadzki Wierch and others, encourages many hours of hiking. The routes to Połonina Caryńska, Mała and Wielka Rawka, Jasło and Chryszczata, on the slopes of which there are the famous Duszatyńskie Lakes, also begin nearby.
Walks in the valleys and lower places can also be very attractive. From Wetlina you can go to the Ostrowski Waterfall, and by driving a few or several kilometers to visit the beautiful valleys of the Łopienka, Caryński, Radziejowa and Tyskowa valleys, where old cemeteries and roadside crosses from old Boyko villages have been preserved.
