Morskie Oko, or Eye of the Sea in English, is the largest and fourth-deepest lake in the Tatra Mountains, in southern Poland.

[3] The hut of the Polish Tourism and Local Lore Society (PTTK) stands on the moraine that closes the lake from the north.

Many other tourists opt to take the journey by horse-drawn cart, a large number of which are operated by the local Górale inhabitants.

In winter, a short section of the journey is in an avalanche danger zone, and the area can remain cold and rainy even in summer.

In 1824, during Partitions of Poland, Morskie Oko became private property, for the time being, when Zakopane estate, including the Dolina Rybiego Potoku, were purchased from the Austrian authorities by Emanuel Homolacs.

The charm of Morskie Oko has provided inspiration to many artists, including painters (Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski, Leon Wyczółkowski, Stanisław Gałek), poets (Wincenty Pol, Adam Asnyk, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Franciszek Nowicki, Jan Kasprowicz), and composers (Zygmunt Noskowski).