The smallest alpine range in the world, with sharp granite peaks, glacial lakes and waterfalls, shared with Poland. Štrbské Pleso is a mountain lake resort; walk up to the Popradské Pleso lake and the Symbolic Cemetery for climbers, or take the cable car up the Lomnický štít, 2,634 m.
The Tatra Electric Railway links the resorts with Poprad. Many trails close from November to mid-June. Mountain huts serve food along the trails. Mountain rescue insurance is recommended.
A national park of deep limestone gorges where the trails climb up waterfalls using ladders, chains and metal steps fixed into the rock.
One of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, a ruined fortress spread over a limestone hill in eastern Slovakia, a UNESCO World Heritage Si…
A historic silver-mining town of steep streets and colourful houses in a volcanic caldera, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A romantic castle with towers and spires that looks straight out of a fairytale, rebuilt in the style of French Loire chateaux in the early 1900s by …
A square castle with four corner towers on a hill above the Danube, the landmark of Slovakia's capital, with a history museum and baroque gardens.
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