Zakopane – Poprad: Joint Cross-Border Heritage

We cordially invite you to a folklore gathering and the ceremonial opening of an exhibition on the occasion of International Day for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Zakopane.

Experience a unique blend of Slovak and Polish traditions at a folklore festival filled with dance, music, and culture.

Event Program:

• Performance by the Regional Ensemble Klimka Bachledy from Zakopane (Poland)

• Ceremonial opening of the exhibition "Zakopane – Poprad. Joint Cross-Border Heritage"

• Performance by the Folklore Ensemble Letnička (Slovakia)

• Speeches by the Mayor of Zakopane and the Mayor of Poprad

• Performance by the Folklore Ensemble Vagonár (Slovakia)

• Presentation of the "Sila koreňov" (Strength of Roots) Award

• Performance by the Parish Regional Ensemble Giewont from Zakopane-Olcza (Poland)

• Joint finale performance by all folklore ensembles

The event is part of the project "History and Traditions under the Tatras – Polish-Slovak Heritage in Picture and Word", co-financed by the European Union under the Interreg Poland – Slovakia 2021–2027 program.

Partners: City of Poprad and City of Zakopane

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October 17
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
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Plac w Kuźnicach 34-500Zakopane
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Places Around

Kriváň Mt. (High Tatras)

Kriváň Mt. (High Tatras)

An exceptionally attractive trip is the ascent to the Kriváň Mt. (2,494 m ) a stout peak in the western part of the High Tatras. This mountain is a multiple winner of enquiries about the most beautiful mountain in Slovakia. It is easily recognisable for its conspicuously curved summit, which is the reason why it is called Kriváň (in English Curved Mount).

Gerlachovský štít peak (High Tatras)

Gerlachovský štít peak (High Tatras)

The mountain hotel Sliezsky dom is the starting point for the trip to the tallest mountain of Slovakia - the Gerlachovský štít peak (2,655 m). The route leads by the terrace-shaped Velická dolina valley, with a beautiful 15 m tall Velický vodopád waterfall. For its botanical diversity, the terrace above the Velický vodopád waterfall bears the name Kvetnica (The Flower Garden).

Zelené pleso

Malebné Zelené pleso sa nachádza vo východnej časti Vysokých Tatier. Je to nádherné ľadovcové jazierko v závere najvýchodnejšej vysokotatranskej doliny, v nadmorskej výške 1540 metrov. Priamo na brehu jazera stojí turistická chata s celoročnou prevádzkou.

Lomnický štít peak (High Tatras)

Lomnický štít peak (High Tatras)

A trip to Lomnický štít peak by chair lift is among the most attractive adventures for tourists in the High Tatras and, indeed, it enjoys the popularity of the public. It reaches the differential height of 1,700 m and carries tourists to a height of 2,634 m above sea level in only a few minutes.

Observatory at the peak Lomnický štít

Observatory at the peak Lomnický štít

The highest situated point in Slovakia where people regularly work is the observatory at the top of the peak Lomnický štít in the mountain range Vysoké Tatry. It is at the altitude above sea level of 2,632 m.

Horses in Východná

Horses in Východná

Come with us to experience an adventure on horseback. We will set off together through the beautiful nature of the Tatra Mountains, where the majestic Kriváňa massif will keep us company all the time.

Vodopády Studeného potoka waterfalls (High Tatras)

One of the tourist attractions in the environs of Starý Smokovec and Tatranská Lomnica in the High Tatras is the group of the cascaded Vodopády Studeného potoka waterfalls. These waterfalls are among the most frequently visited in the Tatras.

Zvoz TANAP

Zvoz TANAP

ZVOZ od Sliezskeho domu na parkovisko nad Tatranskou Poliankou sa vykonáva v „pravidelných“ (zväčša polhodinových) intervaloch.

Poliankovo - digitálna galéria

Poliankovo - digitálna galéria a kaviareň je na ploche cca 500 m2, kde sa snažíme vytvoriť pekný vizuálny zážitok a pomocou moderných technológií priblížiť umenie všetkým ľuďom, ktorí nás navštívia.

The funicular to the peak Lomnický štít

The funicular to the peak Lomnický štít

One of the much sought out attractions of the mountain range Vysoké Tatry is the funicular to the top of the peak Lomnický štít, the ride on which together with beautiful view offers an unforgettable experience.

FUN arena Liptov

FUN arena Liptov

FUN arena = fun for young and old. Spice up your day in Liptov. Sport, adrenaline, but also relaxation await you. A holiday full of amazing experiences :)

Ždiar - typical Goral community

ŽDIAR is a typical Goral community situated between the mountains of the Belianske Tatry and Spišská Magura. It is a tourist centre and the starting point for trips to the mountains Belianske Tatry.

Hotel Montfort ****

Surrounded by the Belianske Tatry Mountains and set in a picturesque village of Tatranská Javorina, Hotel Montfort offers accommodation in rooms and suites, free wellness centre, an indoor pool, a fitness centre, a restaurant and a bar. Free WiFi is available in all areas and free private parking is possible on site.

Hotel Patria

Hotel Patria

Hotel Patria in Strbske Pleso houses a restaurant with Slovakian cuisine, a billiards room and spa area accessible free of charge including a gym, a sauna and an indoor pool. The ski slopes are 200 m away.

Hotel Solisko

Hotel Solisko

Right at the banks of the Strbske Pleso lake, the Hotel Solisko is situated in the High Tatras Mountains, 1,351 m above sea level. It has its own spa and fitness centre and a lakeside restaurant.

Permon's Paradise

Permon's Paradise

Permon's Paradise is the largest hotel wellness complex in Slovakia.

Aquapark Thermal Oravice

Aquapark Thermal Oravice

The modern thermal park is built in the wonderful surrounding of Orava, close to the border with Poland. The highly mineralized thermal water, which springs in the depth of more than 1 kilometre, works curing/healing on psychic and stress and is used/utilised in balneotherapy.

Spa Tatranská Polianka

The tradition of the sanatorium in Tatranská Polianka specializing in the treatment of respiratory system diseases dates back as early as the 19th century. Tatranská Polianka is located 1005 metres above sea level, in the forest zone in a slightly cold area. Due to dry air, a favourable sunlight ratio, lower air pressure, lower oxygen pressure and moderate day temperatures without major variations, the climate in the Tatras is perfect for patients with lung diseases.

Spa Vysoké Tatry - Nový Smokovec

The unique alpine climate of the Vysoké Tatry and its beneficial effect on human organism was one of the main reasons to establish climatic spa in this mountain range, particularly in the settlement Nový Smokovec. MUDr. Nikolaus Szontágh, a physician who possessed some experience from the Alps, founded the spa and opened the first sanatorium in 1876.

Lučivná Spa

Lučivná Climatic Spa is located amid a forest park in a scenic area below the Tatras.It is situated 816 metres above sea level. The facility specializes in providing spa treatment to children suffering from non-tuberculous diseases of the respiratory tract.

FUN arena Liptov

FUN arena Liptov

FUN arena = fun for young and old. Spice up your day in Liptov. Sport, adrenaline, but also relaxation await you. A holiday full of amazing experiences :)

Lovecký zámok Hohenlohe

Vstup do priestorov zámočka sprístupnených verejnosti je bezplatný. Maximálny počet návštevníkov pri jednom vstupe je dvadsať. Pre limitovaný počet odporúča Kancelária prezidenta SR záujemcom o prehliadku priestorov vopred si ju zarezervovať. Objednaní záujemcovia majú prednosť pred neobjednanými.

Ostruňa - typical Goral village

OSTURŇA is a typical Goral village in a wide valley of the Osturniansky potok brook. It is probably the longest village extending over the banks of a brook in Slovakia. There are many original Goral buildings preserved in the commune.

Encián Gallery

Encián Gallery

The Encián Gallery located at an altitude of 1751 metres is the second highest in Europe and the highest location in Central Europe as well as in Slovakia.

Ždiar - typical Goral community

ŽDIAR is a typical Goral community situated between the mountains of the Belianske Tatry and Spišská Magura. It is a tourist centre and the starting point for trips to the mountains Belianske Tatry.

Museum of Liptov Village

Museum of Liptov Village is the most attractive landmark of the Liptov region. It displays the typical folk architecture. The impetus behind the establishing of the museum was the extensive flooding caused by the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam.

Museum of Tatra Cinematography and Photography

Museum of Tatra Cinematography and Photography

In the very centre of the High Tatras, in the Tatra village of Starý Smokovec, you can find a renovated log cabin called Vila Alica—the new home of the private Museum of Tatra Cinematography and Photography as of June 2015. It takes visitors back in time to the Tatras’ past, a time when the pace of life wasn’t so fast and each tourist wasn’t always equipped with their own individual camera and video recorder. A past with an undisturbed pace, preserved by artists and amateurs alike who managed to record the surroundings in photos and videos.

Museum of the Orava Village

Three kilometres away from Zuberec, at Brestová, a unique open-air Museum of the Orava Village (Múzeum oravskej dediny) can be visited. Over an area of about 20 hectares, and on both sides of the crystal clean Studený potok brook, is a village containing the typical folk buildings moved here from various regions of Orava.

Zuberec - gothic wooden church of St Elizabeth

Zuberec - gothic wooden church of St Elizabeth

The Late Gothic wooden church of St Elizabeth is the dominant structure in the Museum of the Orava village - open air museum situated only 3 kilometres away of Zuberec near Brestová. It stands in cemetery in the middle of wonderful mountain scenery. The church was originally built in the 19th century and moved here in the 20th century from village Zábrež.

Ski múzeum

Ski múzeum

Kompaktne a moderne upravená expozícia súkromného Ski múzea poskytuje návštevníkovi prehľad o vývoji jednotlivých zimných športov vo Vysokých Tatrách od ich počiatku až do roku 1945 na ploche cca 300 m2.

Events Around

Night Run Bachledka

Night Run Bachledka/ a unique evening running event in Bachledova dolina

Open Day at High-Altitude Observatories

The Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences invites you to an exceptional Open Day at the high-altitude observatories on Skalnaté Pleso and Lomnický štít.

St. Hubert's Ride

The Association for the Preservation of Equestrian Sport in the Tatras, HORSE area n.o., the City of High Tatras, and the TANAP Administration invite you to the St. Hubert's Ride in Tatranská Lomnica.

Mountain Run Psotka Memorial

We invite you to the 41st edition of the traditional mountain run Psotka Memorial in the High Tatras, dedicated to the memory of Slovak climbers – victims of Mount Everest.

Wandering Through History Tatranská Kotlina

Discover the charm of High Tatra settlements! We invite you to free two-hour guided tours exploring the history, monuments, and sights of the High Tatras region with expert commentary.

Podcast – Murderous Psyche Live

Fans of mysterious crime stories and the psychology of crime are in for a treat with a live recording of the popular true crime podcast!

Wandering Through History Tatranské Matliare

Discover the charm of High Tatra settlements! We invite you to free two-hour guided tours exploring the history, monuments, and sights of the High Tatras region with expert commentary.

Wandering Through History Tatranská Polianka

Discover the charm of High Tatra settlements! We invite you to free two-hour guided tours exploring the history, monuments, and sights of the High Tatras region with expert commentary.

Wandering Through History Štrbské Pleso

Discover the charm of High Tatra settlements! We invite you to free two-hour guided tours exploring the history, monuments, and sights of the High Tatras region with expert commentary.