The village Liptovská Teplička becomes very popular above all in summer. It is the base for trips in the mountains Low Tatras. Among them is the ascent to the mountain Kráľova hoľa (1, 946 m).
The Kráľova hoľa Mt. is a bulky massif with the tallest top in the eastern part of the Low Tatras. The greatest Slovak rivers spring below this mountain (Váh, Hron, Hnilec and Hornád). This fact and the majestic appearance of the mountain causes that Kráľova hoľa became the most sung about Slovak mountain and it is also subject of varied legends and fairy tales.
Normally it is the starting or the finishing point of the ridge tour in the Low Tatras. The most valuable section for tourists is the one between Kráľova hoľa, Stredná hoľa (1,876 m), Orlová (1 839 m), Bartkova (1,790 m) and the saddle Ždiarske sedlo (1,475 m).
It is possible to continue along the main ridge westward or to descend following the blue hiking marks to the valley Ždiarska dolina rich in limestone narrows, caves and karstic phenomena.
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In the south-western edge of the Slovenský raj Mts. is the Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa cave, one of the largest ice caves in Europe. Thanks to its significance and unique ornamentation, it was included into the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The National Park of Muránska planina with its wild mountain karstic landscape and minimum human interventions is located between central and eastern parts of Slovakia. On the top of the peek, we find the fabled ruins of the Castle of Muráň.
The oldest known inhabitant of Slovakia lived below the Tatras. more than 100 thousand years before. The evidence of his existence was found in the travertine monticule near Gánovce, the village situated below the Tatras. This also is the reason why it is called the Man of Gánovce.
The Važecká jaskyňa cave, which is located on the southern edge of the village of Važec, is the most visited natural landmark of the upper Liptov region. The cave is counted among the best-known paleontological sites as far as discoveries of bones of the cave bear are concerned.
Ice cellars were simple, small stone constructions built into slopes like regular cellars. Closed by iron doors, they were fitted with strong forged hooks on their inner walls to hold the meat of shot animals. Several ice cellars are known across Slovakia, preserved in various manorial parks. One such example is found in the village of Vlachovo.
Ochtinská aragonitová cave situated in the mountains Revúcka vrchovina in central Slovakia is a world rarity and unique natural phenomenon. It is interesting for variety and abundance of aragonite filling and a rare development of underground space. Thanks to its significance and unique ornamentation, it was included into the UNESCO World Heritage List.
One of the most remarkable discoveries in Slovakia took place in the locality Myšia Hôrka in administrative territory of Spišský Štvrtok (district Poprad). Archaeologists dug out here the remains of a stone town from about 3,500 years ago.
The oldest of our protected areas, the National Park of Tatras (TANAP) in the north of Slovakia, was founded in 1949. It covers the high-mountain area of the Tatras and it is the unique protected area of flora and fauna among the tallest European high mountains situated north of the Alps.
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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.
Healing springs have been mentioned in the area of Gánovce as far back as 1549. A spa village was gradually built around them.
AquaCity Poprad is a modern and eco-friendly tourist resort which is literally self-sufficient in terms of energy. Using geothermal water and solar energy on a daily basis prevents tonnes of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere. AquaCity manages to cut energy costs and return the savings back to customers in the form of affordable eco-friendly luxury.
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.
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.
The Muráň Castle, one of the highest situated castles of Slovakia, was built as the royal sentry castle on top of the Cigánka cliff at the height of 935 m in the 13th century.
The Podtatranské múzeum Museum in Poprad is one of the oldest museums in Slovakia. It is located in a pseudo-Renaissance building built in 1886 and it will answer many of your questions concerning the history of the sub-Tatra region. The Museum was established by the Hungarian Carpathian Society in 1876.
The unique historical water main constructed in the 16th century brought water to the commune Špania dolina from as far as the mountain range Nízke Tatry.
Azda najkrajšia gotická stavba na Slovensku – Kaplnka Zápoľských sa nachádza v Spišskom Štvrtku, ležiacom na juhozápadnom okraji Levočských vrchov. Zanechal ju po sebe rod Zápoľských, jeden z významných šľachtických rodov Spiša.
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.
Among the oldest monuments of Gemer the National Cultural Monument - Evangelical church with the oldest organ in Slovakia dominates.
