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Visit traditional shepherd’s huts in High Tatras, Spiš and Liptov, Slovakia Slovakia is famous for its traditional bryndza cheese and other products from fresh sheep milk. There are also products from goat and cow milk or from mixture of all three. These are made in salaš [saelaesh] – the shepherd’s or herdsman’s huts. We bring you several tips where to go and meet shepherds and […]

Flora of High Tatras – explore Slovakia’s mountain flowers TANAP is a big national park with lots of plants. Flora is therefore very diverse and it differs from vegetation zones and levels, there are submotane, mountainous, subalpine, alpine and literally arctic zones. Some species are more valuable than others, but all are highly protected. It is prohibited to pick a flower in […]

Tatra chalets in NP High Tatras, Slovakia – visit them all NP High Tatras, Slovakia is open for tourists. That is why there are 13 chalets and huts for you from west to east. All of them are open all year round except one below peak Rysy.  Chalets serve for perfect break during hiking in High Tatras. […]

Visit Nová Lesná, Slovakia – ‘cradle’ of mountain guides in the High Tatras Nová Lesná is a village at the foothills of the High Tatras. It is village with the most beautiful view on the High Tatras panorama. You can see the most famous Tatra peaks – Lomnický, Slavkovský and Gerlachovský peak at once. Closeness of the High Tatras influences character […]

4 famous people with roots in Slovakia Slovakia is a small country in Central Europe. Although it can look inconspicuously, it hides several treasures. Except nine national parks, castles, folklore and halušky it has been also a cradle to some famous people from the artistic world, Hollywood or world military sphere. We bring you a list of four famous people whose ancestors live in Slovakia. […]

Slovak national parks – Did you visit them all? Slovakia is a country of beautiful nature and wildlife. Therefore it is necessary to protect it for future generations. In Slovakia, there are areas with lower and medium level of protection called nature conservation areas. Moreover, nine national parks with the highest protection of plants, animals, […]