HOLIDAY IDEAS nature & landscape

The Tatra lakes are called tarns. They are the “eyes” of the Tatras and together with the Tatra peaks create a picturesque scenery. Each of the tarns will fascinate the visitors with their specific colour resulting from their location and the shade of the surrounding mountain background.

Are you seeking a place where there is an ancient Slavic culture present more than anywhere else? A place that has always stood on the crossroads between east and west? A place where the castle rock is towering above two rivers? If Devín is on your mind you are at the right place.

Only 5 km from the centre of Bratislava there is a natural area of forests, streams and ponds. It is an ideal place for escape from the city stress not only for families with children but also for active sportsmen. Železná studnička is nearby, its tempting and it’s for everyone.

Do you need a break from the city stress? Are you looking for a place where you are surrounded by deep forests? Do you want to climb up rope hitches? You want to sleigh? Cycle? Ski? But you don’t want to travel far from the city? Recreation zone Kamzík - Koliba is offering you all of this.

Have you ever heard of professional scooters? In contrast to classical scooters, they have one big advantage – brakes! You will need these brakes when you ride on your professional scooter down the Žiarska Valley.

Owing to the extraordinary curing effects of thermal waters Slovakia shall remain carved in the memory of many people as a country that returned their health to them. Healing springs, but also the health supporting mineral waters, spring from the bowels of the ground almost in each valley.

In the age of computers and fast cars we can think about how our ancestors used to live. They lived a practical life in harmony with nature. We can see this with our own eyes in the museums of folk architecture still inhabited by people – Čičmany and Vlkolínec or we can just visit the open-air museums which have not only traditional houses, furnishings and equipment but which offer also the Slovak handicrafts demonstrations.                       

This introductory verse suggests that we are going to follow the steps of one of the greatest Slovak writers, Pavol Ország Hviezdoslav. We are going to visit his native Orava, forester’s lodge under Babia hora, and the paths and places that inspired and motivated him to write lots of his masterpieces.

Around Devínska Nová Ves you will discover real natural jewels and unique gems of Slovakia. The riparian forests of the Morava river floodplain,  thermophilic flora of the Devín forest steppe, rare floral species in the Fialkové údolie valley – unique diversity of nature just a few kilometers from the centre of Bratislava.

Slovak nature is a big attraction for visitors from close and far away countries as well. Not only because more than the third of its territory is occupied by forests, but also because in a relatively small area you can find many different species of plants and vestures, out of which many of them are world unique.