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Natural curiosities

Slovak nature is not only picturesque but it is also rich in unusual finds and rarities. With their dimensions, the Tatras is the smallest mountain range in the world with an exceptional concentration of wonders set in deep valleys and sky scraping rocky peaks. It is also interesting to observe the regeneration of kilometres of forest after the strong wind storm of 2004. The Slovak Karst National Park is the largest karst area in Central Europe. Ochtinská aragonite cave is the only cave of its kind in Europe. Together with other caves in the Slovak Karst, it is entered in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

More than 40% of the area is covered with forest, which makes Slovakia one of the most forested countries in Europe. And they hide secrets. In Kysuce, we can find the world famous, unique stone spheres and an oil spring, in Dobročský primeval forest we can find ancient trees in a 400-year development cycle, and in Poloniny National Park you can meet bears and wolves as well as one of the last European populations of European bison. Volcanic mountains hide former craters and stone waterfalls, next to Bratislava there is a paleontological dig of prehistoric fossils in the Sandberg sandstone formations. Breath taking natural creations from West to East.

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Diery (Malá Fatra Mts.)

Diery (Malá Fatra Mts.)

Žilinský krajOkres ŽilinaTerchová

The village Štefanová with numerous buildings built in traditional style is situated in the north-west of Slovakia at the foothill of the mountain Veľký Rozsutec (1,610 m).

 
Gaderská and Blatnická dolina valleys (Veľká Fatra Mts.)

Gaderská and Blatnická dolina valleys (Veľká Fatra Mts.)

Žilinský krajOkres MartinBlatnica

Situation of the village Blatnica next to the Gaderská dolina and Blatnická dolina valleys makes of it an ideal salient point for the trips to the spectacular valleys of the Veľká Fatra Mts.

 
Gerlachovský štít peak (High Tatras)

Gerlachovský štít peak (High Tatras)

Prešovský krajOkres PopradVysoké Tatry

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).

 
Kriváň Mt. (High Tatras)

Kriváň Mt. (High Tatras)

Prešovský krajOkres PopradVysoké Tatry

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).

 
Lomnický štít peak (High Tatras)

Lomnický štít peak (High Tatras)

Prešovský krajOkres PopradVysoké Tatry

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.

 
Prosiecka and Kvačianska dolina valleys (Chočské vrchy Mts.)

Prosiecka and Kvačianska dolina valleys (Chočské vrchy Mts.)

Žilinský krajOkres Liptovský MikulášKvačany

The villages Prosiek a Kvačany in region Liptov are generally known as starting points for the trips to the most beautiful and most visited of the Slovak valleys - Prosiecka dolina and Kvačianska dolina.

 
Roháče Mts. (West Tatras)

Roháče Mts. (West Tatras)

Žilinský krajOkres Liptovský Mikuláš

Roháče are often and justly praised as the most beautiful part of the West Tatras. A crown of wonderful peaks dominated by the majestic Baníkov Mt. surrounds the extensive Roháčska dolina valley. In turn, the Ostrý Roháč and Volovec Mts. are the princes of the Roháče Mts. They form an indivisible couple of slender rock mountains in the principal ridge and look like two devils horns, expressed by their names (Ostrý Roháč means a sharp horn and Volovec means an ox).

 
Rysy Mt. (High Tatras)

Rysy Mt. (High Tatras)

Prešovský krajOkres PopradVysoké Tatry

One of the most frequently visited Tatra peaks is undoubtedly the Rysy. Its popularity is due to the collective ascent of tourists held annually in the early August.

 
Súľovské skaly rocks (Súľovské vrchy Mts.)

Súľovské skaly rocks (Súľovské vrchy Mts.)

Žilinský krajOkres ŽilinaŽilina

The Súľovské skaly rocks forming an attractive rock town are situated in the north-west of Slovakia, only several kilometres from Žilina.

 
The canyon Prielom Dunajca (Pieniny Mts.)

The canyon Prielom Dunajca (Pieniny Mts.)

Prešovský krajOkres KežmarokČervený Kláštor

A trip to the Prielom Dunajca (the canyon of the Dunajec river) is one of the most beautiful in Slovakia. It starts in Červený Kláštor, continues on to the mouth of the Lesnický potok brook and further along the right bank of the meandering Dunajec.

 
The canyon Prielom Hornádu (Slovenský raj)

The canyon Prielom Hornádu (Slovenský raj)

Košický krajOkres Spišská Nová VesHrabušice

The Prielom Hornádu canyon is one of the biggest tourist attractions of the Slovenský raj Mts. The narrow, 16 kilometre long canyon-like valley separates the marginal ridge culminating in the Tomášovský výhľad view (667 m) from the mountain range.

 
Veľký Choč Mt. (Chočské vrchy Mts.)

Veľký Choč Mt. (Chočské vrchy Mts.)

Žilinský krajOkres Ružomberok

The mountain Veľký Choč towering above the dividing line between regions Liptov and Orava is one of the most beautiful in Slovakia.

 
Vrátna valley (Malá Fatra Mts.)

Vrátna valley (Malá Fatra Mts.)

Žilinský krajOkres Kysucké Nové Mesto

The only access road to the Vrátna valley, the most attractive part of the Malá Fatra Mts. is from the village Terchová.

 
Zádielska tiesňava narrow (Slovenský kras karst)

Zádielska tiesňava narrow (Slovenský kras karst)

Košický krajOkres Košice - okolie

The most popular and most visited place in the easternmost part of the Slovenský kras is the National Nature Reserve Zádielska tiesňava. Zádielska tiesňava always wins enquiries carried out among tourists when they are asked which of the Slovak valleys they consider the most romantic.

 
Craters of Ružbachy (Spišská Magura Mts.)

Craters of Ružbachy (Spišská Magura Mts.)

Prešovský krajOkres Stará ĽubovňaVyšné Ružbachy

The tourist attraction of Spišská Magura and the spa Vyšné Ružbachy are several craters.

 
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