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Slovak Tatras
N 49°9.801', E 20°8.037'
2022-07-18
Our rating: 7.80
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The Tatra Mountains are a rather unique mountain range. Everyone has heard of it, but I am sure that not everyone knows how small it is. The area of the massif is only 250 square kilometers and it is located on the territory of two countries, Poland and Slovakia. The main part, the High Tatras, is in Slovakia, where we went. We drove from Poland and the difference between the two countries is enormous. The number of tourists in Poland and Slovakia is simply incommensurable, in Poland they are much more. So if you're looking for peace and quiet, choose Slovakia.
Map of the High Tatras ©@
In fact, all of the High Tatras can be seen in this photo.
Slovak Tatras ©Yuriy Buriak
And without a drone, a good view is from the bridge over the D1 freeway (49.076279, 20.286190 ).
Slovak Tatras ©Yuriy Buriak
Slovak Tatras ©Yuriy Buriak
Interesting places It is quite easy to get around here, all the interesting places are located on a single road between Štrbské Pleso and Tatranská Lomnica. Along the road also passes the route of the local tram. The main places with cable cars: - Štrbské Pleso - Vysoké Tatry (funicular) - Tatranská Lomnica If you only have one day, then visit the cable car in Tatranská Lomnica and walk around the lake Štrbské Pleso.
Vysoké Tatry ©Yuriy Buriak
The city of Poprad is the gateway to the High Tatras. There is a highway, a train station and even a small international airport. We went here to the shopping center (49.059290, 20.266334 ) for groceries.
Poprad ©Yuriy Buriak
Hotels There are plenty of hotels to choose from. If you don't have a car you can stay anywhere, even in Poprad, all the places are connected by the tram, here you can see the map of routes and stops . If you're by car, there's a great temptation to stop near Štrbské Pleso, it's very beautiful. But we came for 5 nights, moreover with a child, so we chose another place, Bedolandia (booking.com ). The overnight stay near the mountains has a big advantage compared to the overnight stay in the mountains. After all, you can see the entire mountain range from your house, which means you can easily determine where to go, depending on the current weather.Water parks In addition to mountains and cable cars, Slovakia is also a country of water parks. The closest one is in Poprad, but we went to others, at the Liptovská Mara lake, which is easily accessible by highway in just 45 minutes. - Water park in Poprad (49.061115, 20.306290 , https://aquacity.sk/en/ ) - Water park Bešenová (49.100611, 19.444304 , https://www.besenova.com/en/ ) - Water park Tatralandia (49.104966, 19.571237 , https://www.tatralandia.sk/en/ ) We liked the last one the most, it has a big entertainment center, not only the water park.Tickets Tickets for the cable cars and water parks are purchased through the GoPass website https://www.gopass.travel/EN/homepage . The prices seemed very high, higher than in Germany or even than in Switzerland. For orientation, as of 2023 the price for a cable car to the Lomnický štít for two people is... 138 euros! But there is a way to save money. First, the ticket is cheaper if you buy it a day in advance, and even cheaper if you buy it two days in advance. And second, when you make your first purchase, get GoPass cards at the ticket office. After using the tickets, discounts will appear in your account on the website. This way you can go to the next water park for less than half price.Important! Buy tickets in advance, otherwise it may turn out that there will be no tickets for today.
Tags, Slovakia: mountains Tags, all countries: mountains
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - A small town with a poor transport links 4 - Not far from human settlements, can be reached only by car 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - Photograph does not make sense or object in the reconstruction 2 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 3 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 4 - Interfere with foreign objects 5 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 6 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 7 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 8 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 9 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists 10 - A heavenly place, always perfect weather, no tourists
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Our rating - 7.80
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - A small town with a poor transport links 4 - Not far from human settlements, can be reached only by car 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - Photograph does not make sense or object in the reconstruction 2 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 3 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 4 - Interfere with foreign objects 5 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 6 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 7 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 8 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 9 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists 10 - A heavenly place, always perfect weather, no tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - A small town with a poor transport links 4 - Not far from human settlements, can be reached only by car 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - Photograph does not make sense or object in the reconstruction 2 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 3 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 4 - Interfere with foreign objects 5 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 6 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 7 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 8 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 9 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists 10 - A heavenly place, always perfect weather, no tourists
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