Mountains of Slovakia

High Tatras

High Tatras are the most popular tourist resort in Slovakia. High Tatras are the highest mountains of Slovakia and are a popular location for summer and winter sports. In 2004 the mountains were partially destroyed by weather, but even after the calamity they did not lose their charm. Areas destroyed by the calamity include spots between Starý Smokovec and Poprad.  Tourism is concentrated in three main tourist areas of High Tatras including Štrbské Pleso, Tatranská Lomnica and Starý Smokovec. Good skiing resorts can be also found in these areas but also in smaller areas including Tatranská Štrba, Podbanské, Vyšné Hágy, Kežmarské Žľaby, Stará Lesná, Tatranské Matliare, Dolný Smokovec and other. The skiing resorts are located from 760 to 1350 meters above the sea level. The ski resorts are interconnected and thus easy to get from one ski resort to another one. There is a red-marked trail called Tatranska Magistrala crossing the Tatras from east to west, starting at Veľké Biele Pleso in the east, and continuing beyond the borders of the High Tatras to the west.  There are two airports close to High Tatras, Poprad located in the Tatras area and Kosice located in the eastern part of Slovakia. Airlines that fly to Poprad Airport include Czech Airlines with scheduled flights from Prague and SkyEurope with scheduled flights from London – Stansted airport. You can also fly to Bratislava airport and then travel to Tatras by car or public transport including fast train Považan. Bratislava is 370 km away. If you are coming by car the best spots to come are Štrbské Pleso or Tatranska Štrba. There are regular routes from many Slovak cities to Poprad and directly to various Tatras resorts. 

Low Tatras

Low Tatras have an excellent summer and winter holiday resort. Due to their location in the central Slovakia they are easily accessible from different parts of Slovakia including Banská Bystrica in the south, Martin, Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš from the west, Poprad and Brezno from the east. If you decide to travel by public transport, you can take a bus to Banská Bystrica or Liptovský Mikuláš and then take a bus directly to ski resort in Low Tatras. Low Tatras offer great variety of ski resorts. The biggest and most famous ski resorts in Low Tatras include Jasná ski resort, Chopok juh (Chopok South) and Donovaly. Other famous ski resorts in Low Tatras include Tále, Čertovica, Mýto pod Ďumbierom, Liptovský Ján, Závažná Poruba. The ski resorts offer high quality services and facilities and are located up to 2,000 metres above sea level.