IT IS interesting to note how Slovak words dominate the names of peaks in the High Tatras, even though a large portion of the mountain range lies in the Spiš region, which for centuries was home to a ...

Due to the approaching winter season, hiking trails in the High Tatras were closed on the first day of November once again. "At this time, nature and animals enjoy the winter rest they need," the High ...

The High Tatras have a way of commanding your attention from the moment you wake. In the heights of Tatranská Lomnica, the morning air carries a sharp alpine freshness, and the peaks thrust upward ...

Brit holidaymakers searching for an affordable trip to take this summer have been urged to look into an adventure in Poprad, a city in northern Slovakia.

STARY SMOKOVEC, Slovakia -- Across the valley, a wall of black granite peaks was rimmed in orange, and windy ripples on the alpine lake next to me were the only movement for miles. The air was chilly ...