High Tatra

... (in Slovak: Vysoke Tatry, in Polish: Tatry Wysokie) is a part of the Eastern Tatra Mountains on the border of Slovakia and Poland . High Tatra with its 24 peaks higher than 2.500 m above sea level provide the only mountains with an Alpine character in the ...

... is Rysy (2499 m). One fifth of the entire Tatras area lies in Poland. The whole Polish Tatras area now constitues the Tatra National Park (TPN). Every hiker dreams of one day walking to mountain summits. In the Tatras, this dream is well within reach of ...

... Poland, dominate the northern part of Slovakia. They are part of the massive Karpaty Mountain span and form its highest mountain range. The Tatra Mountains, a relatively small area spreading 786 sq. km, 550 sq.km in Slovakia, are 78 km long and 17 km ...

... that free in capitalism, either? Jana's mom insisted on giving me twenty-five Euro's so that when I got to Slovakia's "Vysoke Tatra" (High Tatra) mountains, I could rent a room and not get eaten by a bear at night. I never wanna get eaten by a ...

... ; Jana spotted a black-and-bright-orange salamander crawling dinosaurically on the ground.  In the Kopcek Hills between the Low and High Tatra's, we had to scale bulky metal ladders and hold onto chains for security as we hiked a blue-walled ...

I have just been pampered at a Spa in the mountains. Many of the people here are very health conscious. That is especially true for the wealthy. Perhaps that may includes those Americans who have such a reputation in foreign countries. More churches ...

... low. Not good for viewing the peaks, in fact we could scarcely make out the road ahead of us, but it made for a High Tatra mountain mood. We had hot chili for lunch in a sheltered bus stop in the town of Zdiar, the gateway to the Tatras. ...

... low. Not good for viewing the peaks, in fact we could scarcely make out the road ahead of us, but it made for a High Tatra mountain mood. We had hot chili for lunch in a sheltered bus stop in the town of Zdiar, the gateway to the Tatras. The ...

... and a jacuzzi cheaply. That's how we spent the evening: boiling. August 4 This was the first day of our hiking trip through the High Tatra. The kind owners of our pension brought us to the station, so that we did not have to look for a bus or walk ...

... cities and secondly we'd both been to Prague in the past. Boy are we glad we chose Slovakia and more specifically the High Tatras. The Tatra mountain range borders both Poland and Slovakia and in fact runs all the way down into Romania we later learnt. ...

... pass From Romania i was planning on heading into Hungary, riding across the northern end into Slovakia, riding across Slovakia to the Tatra mountains. I was then going to ride over the mountains to Zakopane in Poland, where i had a rendez vu with a ...

... 500 participants voted for the most beautiful wonders, which resulted in this unofficial list of 7 Wonders of High Tatras: Spectacular Panorama of Tatra Mountains Mountain lake Štrbské pleso with its traditional leisure rowing Mountain lake Zelené ...

... my fabrics) and enjoy my solitude which gave me a very unique experience.   The nights on the hill top of the Tatra mountains are freezing - one would certainly freeze outside in the night. The bunks in the chata's were not amply heated either, I ...

... . There is a special railway designed to bring the mountaineers to virtually any place they want, and its network connects all the High Tatra towns like Tatranska Lomnica, Smokovce or Strbske Pleso. What's more, there are a few cable cars that take you ...

... a journey. Just like they belong to normal life. I could skip them and mention the facts, for example, like this. "The High Tatra mountains offer superior views." Now the impression is not complete; the feeling that accompanies the moment is missing. That ...

... not what you would expect from a supposed eastern bloc country.  Zakopane is a very picturesque town over looked by te high tatra Mountains.  It smelt like a summer bbq and felt like a alpine/cowboy town. Celebrated my birthday sampeling ...