Vysoké Tatry

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Vysoké Tatry
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“Vysoké Tatry, formally Mesto Vysoké Tatry is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region. It was created in 1990, and its official name from 1990 to 1999 was Starý Smokovec, which is the name of one of its major settlements.”
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The GuardianJul 22

‘Humans are designed to connect outdoors’: community hiking in Slovakia’s High Tatras

A walking holiday with a group of strangers to the highest range in the Carpathians promises adventure, stunning views and camaraderie We are giddy as we reach the summit, breathless with exertion and a guileless, childlike joy. In every direction the jagged peaks of Slovakia’s High Tatras stretch out into the distance, nubs on a colossal spine, glittering lakes embedded like shards of glass fa…

Mountain range where the hike took place

10 things in this story
  • Kôprovský štítSightSummit reached after eight hours and 23km of hiking
  • Vysoké TatrySightMountain range where the hike took place
  • Tatra EscapesPlaceSlovakian tour operator partnered with hiked.up
  • Štrba turistikaTrailTrail followed by the group on the second morning
  • Tatranský národný parkSightSlovakian national park established in 1949
  • Zlatý BažantRestaurantRefreshing beer enjoyed at a mountain refuge
  • Ranč Podlesok RelaxHotelRANČ Podlesok Relax je rodinný projekt, ktorý vznikol z lásky k Slovenskému raju, prírode a poctivej pohostinnosti.
  • Elsewhere
  • bryndzové haluškyRestaurantSlovak Paradise, SlovakiaThis meal consists of halušky and bryndza, optionally sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat or bacon, and…
  • Tatrzański park narodowySightZakopane, PolandPolish national park established in 1954
  • hiked.upPlaceLondon, United Kingdom
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