The natural gem of Slovakia, the High Tatras mountains, were hit by a natural disaster in the form of a whirlwind which knocked over thousands of trees back in 2004. In spite of this devastating blow, ...

POPRAD, Slovakia — Slovakia’s High Tatras mountain range sits quietly in the shadow of the Alps yet within a compact 40-by-15-mile range stand two dozen peaks between 7,000 and 8,700 feet. Don’t feel ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tatra Ice Dome and the winter season in the High Tatras have been officially opened, inviting visitors to discover Slovakia's beautiful ...

AFTER several years with fewer beds available in the High Tatras, accommodation in Slovakia's most famous mountain resort area will be less hard to come by in 2008.The temporary decrease was mainly ...

BRATISLAVA – Slovakia has scrapped a controversial zoning plan for its prized High Tatras park after backlash over the government’s push to open protected forests to logging – but with EU funds at ...

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 ...

Tatra Photography is offering a range of photography workshops for 2010. The breaks start at just £399 for a three night wildlife photography holiday in Germany's Bavarian National Park and at £599 ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A landslide hit a tourist shelter trapping 16 people inside after a thunderstorm packing heavy rains moved through Slovakia’s High Tatras, the country's rescue service said ...

A 45-year-old Polish tourist died on October 12, after falling approximately 300 meters from the summit of Malá Wysoká into the Rohatka Valley in Slovakia’s High Tatras, local rescuers reported. A ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tatra Ice Dome and the winter season in the High Tatras have been officially opened, inviting visitors to discover Slovakia's beautiful ...