The Slovak Spectator

Hohenlohe hunting lodge in the Tatras reopens to the public

Built on one of the most valuable sites in the High Tatras, with views of both the main mountain range and the neighbouring ...
NewsBytes

Slovakia's best kept secret: High Tatras mountains

The High Tatras in Slovakia are a hiker's paradise, with their untouched beauty and peaceful trails. These mountains, which ...
Los Angeles Times

A secret range of stunning mountains? Hikers, meet Slovakia’s High Tatras

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 ...
The Slovak Spectator

Weekend: Admire ice sculptures in High Tatras, cheer for biathletes

Here's what to do during the weekend of 16-18 January.
PlanetMountain

Danny Menšík, Petr Vicha awaken the White Lynx on Rysy in Slovakia’s High Tatras

Young alpinists Danny Mensik and Petr Vicha have made the first free ascent of 'Bílý Rys', White Lynx, a route established over a decade ago by Pavel Vrtík and Martina Kratochvílová on the NE Face of ...
Daily Mail

Learning how to ski again in Slovakia’s High Tatras mountains

Dolly the cloned sheep was just a few months old, Manchester United were well on their way to a fourth Premier League title and Bill Clinton was settling into his second term as US president. The year ...
Wall Street Journal

Hiking the High Tatras: Taking on Slovakia's Granite Peaks

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 ...