It’s usually the ultra-rich who touch down at 10am to be on the slopes by 11am. But skiing in Slovakia is so affordable that the rest of us can feel part of the jet set too. True, the new, ...

HREBIENOK, Slovakia (Reuters) - Fifteen sculptors worked three weeks to shape 90 tonnes of ice into a gothic-style dome that opened to visitors last week in the High Tatra mountains of Slovakia. Built ...

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 ...

This is an article from archive of travel guides Spectacular Slovakia. We decided to make this gem available for our readers, making only necessary adjustments. Some of writer’s observations from year ...

When you are a ski beginner and keen not to have many onlookers as you master the fundamentals, there’s a case for avoiding the crowds in busy, trendy haunts such as Whistler, Val d’Isere or Chamonix.

If you are heading to the High Tatras, arm yourself with patience. Let’s spend our holidays in Slovakia, called epidemiologists as measures against the spread of novel coronavirus were lifting. They ...

“Outdoor Crowd Treks to Slovakia,” by John Henderson in the June 28 Travel section reminded me of a driving trip my wife and I took through that area in 2003. There were very few cars on the road, and ...

New Slovak Olympic jerseys unveiled, featuring a mountain silhouette honoring national resilience and the iconic Tatra ...

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 Thursday. The incident took ...