Vysoké Tatry, typically Mesto Vysoké Tatry, is a city at the foot of Slovakia’s High Tatras in Slovakia.
Vysoké Tatry, typically Mesto Vysoké Tatry, is a city at the foot of Slovakia’s High Tatras in Slovakia, which includes all the major resorts in the area. It was created in 1990 and its official name from 1990 to 1999 was Starý Smokovec, which is the name of one of its most important settlements.
1. Rysy
Rysy is a mountain in the crest of the High Tatras, the eastern part of the Tatra Mountains, lying on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Rysy has three summits: the middle at 2,503 m; the north-western at 2,499 m; and the south-eastern at 2,473 m. The north-western summit is the highest point of Poland and belongs to the Crown of Polish Mountains; the other two summits are on the Slovak side of the border.
2. Štrbské Pleso
Štrbské Pleso is a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin and a top tourist destination in the High Tatras, Slovakia. It is the second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras, after Veľké Hincovo Pleso. The maximum depth is 20 meters.
3. Lomnický štít
Lomnický štít is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. Connected by cable car to Tatranská Lomnica, its summit is 2634 meters above sea level, making it the second-highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlachovský štít. Since 1940, tourists have reached the peak by cable car. They are allowed to stay at the peak for 50 minutes. The cable car system is normally closed in the month of May for annual maintenance. It is also possible to climb the peak from Lomnický Saddle, but this is only permitted with a mountain guide.
4. Gerlachovský štít
Gerlachovský štít, informally referred to as Gerlach, is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the whole 1,500 km long Carpathian mountain chain. Usually listed at 2,655 meters AMSL, its exact elevation is actually 0.6 meters lower. The pyramidal shape of the massif is marked by a huge cirque. Despite its relatively low elevation, the about 2,000 m vertical rise from the valley floor makes Gerlachovský štít soar. Mistaken for an average mountain in the rugged High Tatras range in the more distant past, it has since played a symbolic role in the eyes of the rulers and populations of several Central European nations, to the point that between the 19th and mid-20th century, it had four different names with six name reversals.
5. Belianska Cave
Belianska Cave is a stalactite cave in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains, the largest and the only one open to the public in the Tatras. It is located above the settlement of Tatranská Kotlina, which is a part of the town of Vysoké Tatry. The cave was discovered in the 18th century, although it is presumed that it was used by pre-historic people. The cave was opened in 1884 and electrically lit in 1896. The entrance to the cave is located at an altitude of 890 meters. The cave is 3,641 m long, with two circuits available to the visitors, with the longer one having a length of 1,752 m.