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SLOVAKIA Malý Rozsutec hike: routes, chains and the spring closure (Malá Fatra)
Two rock brothers stand above the village of Terchová in northern Slovakia, and almost everybody photographs the bigger one. Malý Rozsutec (Little…
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SLOVAKIA Veľký Rozsutec Hike: Routes, Chains and the Spring Closure (Malá Fatra)
It is the silhouette you will recognise from half the photographs ever taken in the Malá Fatra (the Lesser Fatra): a jagged…
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SLOVAKIA Jánošíkove diery: Slovakia’s ladder gorge trail and its five loops
Slovakia has a style of walking that barely exists anywhere else in Europe, and the Jánošíkove diery — usually typed Janosikove diery…
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SLOVAKIA Mala Fatra Ridge Hike: The Complete Two-Day Traverse in Slovakia
The Malá Fatra ridge hike is the finest two-day walk in the Carpathians that almost nobody outside central Europe has heard of.…
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SLOVAKIA Via Ferrata in Slovakia
Slovakia sits in the middle of Europe, between Poland, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic and Ukraine, and it does something the Alps…
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SLOVAKIA Things to Do in the Low Tatras, Slovakia: Chopok, Jasná and the Demänovská Caves
Slovakia has two Tatra ranges, and almost every English-language guide only tells you about one of them. The High Tatras get the…
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SLOVAKIA High Tatras Hiking: Easy Trails, Cable Cars and What to See in Slovakia
The High Tatras are the smallest alpine range on Earth, and also the most tightly guarded piece of nature in Slovakia. First,…
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SLOVAKIA Súľov Rocks, Slovakia: Hiking the Gothic Gate, the Castle and the Dragon’s Hole
If you only know Slovakia from the High Tatras, the Súľov Rocks (Súľovské skaly) will come as a surprise. This is a…
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SLOVAKIA Where to Stay in Malá Fatra: 9 Bases from Terchová to Žilina
Malá Fatra is only little by name. Deciding where to stay in Malá Fatra settles a lot more than your bed for…
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