GALLERY OF TOWN POPRAD

There are many tips for trips in Poprad and its surroundings – distant and close. Just decide where to go. For information about bus and railway service, click on:  www.cp.sk. 

West – Liptovsky Mikulas

Historical Liptov region, if you prefer winter recreation in The West and Low Tatras.

Summer recreation near Liptovska Mara dam, visit cultural – historical monuments.

Važec (31 km): Važecká cave, Soldiers cemetery

Východná (37 km): Folk festival every year in July

Pribylina (53 km): Natural village – Museum of Liptov

Liptovský Hrádok (53 km): Grand Castle, Etnographical and shepherd museum, Exposition of mining and metal working in Liptov region – Maša (Vážnica a klopačka)

Liptovský Mikuláš (61 km): St. Nicholas Church, Museum of Janko Kráľ, Exposition Tatrín, The House of the Razus brothers, Synagogue, Liptov museum – NKP Black Eagle, Slovak museum of nature protection and cave exploration, Museum of L. Mattyasovszký, Liptov gallery of Peter Michal Bohúň, The House of Photography, Centre of Koloman Sokol, Rumanský Art Centre, Gallery P&P Petráš, Aquapark Tatralandia.

Northwest – High Tatras

Starý Smokovec (13 km): sled riding, educational paths, Hrebienok – Studenovodské waterfalls

Tatranská Lomnica (19 km): Museum of TANAP, Ski museum The first ski museum, Exposition Tatra nature – Botanical garden, Tatrabob and other attractions, cableway to Skalnaté pleso and Lomnický štít, chair lift to Lomnické sedlo, educational path

Tatranská kotlina (24 km): Belianska cave, rope park

Štrbské Pleso (30 km): Mountain water area, boating, ponds of love, sports compound with attractions, waterfalls Skok, Solisko – cable chairlift, Popradské pleso

Ždiar (32 km): Museum Ždiar house, Bachleda valley with summer and winter attractions

North – Cerveny Klastor – Pieniny

Červený kláštor (51 km): Cartusian Monastery, rafting on Dunajec river

Northeast – Kezmarok, Stara Lubovna

Vrbov (15 km): thermal swimming pool Thermal park Vrbov

Kežmarok (15 km): Slovak royal charter town, Wooden Protestant Church constructed under restrictive articles (UNESCO), Kežmarok Castle, Museum of living culture in Spiš region, Lyceum, Basilica of Saint Cross with Rennaisance Belfry, New Evangelical Church, Paulínsky church, Historical Cemetery.

Spišská Belá – Strážky (20 km): Chateau Strážky with English park (Slovak national gallery)

Spišská Belá (22 km): Slovak technical museum, Museum of J. M. Petzval, Museum of Michal Greisiger

Podolínec (32 km): Church of Assumption of Virgin Mary with Belfry, Church and Monastery of piarists, Podolínsky castel, city walls, town houses

Vyšné Ružbachy (40 km): Spa Vyšné Ružbachy, Ski park Vyšné Ružbachy, travertine crater, natural symposium of sculpture

Hniezdne (44 km): Nestville park – distillery with exhibitions and a visitors‘ tour

Stará Ľubovňa (49 km): Slovak royal charter town, Ľubovňa castle, Ľubovňa natural museum – Museum of Zamagurie region village, Church of St. Nicholas, The House of Ľubovňa burghers

East – Levoca, Spisske podhradie

Spišský Štvrtok (18 km): Gothic church with Chapel, Chateau housing the Centre for Social Services (DSS) is open for public with exhibition of the Center’s clients‘ handicraft.

Levoča (28 km): Slovak royal charter town, St. James Temple, Renaissance townhall – museum, renaissance belfry, cage of shame, Evangelical church, Museum – Art culture in Spiš region, pilgrimage to the Cult of Mary’s mountain with church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary, Gothic church and Monastery of Minorites, Master Paul´s House – museum, House of Thurzo, Baroque church of Minorites, city walls.

Spišské podhradie (43 km): Spiš castle (UNESCO), Spišská Kapitula: St. Martin’s Cathedral, Bishop´s Palace, seminary, canonists‘campus.

Žehra, part Hodkovce (47 km): Chateau housing the Centre for Social Services (DSS) is open for public with exhibition of the Center’s clients‘ handicraft.

Žehra (48 km): Romanesque – gothic church.

Dreveník (48 km): Natural travertine rock formations

Southeast – Spisska Nova Ves

 

Gánovce (5 km): The area where a Neanderthal skull was found, Aqua Spa Ganovce.

Smižany (24 km): Ethnographic Museum, Birthplace of Ján Nálepka

Spišská Nová Ves (28 km): Museum of the Spiš region, Slovak technical museum, Artist´s Gallery, ZOO, Rope park Monkeyland, Educational mining path Novoveská Huta,

Markušovce (35 km): Castle

Slovak Paradise National park Podlesok, Hrabušice (16 km) – summer and winter tourism, summer recreation on the waterfront (Palcmanská Maša)

South – Roznava

Kvetnica, recreation area (5 km) – summer and winter hiking, calvary, mountain Goats Backs with beautiful views of the surroundings

Slovak Paradise National Park Podlesok, Hrabušice (16 km) – summer and winter tourism, summer recreation on the waterfront (Palcmanská Maša)

Dobšinská ice cave (30 km)

Ochtiná (72 km): Ochtinská aragonite cave

Betliar (67 km): Chateau Betliar with an English park

Rožňava (73 km): Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, watchtower, St. Francis Xavier Church

Krásnohorské podhradie (78 km): Krásna Hôrka Castle (at present under reconstruction), Andrássy Mausoleum

Southwest – Liptovska Teplicka

 

Liptovská Teplička (23 km)