JOURNEY THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE HIGH TATRAS REGION – TATRANSKÁ LOMNICA

Explore the history, landmarks, and curiosities of the most famous Tatra settlements during a cultural – tourist tour in JUNE with a professional tour guide, lasting approximately 2 hours. ENTRY TO THE JOURNEY IS FREE.

What you can learn:

Each Tatra settlement is unique, and in each one, you will find something that is not found in the others. For instance, from the Tatra Basin, you can access the only accessible cave in the Tatras, the Belianska Cave. In addition, you will also find a former quarry that now serves as a climbing wall, Mount Pálenica, where lime was once burned. Thanks to the rediscovery of the Belianska Cave, another settlement, Tatranské Matliare, was established. Today, the inconspicuous part of the town of Vysoké Tatry once hosted famous personalities such as Franz Kafka, Fraňo Kráľ, Emil Zátopek, and Ludvík Svoboda. There was also a military garrison here that took care of border security and helped build, for example, Votrubova hut. Jiří Wolker was treated in Tatranská Polianka, and you can still sit in the pleasant surroundings of Wolker's lakes. This settlement is crucial if you want to go to the highest peak of Slovakia – Gerlach. Dr. Michal Guhr, the founder of the sanatorium that you can visit today, was not only a great doctor but also a promoter of winter sports in former Hungary. Few people know that thanks to him, Polianka was the first settlement with ski jumps.

Which settlement is the oldest, where did Maša Haľamová live, when was Ľudovít Štúr first on Kriváň, where were the Ice Hockey World Championships, why do Smokovce have the sun in their coat of arms, how did the name Smokovec arise, where was the first swimming pool built in the Tatras, where do mineral springs emerge in the Tatras, which mountain hut is the oldest, where is Mrs. Čenková's cottage located, and many other interesting facts about the Tatra settlements that you may not even have realized.

WHEN AND WHERE DO WE MEET?

FOR THE HISTORY OF TATRANSKÁ KOTLINA

Meeting time and place: 10:30 h I bus stop Čarda

Date: 06.06.2026

FOR THE HISTORY OF TATRANSKÁ LOMNICA

Meeting time and place: 10:30 h I train station main entrance

Date: 07.06.2026

FOR THE HISTORY OF TATRANSKÉ MATLIARY

Meeting time and place: 10:30 h I bus stop at Cesta Slobody

Date: 13.06.2026

FOR THE HISTORY OF OLD SMOKOVEC

Meeting time and place: 10:10 h I Tatra information office

Ending at the Museum of Tatra Cinematography and Photography with a screening of a short retro film about the Tatras.

Date: 14.06.2026

FOR THE HISTORY OF TATRANSKÁ POLIANKA

Meeting time and place: 10:00 h I train station

Date: 27.06.2026

FOR THE HISTORY OF ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO

Meeting time and place: 10:00 h I train station at Štrbské Pleso – stairs by the platforms

Date: 28.06.2026

In case of interest from larger groups – over 20 people, please report the number of participants to the guide at +421 949 202 493 or at ivafigova@gmail.com.

“Implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic”