To enhance the comfort of hikers visiting the popular Rajecká dolina valley, south of the town of Žilina in northern Slovakia ...

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, ...

Glide through Slovakia’s 600 km of scenic cross-country trails amid snow-covered forests and alpine panoramas—but plan for ...

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 ...

Slovakia is a country with rich history and stunning landscapes, but some tourist spots have been labeled overrated ...

Explore Slovakia's High Tatra Mountains on the scenic Tatra Electric Railway! Experience train travel through picturesque ...

“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 ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s rescue service says a landslide hit a tourist shelter trapping 16 people inside after a thunderstorm packing heavy rains moved through Slovakia’s High Tatras ...

WARSAW, Poland >> Lightning struck several locations across the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland and neighboring Slovakia today, killing five people, including two children, and injuring dozens more ...

HREBIENOK, Slovakia (Reuters) - A local mountain guide carrying 100 kilograms on his back was first up a Slovak mountain in a race celebrating the last remaining "sherpas" in Europe, who supply ...

At least five people, including two children, were killed and more than 100 others were injured Thursday during a sudden thunderstorm in Poland and Slovakia's Tatra mountains, according to rescuers ...