Prešov Region, Slovakia · Europe
Poprad works well as a base: 10 minutes from Svit, 10km from Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road).
Poprad is in Prešov Region, Slovakia, with about 49,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Svit, about 7 km away.
Poprad (Slovak: [ˈpɔprat] ; Hungarian: Poprád; German: Deutschendorf) is a city in northern Slovakia at the foot of the High Tatra Mountains, famous for its picturesque historic centre and as a holiday resort. The largest town of the Spiš region and the largest of all towns in the vicinity of the High Tatra MountainsRead more
in both Slovakia and Poland, Poprad is the tenth largest city in Slovakia, with a population of approximately 50,000.
The Poprad-Tatry Airport is an international airport located just outside the city. Poprad is also the starting point of the Tatra Electric Railway (Slovak: Tatranská elektrická železnica), a set of special narrow-gauge trains (trams) connecting the resorts in the High Tatras with each other and with Poprad. Mainline trains link Poprad to other destinations in Slovakia and beyond; in particular, there are through trains running from Poprad to Prague in the Czech Republic.
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Within an hour or so of Poprad: Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road) (10 km), Sucha Bela Gorge (13 km), Slovak Paradise National Park (15 km), Lomnicky stit (16 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road), Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane and Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce).
Poprad is in Prešov Region, Slovakia, about 7 km from Svit.
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Full driving guide for Slovakia8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
The scenic Route 537 traverses the foot of the High Tatras from Podbanske to Tatranska Kotlina, stringing together mountain resorts with near-constant views of Slovakia's highest peaks.
10 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
A thrilling Slovak Paradise canyon ascended via metal ladders and bridges beside cascading water.
13 km · about 25 min drive
national park
An adventure-filled national park laced with narrow gorges, waterfalls, and thrilling iron ladder and chain hiking routes.
15 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Second-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
16 km · about 20 min drive
national park
The smallest alpine mountain range in the world, offering dramatic peaks, glacial lakes, and excellent hiking in a compact area.
17 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A stunning glacial mountain lake in the High Tatras surrounded by alpine peaks, serving as a popular hiking and ski resort hub.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
The highest range in the Carpathians straddling the Polish-Slovak border, a compact alpine wonderland often called the smallest high mountains in the world.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's great ice caves, UNESCO-listed, with ice up to 26.5 m thick filling a mountain cavern in the Slovak Paradise: a frozen underground floor you walk across even in high summer. Short forest walk up from the road.
21 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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