waterfall
Sucha Bela Gorge
A thrilling Slovak Paradise canyon ascended via metal ladders and bridges beside cascading water.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Spišské Podhradie
Prešov Region, Slovakia · Europe
About Spišské Podhradie
Spišské Podhradie is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Žehra, 30km from Slovak Paradise National Park.
Spišské Podhradie is in Prešov Region, Slovakia, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Žehra, about 4 km away.
Spišské Podhradie (; German: Kirchdrauf, Hungarian: Szepesváralja) is a town in Spiš in the Prešov Region of Slovakia. Its population is 3,775.
Spišské Podhradie is situated at the foot of the hill of Spiš Castle. It had a Zipser German settlement, with its own church and priest, in 1174. Just above, and adjacent to,Read more
the town is the ecclesiastical settlement of Spišská Kapitula (hence an old German name Kirchdorf, meaning "church town"). The town contains a number of Renaissance merchants' houses. It also has one of the few remaining synagogue buildings (now disused) in the region. The Sivá Brada cold water spring is located nearby.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Spišské Podhradie?
Within an hour or so of Spišské Podhradie: Sucha Bela Gorge (28 km), Slovak Paradise National Park (30 km), Dobšinská Ice Cave (36 km), Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road) (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Spišské Podhradie?
The nearest famous roads are Cesta Slobody (Freedom Road), Dunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce) and Droga pod Reglami, Zakopane.
Where is Spišské Podhradie?
Spišské Podhradie is in Prešov Region, Slovakia, about 4 km from Žehra.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,769
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Slovakia
- Region
- Prešov Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Bratislava
- Coordinates
- 49.0009, 20.7531
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Worth the detour from Spišské Podhradie
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
national park
Slovak Paradise National Park
An adventure-filled national park laced with narrow gorges, waterfalls, and thrilling iron ladder and chain hiking routes.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Dobšinská Ice Cave
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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Cesta Slobody (Freedom 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
Chmarošský Viaduct
A nine-arched stone railway viaduct of 1931 curving across a meadow above Telgárt, where the line loops over itself to gain height: Slovakia's most photographed piece of railway engineering, at its best in morning mist or under snow.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Lomnicky stit
Second-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
45 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
St Elisabeth Cathedral, Kosice
Largest church in Slovakia and the easternmost Gothic cathedral in Europe, standing on the main axis of Kosice old town.
48 km · about 55 min drive
national park
High Tatras
The smallest alpine mountain range in the world, offering dramatic peaks, glacial lakes, and excellent hiking in a compact area.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Spišské Podhradie
- 42 kmCesta Slobody (Freedom 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.
- 45 kmLomnicky stitSecond-highest peak in the High Tatras at 2634 metres, reached by cable car from Tatranska Lomnica and topped by an observatory.
- 52 kmDunajec Gorge Road (Czorsztyn–Sromowce)A road along the Pieniny limestone gorge where the Dunajec forms the Polish-Slovak border, famous for its raft trips.
- 67 kmDroga pod Reglami, ZakopaneA wooded road running along the foot of the Tatras on the edge of Zakopane, the classic approach to the trailheads.
- 75 kmCertovica PassThe 'Devil's Pass' carries Route 72 over the spine of the Low Tatras at 1,238 m: the highest paved road pass in Slovakia, with hairpin descents on both flanks and big ridge-top views.
- 78 kmZakopianka (Road to the Tatras)The scenic highway climbing from Krakow into the Tatra foothills, a classic Polish mountain road trip.
Driving in Slovakia
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €12 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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