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 ...

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

The High Tatras in Slovakia are a hiker's paradise, with their untouched beauty and peaceful trails. These mountains, which ...

Glide through Slovakia’s 600 km of scenic cross-country trails amid snow-covered forests and alpine panoramas—but plan for variable winter weather, mountain access nuances, and trail navigation. From ...

“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 ...

Tomas Nunuk, from Bratislava, Slovakia, was hiking through the High Tatras Mountains in northern Slovakia with a friend on Nov. 30 when snowy conditions forced the pair to veer away from their planned ...

Taking part in a recent international architectural competition to design a new mountain retreat for Slovakia’s High Tatras Mountains, Czech firm Atelier 8000 offers food for thought with an ...

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 ...