This post contains very special moments during my hiking at Popradske Pleso in High Tatras, mountains area.

Popradské pleso is a pond in the Mengusovská valley in front of the mouth of Zlomísk below the slopes of Ostrvy and Kôpok. It has an area of ​​6.88 ha, a depth of 17 m and is located at an altitude of 1,494.3 m above sea level. m.

Near the ball is the Chata pri Popradské pleso (former Chata kpt. Morávku). Popradské pleso is the fourth largest lake by area. There is a symbolic cemetery for the victims of the High Tatras in the limbo grove near the lake.

Pleso was together with Mengusovská dolina in the village of Mengusovce. Even so, it bears the name of the distant city of Poprad. Probably because the Poprad river flows through it, which originates from the marsh below Ostrva. Popradské pleso as (German: Poppersee) is mentioned in the Latin work Bibliotheca, seu Cynosura Peregrinantium, hoc est: Viatorium in duas partes digestum (Liber Secundus) (Ulm 1644) by Dávid Fröhlich from Kežmar. Polyhistorian Matej Bel in 1736 mentions it as Fish Eye. He speaks of it as a ball in which, as the only one on the southern side of the High Tatras, fish lived. The name was taken over by both Hungarians and Germans, but because on the Polish side of the Tatras, Rybí pleso was called Morské oko, they called Popradské pleso Malé rybie oko or Popradské rybie oko. The ball was even referred to as the Mengus Ball, which had a rational basis. In the end, he took over and established the name Popradské pleso.

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Time: August 2023

Location: High Tatras, Mountains, Prešov District

This post contains very special moments during my 35th birthday weekend.

Starý Smokovec is the oldest Tatra settlement and the administrative center of the High Tatras. The city office is located here, there are hotels, rental companies, and travel agencies. It is located at the intersection of the Freedom Road with the II/534 road from Poprad, between Nový Smokovec and Horný Smokovec. Together with Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbský Pleso, it belongs to the most important Tatra tourism centers.

Hrebienok is a tourist center located above Starý Smokovec at the foot of Slavkovský štít at an altitude of 1,285 m above sea level. m. The emergence of Hrebienko as a tourist center is related to the development of tourism in the High Tatras in the second half of the 19th century. Starý Smokovec, which was granted the status of a spa town at that time, attracted tourists who fell in love with this place.

The beginnings of construction on Hrebienok are linked to the construction of the Bilík cottage, which stood on its northeastern slope. In 1894, a road with a hard surface was built next to the hiking trail. The cable car from Starý Smokovec built in 1908 prompted the construction of the Hrebienok Hotel in 1928. The construction of training meadows and slopes near the hotel began in 1930. In 1956, a 750 m long ski lift was built on the slalom meadow to the Slavkovská lookout, and in 1968 the referee’s tower. Electric lighting of the toboggan run took place in 1959.

Zamkovského chata is a mountain hut located at the mouth of Mala Studena dolina in the High Tatras. In 1993, the Zamkovského cottage was handed over to the heirs of Štefan Zamkovský. During the following years, several renovations were made at the cottage. The new owners of the cottage, after the departure of Ladislav Kulanga to Skalnatá chata, rented the cottage to Mgr. Jane Kalinčíková, who became its owner in 2003. The hut is supplied with food and fuel by mountain porters.

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Time: August 2023

Location: High Tatras, Mountains, Prešov District

This post contains very special photos during my visiting of concert of Peter Nagy. This singer was awesome with his remarkable old songs.

Peter Nagy (* April 9, 1959, Prešov) is a Slovak singer, composer, musician, lyricist, music producer and photographer. Together with Richard Müller, Rob Grigorov, Miroslav Žbirk, Marika Gombitová and groups such as Elán, Metalinda, Team and Tublatanka, he is among the most successful singers of Slovak popular music of the eighties and the first half of the nineties of the 20th century.

From the second half of the 80s, Peter Nagy also participated in unique children’s album projects, the aim of which was to discover young singing talents. The first of the series of these albums was the title Peter, Vašo a Beáta deťom, which he prepared with Beáta Dubasová and Vašo Patejdl. In the first half of the 90s, Peter Nagy moderated the youth program Fany on Slovak Television.

In 2009, for the 25th anniversary of his professional career, Petr Nagy released a new double album called Labute a havrany. In addition to the twelve new songs, a bonus disc with an “unplugged” recording of a concert performance for Rádio Expres, which took place on March 9, 2009, was also released with the studio album.

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Time: August 2023

Location: Humenne City

This post contains very special photos during event called “Hámorská Míľa”. And on the other hand, special moments at our green cottage with fire area.

The village of Zemplínská Hámre has prepared the traditional event “Hámorská miľa” for you.

Many cultural and accompanying events await visitors. They start at 9:00 a.m. Holy mass for the citizens of the village.

The little ones can look forward to sports competitions with DHZO Zemplínske Hámre, face painting, obstacle course, bouncy castle, merry-go-rounds, horse riding and others. Don’t miss the AC HUTA – FC LUHY men’s football match.

An integral part is also the cultural program of various musical genres – performances by folklore ensembles and musical bands. You can look forward to FS MODRANKA, FS STARINČANKA. Kapela ludowa BUKOWIANIE from Poland, music group FLEROF and music group SALCO will also provide entertainment. CICO BAND & RENE RENDY will provide evening entertainment.

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Time: July 2023

Location: Zemplínske Hámre village, Snina County, Prešov District

This post contains very special data in terms of my visiting historical royal city called “Levoča”.

Levoča has been registered on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List.

Levoča arose from two original Slovak settlements, which were probably ravaged by the Mongols in 1241. The oldest written document in which Levoča is named “Leucha” for the first time is a document of the Hungarian king Bela IV. from 1249. In 1271, Levoča became the capital of the Community of Spiš Saxons. In 1317, it is already mentioned explicitly as a royal city (“civitas nostra regalis”).

Its development was significantly helped by the privilege of the right of warehouse, granted to Levoča by Karol I. Róbert in 1321. This privilege forced foreign buyers to stay in the city for 15 days and offer their goods for sale. In 1402, King Sigismund exempted Levoč buyers from the right of warehouse in other cities, in 1411 he extended Levoč’s right of warehouse to domestic buyers as well. In 1419, the people of Levo were exempted from paying tithes throughout Hungary. This opened up extraordinary opportunities for free trade.

The favorable development of the city culminated at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries and enabled the creation of such artistic gems as the work of Master Pavle from Levoča in the Basilica of St. Jakub. The promising development of the city was marked by extensive fires in the 16th century (1550, 1599) and anti-Habsburg uprisings in the 17th century. Nevertheless, during this period Levoča remained the largest and most important economic center of Spiš, congregations of the Spiš See regularly met here, and in the 19th century the city became an important center of the Slovak national movement.

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Time: July 2023

Location: Levoča City, Spiš Region, Prešov District

This post very special moments during my visiting small city called “Spišská Kapitula”.

Spišská Kapitula (sometimes also referred to as: Slovak Vatican; Latin Capitulum Scepusiense, German Zipser Kapitel, German Szepeshely or Szepes Kaptalan) was a church town and is still the seat of the Spiš bishop and the center of the Spiš diocese. Today it is part of the city of Spišské Podhradie. Spišská Kapitula was once an independent village in eastern Slovakia in the Hornádská kotlina. In the 11th century, a monastery, probably founded by Benedictines, stood near the Spišská Kapitula. The emergence of the Spišská Kapitula is probably related to the founding of the Spiš prefectural office at the end of the 12th century. The first written mention comes from 1235.

The Romanesque Cathedral of St. Martin from 1245 – 1273 is located here. In the 13th century, the so-called chapter school, from the middle of the 17th century a Jesuit gymnasium. Until the 18th century, many rulers and provosts of Spiš made efforts to raise the provostship to a bishopric. This plan was only successful in 1776 during the reign of Maria Theresa, when the presbytery was elevated to a bishopric and since then it has been the seat of the church administration of Spiš, Liptov and Orava.

Spišská Kapitula was one of the centers of church education in Slovakia. In the years 1819 – 1950, the first Slovak and Hungarian institute for the education of primary school teachers existed here. In the years 1815-1849 there was a theological school here. In 1948, Spišská Kapitula was annexed to the city of Spišské Podhradie, and two years later it was declared a city monument reserve. Since 1993, Levoča, Spiš Castle and surrounding monuments have been included in the UNESCO List.

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Time: July 2023

Location: Levoča County, Prešov District

This post contains very special moments during my visiting The Spis castle. Historical architecture was amazing.

Spišský hrad, Spiš Castle is a castle ruin that occupies the top of the travertine mound Spišský hradný vrch. It forms a dominant feature of the wide area on the main road connecting the eastern Slovak regions of Spiš and Šariš. It is not only evidence of the development of architecture from the 12th to the 18th century in our country, but with its area of ​​3.9 ha it is one of the 6 largest castle complexes in Slovakia (at the time of its greatest boom). Despite the fact that it rises above the town of Spišské Podhradie, cadastrally it belongs to the territory of the village of Žehra (its local part of Hodkovce) in the district of Spišská Nová Ves in the Košice region.

The castle is a national cultural monument and since 1993 it has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Levoča, Spišský hrad and surrounding monuments ensemble. Since 1990, the castle rampart together with the castle complex protected as a protected natural creation, Spišský hradný vrch as a national natural monument since 1996. Since 2004, it has been part of a protected area of ​​European importance within the European network of protected areas Natura 2000.

Spiš Castle, which became the subject of internal disputes in the first half of the 16th century, often changed owners. Finally, it belonged to a new family – the Turzovs. During their rule, the construction modifications were influenced by a new artistic expression – the Renaissance, the influx of which was helped by the intensive trade relations of the Turzo family with foreign countries. However, the castle was not owned by the Turzov family for even one century. Already in the thirties of the 17th century, the Spiš branch of the family died out by the sword. The castle became the subject of inheritance disputes.

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Time: July 2023

Location: Spisska Nova Ves city, Košice District

This post contains very special photos during my staying at Sarospatak. You can enjoy swimming and thermal pools.

Végardó thermal swimming pool, Sárospatak

The thermal complex is located near the Slovak-Hungarian border, the journey by car from Košice takes approximately 1 hour. The complex consists of a thermal bath and an outdoor swimming pool. Several swimming pools and a sauna area are available in the vast park.

You can also enjoy traditional swimming pleasures thanks to water attractions such as a toboggan and a water mill. There is also a special baby pool and a playground with climbing frames next to the children’s pool. The pool filled with thermal water with a temperature of 36˚C is, in turn, an ideal space for relaxation and regeneration for all age categories, as well as an extensive sauna world.

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Time: July, August 2023

Location: 3950 Sárospatak, Hatá út. 2. B., Hungary, European Union

This post contains very special moments during my hiking to “Vihorlat” protected forest.

Vihorlat (1,075.5 m above sea level) is the highest peak of the Vihorlatské vrchy volcanic mountain range, its dominant feature. The mountain range itself was named after the top.

Vihorlat is located in the eastern part of Slovakia in the Prešov region, in the district of Humenné, in the military district of Valaškovce. It belongs to the cadastral territories of Valaškovce-South and Valaškovce-Stred.

Vihorlat is one of the inactive extinct volcanoes. When viewed from a distance, it is quite easily recognizable by its seemingly “cut” top. Despite the fact that it is the highest peak of the Vihorlat Hills, it is not one of the most visited by tourists due to its location in a military district and the lack of a marked hiking trail to its summit.

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Time: July 2023

Location: Vojenský obvod Vaľaškovce, Humenné County, Prešov District