Slovak Paradise Gorges and Ladder Trails
Slovakia

Slovak Paradise Gorges and Ladder Trails

Somewhere in eastern Slovakia, a national park hides a network of gorges so narrow and vertical that the only way through them is by climbing iron ladders, gripping chains bolted into rock, and crossing wooden bridges suspended above rushing waterfalls.
Traveling in Slovakia
Slovakia

Traveling in Slovakia

Slavic tribes in Slovakia appeared in the 5th century. In 833, the Great Moravian Empire was founded, it included the Western and Central parts of present-day Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the region of Germany, Hungary and Poland. The country converted to Christianity in 883.