Natural wonders and caves in Slovakia

Slovakia’s landscape features a dense concentration of UNESCO-listed karst systems, including the rare Ochtinská Aragonite Cave and the massive ice formations of Dobšinská. In the High Tatras, the collection highlights alpine glacial lakes like Štrbské pleso and Veľké Hincovo pleso, the country's deepest lake. The selection also features the rugged gorges of Slovak Paradise National Park, known for technical ladder trails and waterfalls, alongside the 25-meter Šútovský Waterfall in the Malá Fatra mountains.

Natural Wonders & Caves — Map

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Štrbské pleso

The second-largest glacial lake on the Slovak side of the High Tatras is one of the most beautiful spots in Slovakia.

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Dobšinská Ice Cave

Dobšiná Ice Cave is an ice cave in Slovakia, near the mining town of Dobšiná in the Slovak Paradise.

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Demänov Ice Cave

Demänovská Ice Cave or Demänovská ľadová jaskyňa is an ice cave in the Demänovská Valley in Slovakia.

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Domica Cave

The Domica cave is a karst cave situated on the south-western border of the Silicka planina Plateau 10 km south-east of Plesivec in the…

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Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave is a unique aragonite cave situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava.

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Suchá Belá

Suchá Belá is one of the most beautiful gorges in the National Park Slovak Paradise.

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Skalnaté pleso

Skalnaté pleso is a glacial lake and a well-known goal for many locals and tourists that head to the High Tatras.

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Gombasek Cave

Gombasek Cave or Gombasecká jaskyňa and Gombaszögi-barlang is a karst cave in the Slovak Karst, Slovakia.

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Šútovský Waterfall

Šútovský vodopad is a waterfall in Slovakia located in the Malá Fatra mountains, 4 kilometres north of the town of Šútovo.

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Demänovská Cave of Liberty

Demänovská Cave of Liberty is a karst cave in Low Tatras, Slovakia. The cave was discovered in 1921, and, opened to the public in 1924.

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Popradské Glacial Lake

Popradské pleso is a mountain lake of glacial origin located in the High Tatras, Slovakia.

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Waterfalls of Cold Stream

Waterfalls of Studený potok, waterfalls of Cold Stream, are one of the most sought places in the area of Starý Smokovec and Tatranská…

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Belianska Cave

Belianska Cave is a stalactite cave in the Slovak part of the Tatra mountains, the largest and the only one open to the public in the…

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Vodopád Skok

This 25-meter-high waterfall in the Mlynická Valley of the High Tatras cascades over a prominent rocky threshold. Fed by the Mlynica stream, it is accessible via a marked hiking trail starting from Štrbské pleso.

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Veľké Biele Glacial Lake

Veľké Biele pleso is a glacial lake surrounded by many beautiful mountain peaks.

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Jasovská Cave

Jasov Cave is a speleothem limestone cave and archaeological site in the Slovak Karst in Slovakia.

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The Great Waterfall

Obrovský waterfall, or the Great Waterfall, is one of the biggest of its kind in the High Tatras.

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Veľké Hincovo pleso

Veľké Hincovo pleso is the biggest and deepest mountain lake of glacial origin in the High Tatras, Slovakia. The maximum depth is 53 metres.

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Falcon Dale

Falcon Dale offers one of the most challenging hikes in the National Park Slovak Paradise.

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Králická Gorge

Králická Gorge was created by the flow of the stream and left massive rocks uncovered some of which are more than 20 meters high.

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