SURROUNDINGS

The Jasna ski center is an all-year mountain tourism resort, situated in the heart of Low Tatras, in the close proximity of Apartmany & Studia Miroslav. For skiing and snowboarding, there are 44.5 km of slopes and 4.5 km of ski routes available. This winter sports area has become a leading ski destination in Slovakia and is also gaining recognition within Europe. Slopes of all difficulty levels provide both challenging and relaxing experience for everyone The slopes of Chopok are suitable for beginners and families as well as for advanced skiers. With its many marked freeride zones and a snow park, the Jasna Nizke Tatry ski resort is also seeked by freeriders and freestylers.

Experience flying in the Hurrican Factory, the only wind tunnel in Slovakia with wind speed up to 270km/h, located only 15 minutes from Apartmany & Studia Miroslav. The giant glazed chamber has a diameter of 4.3 meters and an incredible height of 14 meters. You are flying at a safe altitude and under the constant supervision of experienced instructors. You do not need any previous experience or special physical fitness. Flying is suitable for all physically healthy people, starting at 5 years of age. The minute at the Hurricane Factory is the equivalent of a plane jump from 4,000 meters.

Slovak Paradise Natural Park, not too far from Apartmany & Studia Miroslav, offers about 300 km of hiking trails and several bike trails. Rivers and streams have formed many gorges, canyons, valleys, caves, and waterfalls in the so called Slovak Paradise. One of the most visited routes is "Prielom Hornádu". In the northern part of the Slovak Paradise two main tourist centres of this region are situated: Čingov and Podlesok. They are connected by a 15 km long marked route, leading through the canyon along the Hornád river. Other highlights and most visited places in the park are the Dobšiná Ice Cave and the Suchá Belá Gorge.

The national nature monument of the Demänovské Caves on the northern side of the Low Tatras Mts. is the longest cave system in Slovakia. It is easily possible to reach the caves within a short walk from Apartmany & Studia Miroslav. The Demänovská Cave of Liberty belongs among its dominating caves and it is the most visited cave of Slovakia. It has been captivating the visitors by its rich flowstone fill of various colours, magical flow of underground Demänovka as well as the charming pools for many years. The Demänovská Ice Cave stands out by occurrence of permanent ice fill, bizarre and mighty shapes of underground spaces, rare cave fauna as well as rich history.

Vlkolínec, situated in the centre of Slovakia and only about 40 minutes from Aparmany & Studia Miroslav, is a remarkably intact settlement of 45 buildings with the traditional features of a central European village. It is the region’s most complete group of these kinds of traditional log houses, often found in mountainous areas. Vlkolínec has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993, and is one of ten Slovak villages that have been given the status of a folk architecture reservations. This status was granted because the village is an untouched and complex example of folk countryside architecture of the region of the Northern Carpathians.

Tatras are the most visited mountain chain in Slovakia and is a designated transboundary UNESCO biosphere reserve. It offers countless beautiful places to discover by foot or by bike. Apart from 840 km of hiking trails, Low Tatras also offer around 50 cycling routes - for road bike, cross bike and mountain bike. Additionally, High Tatras offer another 600 km of mapped hiking trails and more than 300 km of official cycling trails. Apartmany & Studia Miroslav are the perfect starting point for any hiking or cycling trip in the Tatra mountains.