Overview
The Slovak Karst is one of the mountain ranges of the Slovenské Rudohorie Mountains in the Carpathians in southern Slovakia. It consists of a complex of huge karst plains and plateaus. Since 1973 it was a protected landscape area.
Description
Despite the landscape's drama, this 346-sq-km reserve of spruce-cloaked hills and limestone crags receives little attention from foreign visitors. Must-see views include Zádiel Gorge and the waterfalls of Háj; load up on information at Rožňava’s tourist centre.
Above ground, a 500km network of cycling trails and hikes extends from the park. Underground, some 25km of caves — an estimated 1100 underground chambers in all – snake beneath Slovak Karst and its twin park across the Hungarian border, Aggtelek Karst.
The big daddy of the Slovak side (and open year-round) is the show-cave Domica near Dlhá Ves.
The park can be visited as a day trip from Košice.
Slovakia
Slovakia
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http://www.lonelyplanet.com/slovakia/east-slovakia/attractions/slovak-karst-national-park/a/poi-sig/1321195/360694