We took a diesel (104,50 MKD / l) on the way to the famous Matka Canyon – one of the most visited places in North Macedonia. This beautiful canyon is located only a short ride away from the capital of Skopje. We had rainy weather, but still, the high mountains rolling steeply to the deep...
Peja is a small city in Western Kosovo near the Rugova Canyon. The city is located in a strategic position on Peja’s Lumbardh, a tributary of the White Drin to the east of the Accursed Mountains. The medieval city was possibly built on the ruins of a Roman Siparant. The city became...
We spent one rainy and cold day in Rugova Canyon. It is a 25 kilometers long river canyon in the western part of Kosovo near the town of Peja. It was created by the water erosion and the removal of the glacier of Peja. In some spots, it’s very narrow and up to 1000 meters deep. The...
The whole afternoon we drove slowly around Mokra Gora Mountain (part of Rogozna range) on a steep, narrow, and mostly unpaved, totally deserted R221 road in the direction of Rugova Canyon. The road offers scenic views and still unspoiled nature. It has two peaks higher than 2000 meters...
On the way to Stari Ras we have crossed the largest mountain range in Serbia Kopaonik (162 km / 5 hours). Its highest peak is Pančić’s peak that is 2,017 meters above sea level. One section of the mountain is a protected zone of the National Park Kopaonik (car’s eco-fee 700 RSD)...
We spent two days in The National Park of Malá Fatra. It is situated in the westernmost Slovak high mountains Malá Fatra. The mountain is covered mainly with mixed beech forests, at higher elevations with fir and spruce. Pinewoods and meadows occur at higher altitudes. About 83% of the...
We have arrived in the late afternoon at Slovenský Ráj National Park. It is one of the nine national parks in Slovakia, situated in East Slovakia. The National Park protects the area of the Slovenský Ráj mountain range, which is located in the north of the Slovenské Rudohorie Mountains...
On the way to our last High Tatras resort, we have stopped at Tatranec Camp to refill our water tank (ridiculous 7 EUR). Then we moved to a very local botanical garden with an exposition of Tatras Nature (entrance 2,50 EUR). Later we have parked near the cable car station (free parking)...
After a short ride we have parked in Starý Smokovec (3 hours / 8 EUR) – another popular ski resort, from where we took the Starý Smokovec–Hrebienok funicular (11 EUR / person) to the small peak Hrebienok at an altitude of 1285 meters. There we hiked in cloudy weather for an hour around...
Our next destination in the High Tatras was the famous Štrbské Pleso – the highest situated settlement in the Tatras Mountains (parking 10 EUR / day). This famous ski resort lies next to a picturesque mountain lake of glacial origin with the highest depth of 20 meters. It is fed by...