Poprad will likely be your first experience of mountain country, being the nearest sizeable city to the High Tatras and a major regional transport hub. The delightful 16th-century neighbourhood of Spišska Sobota and a popular thermal water park may make you linger. From the adjacent train and bus stations, the central pedestrian square, Nám sv Egídia, is a five-minute walk south on Alžbetina.
Spišská SobotaNEIGHBOURHOOD
Sixteenth-century Spiš-style merchants' and artisans' houses line Spišská Sobota town square. The suburb is 1.2km northeast of Poprad's train station.
Aqua CitySPA
Sauna, swim, bubble and slide zones are all part of Poprad's thermal water park. The park employs admirable green initiatives; the heat and electricity derive from geothermal and solar sources.
AdventouraADVENTURE SPORTS
Dog sledding, hut-to-hut hikes, snowboarding…this company can organise the works. Day prices for trips around the Tatras start at about €30 per person.
Air
Poprad-Tatry International Airport is 5km west of the town centre and has a brand-new route to London four times weekly with Wizz Air.
Bus
Buses serve Levoča (€1.70, 45 minutes, hourly), Bardejov (€4.50, 2½ hours, one to two hourly) and Zakopane in Poland (€5.50, two hours, two to four daily June to October).
Car
Pick-up around town is available by prearrangement from Car Rental Tatran ( www.autopozicovnatatry.sk).
Train
Electric trains traverse the 14km or so to the High Tatras resorts. Mainline trains run directly to Bratislava (€15, four hours, hourly, four IC trains daily) and Košice (€5, 1¼ hours, hourly).
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