mountain pass
Certovica Pass
The 'Devil's Pass' carries Route 72 over the spine of the Low Tatras at 1,238 m: the highest paved road pass in Slovakia, with hairpin descents on both flanks and big ridge-top views.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia · Europe
Polomka works well as a base: 20 minutes from Brezno, 26km from Demänovská Ice Cave.
Polomka is a town located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. With a population of 2,959, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Polomka sits in Slovakia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bratislava time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Polomka to your route.
Polomka (Hungarian: Garamszécs) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
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Polomka is located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 48.8523 latitude, 19.8525 longitude.
Polomka has a population of approximately 2,959 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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mountain pass
The 'Devil's Pass' carries Route 72 over the spine of the Low Tatras at 1,238 m: the highest paved road pass in Slovakia, with hairpin descents on both flanks and big ridge-top views.
11 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular cave system in the Low Tatras featuring permanent ice formations, frozen waterfalls, and underground lakes.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Show cave in the Low Tatras with flowstone formations and an underground river, on the Demanovska Dolina valley road south of Liptovsky Mikulas.
26 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
A nine-arched stone railway viaduct of 1931 curving across a meadow above Telgárt, where the line loops over itself to gain height: Slovakia's most photographed piece of railway engineering, at its best in morning mist or under snow.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's great ice caves, UNESCO-listed, with ice up to 26.5 m thick filling a mountain cavern in the Slovak Paradise: a frozen underground floor you walk across even in high summer. Short forest walk up from the road.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A stunning glacial mountain lake in the High Tatras surrounded by alpine peaks, serving as a popular hiking and ski resort hub.
33 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Glacial lake and resort at 1346 metres in the High Tatras, reached by the Cesta Slobody scenic road and a rack railway.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
An adventure-filled national park laced with narrow gorges, waterfalls, and thrilling iron ladder and chain hiking routes.
38 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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