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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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia · Europe
Valaská works well as a base: 10 minutes from Brezno, 21km from Demänovská Ice Cave.
Valaská is a town located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia. With a population of 3,583, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Valaská 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 Valaská to your route.
Valaská (Hungarian: Garamolaszka) is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia.
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Valaská is located in Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 48.8076 latitude, 19.5710 longitude.
Valaská has a population of approximately 3,583 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.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular cave system in the Low Tatras featuring permanent ice formations, frozen waterfalls, and underground lakes.
21 km · about 25 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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
A 960 m mountain resort saddle on Route 59 between Banska Bystrica and Ruzomberok, threading between the Low Tatras and Great Fatra with a flowing climb popular among Slovak drivers.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A steep copper-mining village at 728 m above Banská Bystrica, mined since the Bronze Age, its miners' houses stacked around a square with a 162-step covered wooden staircase climbing to the 13th-century church.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A remarkably well-preserved UNESCO village of traditional log houses representing a complete example of a medieval central European settlement.
33 km · about 40 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.
47 km · about 55 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.
50 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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