Photo Gallery: Tatra Mountains
(Poland and Slovakia)

Right: Walkers reaching the summit of Kriván in Slovakia enjoy these breathtaking views of the High Tatras

Far right: Walking to Téryho Chata, a mountain inn in Slovakia’s High Tatras, you pass below this impressive blade of rock, Zltá Stena

Below: Strbské Pleso in Slovakia’s Tatra National Park is the base for some fine walks in Slovakia’s High Tatras; this is the eponymous lake

Clockwise starting at centre photo

Centre photo: Picture-postcard Chocholowska Polana is on the route of a walk named in honour of Pope John Paul II, who enjoyed walking in the Polish High Tatras

Walkers near the summit of Bôr in Slovakia’s Low Tatra region. The name ‘Low Tatra’ is somewhat misleading, since the highest peaks in this national park exceed 2000m

Dolina Roztoki is a magnet for walkers in Poland’s High Tatras; this is a view across the valley to the steep-sided Woloszyn ridge

Pieniny National Park, Poland: whether you walk it or do it by raft, the Dunajec Gorge is a must

Giewont (1894m) is the most readily identifiable peak in the central Polish High Tatras, and probably the most popular climb with walkers. Both the ascent and descent routes (although not difficult) are equipped chain handrails

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Above: Giewont (1894m) is the most readily identifiable peak in the central Polish High Tatras, and probably the most popular climb with walkers. Both the ascent and descent routes (although not difficult) are equipped chain handrails