Slovak Karst

Discover the mysterious beauty of the limestone plateaus of the largest karst area in Slovakia and Central Europe, the Slovak Karst National Park with an area of almost 350 km². It is a leisurely 40-minute drive from Košice with access roads through several villages. Visit the famous Zádiel Gorge, Domica Cave, Ochtín Aragonite Cave, Turnian Basin and Turnian Castle, as well as the beautiful Háj Waterfalls in a fairy-tale village! Did you know that the American blockbuster Behind Enemy Lines (2001) with Owen Wilson was filmed on the plateau of the Slovak Karst, with an exceptional shot of the colossal angel statue in Háj? Endemic to the Slovak Karst National Park is the Klášterský's poorwort - a small, spiny plant with a groundcover rosette of leaves that grows mainly on rocks and cliff faces. Will you try to find it in the woods?