Strbske pleso. Lake Strbske Pleso - a giant mirror of the Tatra Mountains Lake Strbske Pleso Slovakia

A modern and inexpensive ski resort is nearby - this is what residents of Slovakia and neighboring countries say from Strbske Pleso.

Small resort village ideal for family vacation: It doesn’t take long to get here, it’s easy to ride on the blue pistes, and living in good hotels and apartments is simply pleasant.

And if it suddenly seems that there are not enough slopes at the resort, just take a ski bus and get to Tatranska Lomnica: both resorts have the same ski pass, and in total there are almost 30 slopes.

All useful information You will find information about holidays with children in Štrbské Pleso in the Kidpassage review.

Strbske Pleso on the map of Slovakia

Strbske Pleso is a ski resort in the northern part of Slovakia, in the High Tatras. Part of the Presov region ( administrative center- city of Presov). The distance from Štrbský Ples to Poprad is 30 km, to Prešov - 104 km, to Tatranska Lomnica - 23 km, to Liptovsky Mikulas - 50 km.

This is the highest mountain resort in Slovakia: its minimum height is 1351 m. It is only necessary to clarify that we are not talking about the maximum skiing heights (here the Tatranska Lomnica resort holds the championship), but about the height of the village itself. Thanks to this, a stable snow cover is formed here, which lasts at least until mid-April.

The part of the High Tatras where Strbske Pleso is located is known not only as a ski resort. Along the Mlynitskaya valley near the village there are laid tourist routes leading to Lake Strbske Pleso, Skok Waterfall and other natural attractions.

Vacation with children

Ski resort Strbske Pleso is not enough stars from the sky. It's just nice modern resort, which is easy to reach and where you can relax inexpensively. Not a bad bid for success, you’ll agree.

It’s good to come to Strbske Pleso with children if you want to go skiing with the whole family. You can start with lessons at a ski school, and then practice on easy blue slopes.

Children's classes take place on a special area and are more like a game, but after a couple of days the children ski quite well and are ready to participate in their first competitions.

In Štrbské Pleso there are other activities for children: sledding and skating in winter, quests and hikes in summer. Yes, the program is more modest than at Austrian resorts, but this will be enough for preschoolers, and schoolchildren can be offered a trip to the surrounding area, since there is something to see in Slovakia.

By the way, summer rest Strbske Pleso is good not only because at this time you can go on excursions and hikes. The climate of this resort is considered healing, and when else can you be treated with long walks and sunbathing, if not in the summer?

It is also best to come to the mountains with an infant in the warm season in order to spend as much time as possible in the fresh air.

Well, the most important thing: if you want to escape from the whirlwind of everyday life and relax peacefully with your child, come to Strbske Pleso. Picturesque mountains, good hotels And tasty food - everything you need for a complete vacation is at this resort.

When is the best time to go?

The ski season in Strbske Ples lasts from December to April and averages about 150 days. Natural snow cover is supported, if necessary, by artificial snowmaking.

Although the ski lifts and slopes are already open at the beginning of December, the real opening of the season in Štrbské Ples occurs before Christmas. A lot of tourists, mostly residents of Slovakia, come to the mountains for the holidays.

From the second week of January to the beginning of February the resort is almost empty. And in February-March, Slovak schoolchildren begin their holidays, and many families try to spend their holidays with their children at a ski resort. Especially many skiers come on weekends.

When is the best time to go to Strbske Pleso? The optimal time is from January to March. At the beginning and end of the season there may be problems with snow, and the ski infrastructure is not at full capacity.

Summer at the resort will appeal to those who cannot stand the heat. Clean air and a calm atmosphere contribute to have a good rest with a baby in Strbske Pleso.

Weather and climate

The main thing that needs to be said about the climate of Strbské Ples is that winter here lasts almost five months. From December to April, the mountain slopes are covered with snow, and frosts (sometimes severe) will not convince skiers to give up skiing.

An interesting feature of the winter weather at the resort is the absence of temperature changes during the day. At night, the temperature can change by 1-2° C, and this is almost unnoticeable.

November at the resort is just preparation for winter. Usually by the end of the month the temperature drops to -2-5° C, and the first snow falls. By December it gets cold down to -3-8° C, in January-February frosts down to -16-24° C are possible, although more often the temperature stays within -4-10° C.

Snowfalls in winter are abundant and beautiful, but the sun rarely peeks out from behind the clouds.

The best holiday in Strbske Pleso with children is, perhaps, a holiday in March. There is still a light frost, about -2-6 ° C, the sky is still sprinkling with fresh snow, but sunny weather is becoming more and more common.

By the end of March, the temperature rises to +6-10° C, and in April you can expect +14-18° C, and -2-9° C. At this time, the difference between day and night temperatures is already felt: on warm days at night the cold returns.

In April, snowfall gives way to rain, and from May to August it rains very often. Temperatures in summer can range from +3°C to +22°C.

It is good to plan your vacation in Štrbské Pleso for September: the beginning of autumn is very similar to summer, only there is less rain. In October it gets cold to +3-13° C, frosts are possible at night.

Transport

Public transport in Štrbské Pleso is something you don't have to use. In a small village, everything is close at hand, and without short walks, a vacation is not a vacation.

In winter, a ski bus runs around the village. It travels around hotels located far from the ski lifts, and also delivers everyone to the neighboring resort of Tatranska Lomnica.

Please note that at the beginning and end of the season the ski bus does not operate and you must travel between resorts by train.

Suburban trains are all-season transport in Strbske Ples. Every half hour, trains depart from the resort to Poprad. An adult ticket costs about 2 euros, tickets for children 6-15 years old are half the price.

Electric trains run to Liptovsky Mikulas several times a day (you need to change in Strbe), the trip costs about 2.50-3.50 euros for an adult. Train schedules are available on the Slovak Railways website.

If you are going to use a car to travel around Štrbské Ples, you can leave it in the parking lot in the center of the village or near the FIS hotel next to the lower station of the Solisko Express and Interski ski lifts.

The best alpine resort in the High Tatras - Strbske Pleso— located at an altitude of 1350 meters, in a very picturesque place, on the shores of the mountain lake of the same name.
The distance from the resort to the nearest airport in Poprad is 25 km.

Ski resort Strbske Pleso is the highest and most popular resort in the region High Tatras. The neighboring resorts of the High Tatras can be reached either by electric train (Smokovci, Podbanske) or by bus (Tatranska Lomnica, Tataranske Matlijare).
Thanks to the unique natural and climatic conditions and the healing mountain air, the resort of Strebske Pleso is not only a famous ski resort, but also an excellent year-round health resort.

Internet address: http://www.vysoketatry.com/

Characteristics of the ski slopes of the resort Strebske Pleso (Slovakia)

Height difference- 1300 - 1915 m
Total length of trails- 7.5 km
Number of lifts- 6 (2 chairlifts, 3 rope tows and one for children)
Bandwidth- 3750 people/hour
Snow cannons- There is
Cross-country ski trails- 5 (total length 42.5 km)
Off-piste areas - 2
Snowboard trails- There is
Night skiing - track Interski I illuminated for evening skiing.
Longest descent - a bunch of routes Solisko I. and Solisko II. (length - 2.6 km, drop - 649 m).
Season duration - mid-December - mid-March

The slopes of the Strbske Pleso ski resort are well equipped for both beginners and advanced skiers.
Strbske Pleso is the site of international winter sports competitions, for example, the Winter Universiade-99 competitions in biathlon, ski jumping, combined events and snowboarding were held here.
Basic ski slopes The resorts of Strbske Pleso are located in the Mlynicka Valley on the southern sunny slope of the Predne Solisko peak (2093 m) at altitudes from 1400 to 1840 m above sea level.
The trails have two difficulty levels:
- red tracks ( average level): Solisko I (from 1815 to 1376 m), Solisko II (from 1850 to 1639 m), Interski I (from 1495 to 1360 m);
- blue slopes (easy): Mostiky (from 1441 to 1380 m), Interski II (from 1392 to 1380 m).
In addition to cross-country skiing and snowboarding, Strbske Pleso has excellent opportunities for cross-country skiing; one and a half kilometers from the resort center there is a well-equipped modern ski center “FIS”, prepared cross-country ski trails with a length of 5, 10, 15 and 30 km .
Strebsko Pleso has 2 jumping hills (70 m and 90 m), two winter stadiums with stands for spectators, large and interesting areas with conditions for biathlon, freeriding and jumping.

Hotels in the resort of Strebske Pleso
The choice of hotels in Strebsko Pleso is small; the most popular hotel in the resort is Patria Hotel 4*, as well as well-located and inexpensive hotels FIS 3* and Banik 3*

Apres-ski and evening life
The resort of Strebske Pleso has everything you need for a good holiday: comfortable hotels, swimming pools, sauna, gyms, ice skating rink, restaurants with Slovak and European cuisine, cafes, discos, casinos. There is a department store, bank branch, post office, pharmacy, etc. in the village.

Štrbské pleso (Štrbské lake), despite language difficulties in pronunciation, is the most popular and ennobled vacation spot in. Holidays in Slovakia on mountain lakes begin here.

This is a kind of center not only for active rest, but also active sports. There are downhill ski slopes, cross-country ski tracks, professional jumping hills and much more. As a consequence, the most a large number of hotels and restaurants are concentrated here.

It is easy to get to the lake from the village of Štrba or from Poprad. From Štrba you are taken to Štrbské pleso by a kind of tram - in Slovak “Zubáčka”, which clings to the rails with its teeth to pull passengers steeply upward.

And at the Strbske Pleso station, you can continue your journey through the Tatra villages on this nice train, which then comes to Poprad and back again.

And before it all started here with these trams:

You will see a lot of similar photos in these parts; their history is valued and cherished here. Upon arrival at the station, despite the fact that people are scurrying here and there, you are overcome with a feeling of calm and freedom, because the density of the human mass and even buildings against the backdrop of the mountains is greatly reduced. And peace and quiet are also valued here.

Štrbské pleso (that is, the lake) itself is very large and picturesque, formed by a moraine of a melting glacier... The height of the lake above sea level is 1350 m. The area of ​​the lake is almost 20 hectares. The circumference of the lake is more than 2 km, depth - 20 m.

The lake is full of all kinds of fish, which cannot be fed or caught here; they swim here only on boats or in hotels. This, of course, is very different from, or other rivers and lakes in Ukraine. But here you can play sports - there are exercise machines all around the lake. And it’s very nice to just walk here.

Where to go from Strbske Pleso.

There are plenty of hiking options here.

1. The most predictable option is to go to Solisko. From there you have a good view of the lake itself, the neighboring ridges and peaks.

2. To the Skok waterfall, which, judging by the photographs, is one of the most beautiful in the Tatras (we didn’t get there).

3. On Popradské pleso - another emerald lake located in a niche mountain peaks, from where further tourist routes go - to Rysi (2400 m, border between Poland and Slovakia), from where you can get to famous valley 5 lakes on the Polish side or on eastern part Tatras

Hotel Fis.

This is one of the oldest and most inexpensive hotels in the Strbske pleso area. Its location is ideal for skiers - right next to the ski lifts. You can read about our skiing in this place. In winter the hotel is sold out. In summer it’s calm. Still, there are hotels that are more modern. However, we really liked it here. The staff is very friendly, those who are 40+ understand Russian perfectly. The food is very tasty, a buffet breakfast (take what you want and how much you want) is included in the price of your stay at the hotel. Dinner is not included, but for 10 euros they also offered a buffet, I had to agree, individual dishes are much more expensive.

Window view of the sports area of ​​the territory.

You can freely visit the wellness - an area of ​​three saunas, Finnish, Turkish and infrared with a small pool. The rooms are small but cozy, there is no refrigerator or electric kettle, but the buffet will always boil water for you in a thermos. There is one channel on TV in Russian, WiFi in the reception area.

Well, in general, hotels for tourists who are used to spending the night in tents are always a luxury... Therefore, in order not to forget about who is who, immediately upon arriving at the FIS hotel we went to the mountains that same day.

But this video well conveys the feeling of lightness and freedom that vacationers experience there.

Well, would you relax here? I will be glad to see your comments.

To be continued…

If they were ranking the most scenic spots Slovakia, this lake can quite deservedly claim a place in the top lines. At least, in our travels around this country in Summer in Slovakia: the world in 4 dimensions, we assigned him one of the 1st three lines.

If we “narrow” the boundaries of the topic, then we are talking about one of the most corners in the protected area of ​​the High Tatras National Park (it is located in the shortest mountain range in Europe).
Although in in this case Size does not matter: in the park, two-thirds covered with forests, there are about a hundred lakes. At the same time, the lake in Slovak is called “jezero” (with the emphasis on the 1st syllable), and if the clarification is “pleso”, then it is a mountain lake.
A geographical description of the lake appeared in the 17th century (work by David Frolich, 1664). The development of this region is associated with the appearance of the Kosice Kosice - Bohumin railway line in 1871, which connected it with the “gateway to the Tatras” - the city of Poprad.

These days along the foothills mountain range There is a convenient panoramic train running in the High Tatras - from Tatranska Lomnica station to Strbske Pleso station. After a 10-minute walk from the railway platform, you will find yourself on the shore of a mountain lake. It owes its name to the once village, now town, and railway station Štrba, where the border between the High and Low Tatras passes.

The lake itself lies at an altitude of 1346 m above sea level. On its banks there are popular hotels: Patria / Patria 4 * with its characteristic triangular facade against the backdrop of mountains (on the side adjacent to the mountains), opposite - Kempinski Grand Hotel High Tatras / Kempinski Grand High Tatras and small Solisko / Solisko. The lake is surrounded by a walking trail that starts just behind the Kempinski Hotel building and goes to the Patria Hotel.

Village around the lake - popular resort, better known among our fans alpine skiing, although there are also a lot of trails for cross-country skiing: when the lake freezes and snow falls, ski tracks are laid here - you run along them and admire the Tatras.
But during the “non-snowy” season - spring, summer, autumn - our tourists come here much less often.

And in vain! We enjoyed walking the trails in national park"High Tatras". It is famous for its species diversity of plants, many birds, and I saw roe deer. They say that the number of brown bears has also increased, and a friend of mine told me that he watched a bear feast on berries. True, we didn’t have to meet clubfooted people either at the beginning of summer or last fall...

It’s not that far from the lake to picturesque waterfalls, Belyanska Cave and other wonderful places, like Skalnaty Pleso on the way to Lomnicky Peak. But more on this in a separate article.
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• Address:

  village Strbske Pleso, Presov Region, Eastern Slovakia

• Additional Information:

  By train from the village. Smokovec, where there are many guesthouses and hotels, the ticket is less than 1 euro.
  Travel time is 30 minutes.

  From Kosice - about an hour by highway.

  You can go by bus or train to Poprad. From there it’s 12 km to Smokovec, then a train along the Tatras.