Primeval beech forests stretch across the border between Slovakia and Ukraine, their canopies forming a green cathedral that has stood for centuries. The Protected Landscape Area of the Eastern Carpathians preserves one of Europe’s last remaining virgin forests, where fallen trees are left to rot naturally and wolves still roam freely. Walking the trails, you […]
Poloniny National Park is Slovakia’s most remote and wild protected area, a UNESCO-listed wilderness of primeval beech forests, high mountain meadows (poloniny), and traditional wooden churches in the far northeast of the country, where the borders of Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine meet. Designated a UNESCO World heritage site as part of the “Ancient and Primeval […]
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