Telgárt: Hotels, Nature and Viaducts

Telgárt lies between the Low Tatras, Slovak Paradise and Muránska planina national parks. The Meandre Hrona nature reserve is administered by Low Tatras National Park and is subject to the fourth level of protection.

Nature

The Meandre Hrona educational trail is nine kilometres long and can be started in Telgárt at Hotel Telgárt. Another educational trail to the source of the Hron begins at the Telgárt penzión railway stop and continues a few metres farther to a seating area at the river's source.

Activities

Winter sports in Telgárt include the Ski Telgárt ski resort, with nine downhill slopes and seven lifts at elevations of 905 to 1,309 metres. The slopes have a combined length of 6.5 kilometres. The same ski resort also has a one-kilometre cross-country skiing trail.

Cycling is also represented by a newly established route. It connects Telgárt with Šumiac and is offered together with e-bike access to Kráľova hoľa.

History

The Telgártský Viaduct is 22 metres high and 86 metres long. The Chmarošský Viaduct consists of nine stone arches with a clear height of up to 18 metres and can be seen from the main road. The railway infrastructure also includes the Telgártska slučka, with a spiral tunnel whose curve radius is 400 metres and whose length is 1,239 metres.

Culture

A monument commemorating the Slovak National Uprising stands in Telgárt's village square. Voglov chodník leads to the wooden cross on Ždiar above Telgárt. The highest wooden cross in Slovakia stands on Ždiar near Telgárt.

The residents of Telgárt continue to preserve old customs and traditions; traditional folk dress is still worn as well. The multipart singing of the Horehronie region was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2017, with the support of the municipalities of Vernár, Telgárt, Šumiac and Pohorelá.

Telgárt's Chrám Najsvätejšej Trojice is a Baroque-Classical church dating from 1784. It is registered in the Central Register of the Slovak Monument Fund under number 84/1. The church in Telgárt helps preserve local traditions such as pilgrimages and religious festivals, which also attract visitors from the surrounding regions.

Telgárt has a fully functional blacksmith's workshop. During hands-on workshops, visitors can try blacksmithing for themselves.

Local Life

Depo Café Telgárt is located in a historic railway carriage and offers a view of the Chmarošský Viaduct. Telgárt Resort serves traditional dishes from the Horehronie region, such as halušky and Telgárt podpecníky, as well as the local beer “Telgartská 12”.

Telgártský Čučoriedkový deň features a baking competition for blueberry specialities, tastings of traditional and modern recipes, and demonstrations of dessert preparation. These include blueberry cakes, strudels and preserves; music, a children's theatre and folklore are also featured.

More destinations

If you would like to check other places in addition to Telgárt, you can find Nemecká, Benus, Braväcovo, Cierny Balog, Mýto Pod Dumbierom, Šumiac, Valaská and Osrblie.

If needed, switch to one of the destinations mentioned and continue your selection there.

To the overarching travel overview: Brezno District.