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Oravska Polhora Travel Guide: 25 reviews and 35 photos

We entered Slovkia on highway 521 and arrived in Oravska Polhora, an almost neverending village along the road. Just before the end of the village we turned left to Slana Voda, a hamlet at the foot of the Babia Hora Mountains. This house would be our cottage for one week. 03-07-2005

Slana Voda means "Salt Water". In the woods, at 200 meters from the Inn "Chata Slana Voda" is a mineral well that gives warm, salt water. Jan Herud, owner of Slana Voda offered us a glass.
Thanks Jan, the taste was awful, but also thanks for all the other drinks that tasted better...........
Hope to come back here !!

Slana Voda

The landscape at Slana Voda, 04-07-2005

Slana Voda

At 18.00 h this horse obviously refused to work any longer. I could not blame the animal! 04-07-2005

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beatiful nature, very nice people at Chata Slana Voda !!!!

Last visit to Oravska Polhora: Jul 2008
Intro Updated Aug 7, 2008
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With Jan Herud (right) at his pub, 04-07-2006 - Oravska Polhora

Oravska Polhpora tour 2006 Off The Beaten Path (1)

Jan Herud, owner of the Slana Voda Inn, gave us a free tour through Oravska Polhora. He showed us his other companies.... more travel advice

Chata Slana Voda, 04-07-2006 - Oravska Polhora

The middel of nowhere Hotels (1)

Chata Slana Voda is an inn, used by hikers who climb the Babia Hora mountain It's all very simple, the people are very,... more travel advice

Horse traction on highway 521 - Oravska Polhora

Horse traction Local Customs (2)

Impossible in Western Europe but quiet normal in this region and beautiful to see: a horse as traction on higway 521 in... more travel advice

Sheep Local Customs (2)

While hiking in the Slana Voda region, we had to wait for a sheperd and his herd. 03-07-2005 more travel advice

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Written Aug 9, 2008

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matcrazy1 Sep 26, 2006 at 2:33 PM

Haha, nice to see you survived Martiner + Borovicka :-) Thanks a lot for new Chata Slana Voda tip. I hopr to get there soon.