"Amazing colours of autumn" Parnica by matcrazy1

Parnica Travel Guide: 19 reviews and 63 photos

Welcome in County of Parnica

I with Kathy (Kodi01) and Urszula (matcrazy0) took 1-day, short trip by my car from Poland to adjacent areas of Slovakia and Czech Republic. We crossed Polish-Slovak border at Oravska Polhora and visited Orava Castle and Vysni Kubin first. Then we passed through Parnica Obec (county) where we admired beautiful mountains in colours of autumn.

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Colours of autumn

MOUNTAINS IN OCTOBER

We were driving local highway 583 north Mala Fatra National Park. The mountains of Mala Fatra and Kysucke Vrhoviny looked the best just in early fall/autumn in my opinion esp. that we were lucky to catch some sunny weather :-).

Hiking in Mala Fatra National Park

OUR BRIDGE :-)

If we had more time we would have hiked numerous trails in Mala Fatra and Kysucke Vrhoviny mountains. We only took a short walk and discovered this tiny, wooden bridge on my picture.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Wild nature, peace and quiet, local, smoked sheep cheese
Cons:Not many tourist facilities in some areas around
In a nutshell:Escape to the mountains in autumn!

Last visit to Parnica: Oct 2003
Intro Updated Jan 31, 2004
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Reviews (18)

Fast changing weather What to Pack (1)

Comfortable walking shoes preferrably water-resistant: like good trainers or better special walking shoes (Danish Ecco... more travel advice

I missed my direction signs Warnings and Dangers (4)

Driving from Dolny Kubin I wanted to take highway 70 that is the shortest way to Parnica. Hmm... I didn't notice (I... more travel advice

Road trip Transportation (2)

I was driving to Parnica by my car from Poland on short, 1-day trip around adjacent to Poland areas of Slovakia and... more travel advice

SYROVE KORBACIKI = CHEESE PIGTAILS - Parnica

Local, smoked sheep cheese Local Customs (2)

Natives make delicious sheep, smoked cheese at their homes not only in Parnica but around this region of Slovakia called... more travel advice

Shopping (1)
He didn't sell drugs :-)

Off The Beaten Path (8)
See All Aspen leaves in wind

Travelogues (5)

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ATXtraveler Sep 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM

That cheese sure looks tasty... how was it?
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kyoub Feb 14, 2007 at 7:20 AM

What a lovely area. I would love to take a drive to Parnica. I also would like to taste the syrove korbaciki.
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HORSCHECK Jan 21, 2007 at 7:47 AM

Matt, as always a very informative page with brilliant photos. I will be in the east of Slovakia at the end of May and I will try to get some syrove korbaciki when drinking Zlaty Bazaant ... *verybigsmile*
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Bwana_Brown Apr 3, 2006 at 3:34 PM

An entertaining page Matt, especially the instructions if you fall off the mountain! Those rugged & forested limestone areas make for a scenic drive. Yes, in Canada, Aspen trees are called 'quaking' because of the way they quiver in the slightest wind!
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keeweechic Nov 6, 2005 at 5:22 AM

Such a pretty drive with the autumn colours coming out. Nice area to hike through. Wouldn't like to take those bends in snow. Never seen cheese pigtails before:-)
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JLBG Oct 14, 2005 at 2:17 AM

I wondered at first if syrove korbaciki was close to the Norwegian gjetost (smoked goat cheese) but the photo shows it is not. Gjetost is light brown and tastes sweet. Interesting page on an area that looks a real wilderness. Bookmark !
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deecat Jun 5, 2005 at 5:00 PM

Matt, I really enjoyed this page with the local flavor. The cheese looks great, but I'd be so afraid of buying along side the road. Some beautiful scenery. Liked the Kathy (camerawoman) tale.
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richiecdisc Jan 15, 2005 at 4:30 AM

Orava and hiking in the Tatras. All i'd need is more Zlaty. Think I need to head here next time I'm in Poland too. Thanks
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iandsmith Jan 12, 2005 at 2:56 AM

More interesting stuff from Matty
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lmkluque Jul 24, 2004 at 9:33 AM

Interesting place and page! Matt, our saying is, "Shaking like a leaf." Your's is more descriptive. Hey, did you ever find Kathy near the railroad tracks?