"Last chance to cross Polish-Slovak border" Oravska Polhora by matcrazy1

Oravska Polhora Travel Guide: 27 reviews and 35 photos

KATHY AT BORDER CROSSING POINT - Oravska Polhora

Goodbuy border, welcome EU!

I, my wife and Kathy (Kodi01) from Dallas, Texas crossed the Polish-Slovak border in Korbielow - Oravska Polhora. Due to enlargement of European Union there will be no border check-up there since 1 May 2004. Haha, it was probably our last chance to see the border checkup there.

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Along Highway 521

MAIN HIGHWAY NO 521

Oravska Polhora, border village is the most northern point of the Slovak Republic located in a valley of Polhoranka river surrounded by Oravske Beskydy mountains. It's a very looong village along Slovak Highway 521.

Shopping

OUR NISSAN BY LOCAL SMALL GROCERY

Hmm... nothing interested there except shopping possibilities as food and drinks are mostly cheaper than in Poland. So, we stopped there for small shopping. Btw there are two ski-lifts there which were closed due to lack of snow in October.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Food and drink (beer) shopping, skiing in winter
Cons:Not very interesting destination to be honest
In a nutshell:Goodbuy border, welcome EU!

Last visit to Oravska Polhora: Oct 2003
Intro Updated Dec 7, 2003
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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

By car or bus Transportation (1)

We got to Oravska Polhora by car driving from Sopotnia Wielka towards Oravsky Podzamok and Czech Republic. Main highways... more travel advice

POTRAVINY (SK) = ARTYKULY SPOZYWCZE (PL) = GROCERY - Oravska Polhora

Bilingual village? Local Customs (1)

Looking at commercials along highway 521 in Oravska Polhora one can think that the area is bilingual as most of them are... more travel advice

Slovak beer Shopping (3)

Don't miss delicious although cheap Slovak beer, if you drink beer of course. We bought one bottle of Zlaty Bazant... more travel advice

Warnings Or Dangers (1)
Road traffic and emergency
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Comments (20)

kyoub Feb 14, 2007 at 5:46 AM Report Abuse

Very interesting little page. Ah you caught the smugglers on camera.
hdv63 Sep 26, 2006 at 4:24 AM Report Abuse

Hi Matt, did you ever taste Slana Voda?? Well we did last summer............ see my Oravska Polhora page!
JLBG Sep 18, 2005 at 9:20 PM Report Abuse

That is right, the backdraw of EU is unemployment for custom officers ! I am sure they will get other jobs, in each country, anyway !
easyoar Mar 8, 2005 at 2:15 PM Report Abuse

Nice little page! Thse border huts, if they are anything like those between Portugal and Spain will just be left to go to ruin. They should try and turn them into shops or cafe's though...
Bwana_Brown Feb 18, 2005 at 7:45 PM Report Abuse

Matt, an interesting little page on where these two borders meet, and what will happen as the effects of the EU take hold!! I don't blame you for buying that cold bottle of beer!
tessy Jan 3, 2004 at 10:29 AM Report Abuse

Love the pic with the trash boxes a lot! But you're right, the pics of the border will soon be history!
Kodi01 Dec 30, 2003 at 9:50 AM Report Abuse

I hope to have a page like this someday, thanks for making me a STAR in Slovakia! I loved the mountains and train! :o)))
sim1 Dec 27, 2003 at 3:30 PM Report Abuse

Great that the borders open up! Hahaha, but sometimes you do get confused where the border is, lol. I had this summer in Norway. I was eagerly waiting to get to the border to take a pic, only to find out about 20 km later that I already crossed it, lol
Leipzig Dec 26, 2003 at 10:02 AM Report Abuse

Wouldn't it be great to travel through Europe without being checked at every border? Looking forward the 1st of May, 2004
catnl Dec 14, 2003 at 12:33 AM Report Abuse

great page matt, very interesting to read it all