Slovak Paradise National Park

Slovak Paradise (Národný park Slovenský raj) is a national park of limestone gorges south of the High Tatras where the walking is unlike anywhere else in the country, because most of the routes go up the stream beds themselves on iron ladders, chains and wooden footbridges bolted into the rock beside waterfalls. The gorges are one way only, uphill, to stop people meeting head on. Suchá Belá and Piecky are the busiest. The Dobšinská ice cave nearby holds a floor of ice metres thick and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. An entrance fee is charged and the ladders demand a head for heights.