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 Strbske Pleso
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The climatic spa of Strbske Pleso is situated in the stunningly beautiful natural setting of the only high mountains in the whole of the carpathian range – the Vysoke Tatry (High Tatras). It is at the same time the most important and highest located tourist centre for hikers and lovers of winter sports and it has a large number of hotels, restaurants, sporting and other facilities.
Its height of 1355 m above sea level and the beneficial effect of the widespread pine forests make Strbske Pleso an ideal place for the treatment of diseases of the respiratory organs.
Strbske Pleso is the highest settlement in the High Tatras, and the character of this area is created by a 19,76 hectare lake, which is the second largest on the Slovak side of the High Tatras.
Strbske Pleso was founded as the center of tourism and later new curative houses, recreation facilities and a top sport complex were built. The settlement has excellent transportation infrastructure. It is a starting point of many attractive excursions and trips in the mountains. Through the year the town has a busy cultural life and it is a well-known skiing center.
Therapy here dates from 1877. Strbske Pleso founder Jozef Szentivanyi then started, in existing lodging facilities, the first balneo-therapeutic procedures (hot and pines baths).
The Tatras' atnosphere today is decidedly continental, with alpine overtones. The sunny weather - averaging over 2000 hours per year - also contributes to the important bio-climatic factor of the spas. Strbske Pleso's temperatures average around 3.2 oC, and annual rainfall averages between 1200 and 1700 mm.
The climate itself is used as therapy, with breathing ewercises outdoors and long walks along well-kept paths around the lake, as well as easy hiking trips through the Tatra valleys.
The guests' stay in the spa is made even more pleasant by the regular concerts and performances by artists and folklore ensambles from the surrounding regions. A variety of sporting events organized in the "Areal snov" sports complex, specially built for the World Skiing Championships, make a welcome change, especially in the winter season.
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