Starý Smokovec: Jakubkova lúka and Tatra history
Accommodation in Starý Smokovec
In winter, the Jakubkova lúka ski area operates in the centre of Starý Smokovec. The ski slopes at Jakubkova lúka are marked blue and are considered particularly easy and suitable for everyone. The funicular railway from Starý Smokovec reaches Hrebienok in seven minutes, overcoming an elevation difference of 255 m in the process.
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Photo: Ing.Mgr.Jozef Kotulič via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Routes
The Smokovce History educational trail leads through Starý and Nový Smokovec and provides information about the history of the Smokovce settlements at seven stations. The seven stations arrange the historical information along the educational trail. This educational trail is accessible year-round. The Stations of the Cross in Starý Smokovec begins near the centre of the settlement and leads along the path to Pekná vyhliadka. Rainerova chata can be reached from Starý Smokovec via Hrebienok.
Cycle route 2864 from Starý Smokovec to Hrebienok is approximately 2.8 km long and has around 270 metres of elevation gain. It runs on asphalt and is suitable for road bikes, trekking bikes and mountain bikes.
Culture
The Museum of Tatra Cinematography and Photography in Starý Smokovec features a year-round exhibition about the life, atmosphere and changes of the High Tatras captured through photography and film, as well as the work of film and photography personalities in the region since 1870. The museum also presents the development of photographic technology since the end of the 19th century.
The Mini-Sherpa Museum displays artefacts and stories about the importance of porters in the High Tatras. Rainerova chata houses an exhibition on the history and present day of mountain porters, as well as a collection of old climbing equipment, old skis and numerous documentary photographs.
History
Local mineral springs with acidic water provided an impetus for the establishment of Starý Smokovec. In 1793, Count Štefan Csáky of Iliačovce had the first log cabin built. The first masonry chapel in Starý Smokovec was built in 1836.
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More destinations to compare: Tatranska Kotlina, Tatranská Polianka, Horný Smokovec, Štrbské Pleso, Tatranska Lomnica.
To the main travel overview: Vysoké Tatry.
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