Slovak Paradise

The highest mountain is Ondrejisko at 1,270 m. The area is mainly built of karst limestone (Geravy, Glac, Pelc and Skala plains) and dolomite (Tri kopce).

Typical features are canyons, gorges, and ravines (Sokol, Suchá Belá, Piecky and Kyseľ), which form picturesque rocky scenes with waterfalls, and which were created mainly by the Hnilec and Hornád rivers and their tributaries.

There were many settlements of woodcutters, colliers and smelters in Slovak Paradise once, which were turned into tourist centers; for example, Dobšinská Maša, Dedinky, Mlynky, and Stratená.

The area is covered with Norway spruce (Picea abies), European beech (Fagus sylvatica), fir, larch, and Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris).

Important endemic plants in the area are the Carpathian harebell (Campanula carpatica), Pulsatilla slavica, Hesperis silvestris, Liguria sibirica, and Saxifraga paniculate.