'''Poprad''' is a beautiful town in Pre?ovsky region in the eastern Slovakia.
Understand
Poprad is situated in the middle of Podtatranska kotlina. Its area is 63 square kilometers. It is the 10th biggest town in Slovakia and the third largest town of the Spi? region. Poprad is an important economic, tourist and cultural center of the Spi? region. The River Poprad flows through the town with its small tributary Velicky Potok. Poprad has a mild climate and its weather is influenced by the High and Low Tatras. Winter is usually long and cold with snow. Summer is short and warm. Poprad is called _ggateway to High Tatras_g.
Poprad is formed by six urban parts:
1. Stare Mesto,
2. Matejovce,
3. Spi?ska Sobota,
4. Ve?ka,
5. Stra?e pod Tatrami,
6. Kvetnica.
All city parts have approximately 53 000 inhabitants. The majority of inhabitants are Slovak but the dominant positions among the ethnic minorities are held by Romas and Czechs.
History
The first written mention about Poprad came from 1256. Poprad was established by German incomers who named Poprad as "Popradzaza" and later changed name on _gDeutschendorf_g.
Get in
If you want to visit Poprad you can get there by train, car, bus or airplane. Poprad has an international airport which is the highest placed airport in Europe. It is in the 718 m elevation above sea-level.
Get around
See
Historical buildings ? Classic and Barocco houses, church of St. Egidia in Poprad, Renaissance houses, Burgher_Ls habitation and church of St. Juraj with Gothic altar from in Spi?ska Sobota, church of St. Jan Krstite? in Stra?e, church of St. Jan Evanjelista in Ve?ka, Renaissance bell tower from 17th century and church of St. ?tefan in Matejovce, ruin of Poprad castle from 15th century in Zam?isko nad Kvetnicou.
In Podtatranske Museum Poprad you could find expositions Ganovce ? The Environment of the Neanderthal Man, Prehistoric Age and Early Middle Age below the High Tatras, Poprad through Centuries, Nature bouth known and unknown, Manufacture of blue-printing from Elemir Mont?tek_Ls workshop in Hranovnica and Folk plastics.
Do
Poprad offers a lot of pleasure activities for its tourists and citizens.
In the summer time tourists can visit a new water park the '''Aqua City Poprad''' where they can find relaxation, peace and fun for good price. The Aqua City Poprad has several inside and outside swimming pools, sauna, water toboggans, fitness centre, children played ground, hotels, bars, cafes and restaurants. There are everything that you and your family want for a perfect holiday. Poprad has good conditions for sports such as swimming, football, basketball, tennis, and skating, bowling or extreme sports. If you like cycling, Poprad and Svit are connected with bike paths. It is also very popular with roller skaters.
If sports are not for you there is shopping from clothes to souvenirs. In the winter there is skiing or snowboarding to High Tatras, Svit ? Lopu?na Dolina, Kuba?ok ? Spi??ke Bystre or Poprad ? Kvetnica.
Young people should visit the '''International Festival of Mountain Films''' and the '''music festival Okey Leto'''.
Buy
Eat
In Poprad you can find restaurants which cook tradicional Slovak SLOVENSKA RE?TAURACIA, Italian Cafe RAZY Re?tauracia, or Country food COUNTRY Re?tauracia. If you like a pizza you can visit Pizzeria UTOPIA, Pizzeria U JOZEFA, Pizzeria PALERMO or Pizzeria ALBANO. On the squer of St. Egidius, you can visit sweetshops - DOMENICO, IZAIRI BIDAET, J a R, JUSIPI HAJDAR or RAMIDA.
Drink
If you want join good drink and fun you should visit GAMMA RAY PUB, SURPRISE CLUB. CafeRazy or SUBWAY. SUBWAY is perfect cocktails and karaoke bar.
Sleep
There is a lot of different possibilities where you can lodge at from cheapest boarding-houses to expensive hotels.
Boarding-houses are Penzion ELIZABET, Penzion SABATO, Penzion TATRY**, Penzion ATRIUM** or Penzion FORTUNA***.
Hotels are Hotel EUROPA, Hotel GARNI*, Hotel GERLACH**, Hotel SATEL*** or Hotel POPRAD***.
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