General Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s Cottage (1,740m above sea level) is a high-mountain cottage offering year-round services. It is located in a saddle under the Ďumbier peak on the main Low Tatras ridge. It was built in the years 1924-1928 and it is the longest operating high-mountain cottage in the Low Tatras mountains. It is the final destination of mountain hikes, the start of climbs to the highest peaks of the mountains (Ďumbier, Chopok, Dereše), it offers shelter – food and accommodation during hikes of the Low Tatras ridge. It is also popular with ski mountaineers who come there because of the ideal conditions near the cottage. Close to the cottage, there is the Cave of Dead Bats, the only high-altitude cave in Slovakia, open to the public.
Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s Cottage
