http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovakia/Povazska-Bystrica/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Slovakia , Povazska Bystrica en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:37:58 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:37:58 BST Just after Christmas I travelled to a village called Podmanina near Povazska Bystrica which isn't far from Trencin or Zilina. Since the whole country has beautiful nature this place is no exception. The mountains might not reach as high as the Tatras there but the rock formations and beech forests more than make up for it. Sadly there was no snow so I couldn't try crosscountry skiing. The http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovakia/Povazska-Bystrica/blog-239017.html