Though trained as an agricultural engineer, VLADIMÍR MAKARA decided that he would start hand sewing shoes so that the tradition of footwear made in Poprad would not die out.
For more than 15 years, he has been producing award-winning shoes worn by hikers, climbers and foresters.
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