Guide to Slovakia

Due to the lockdown in Slovakia, museums, galleries, castles and other tourist attractions and institutions are closed until 24.01.2021

Gallery of Contemporary Art - The Schaubmar Mill

Slovak Bethlehem

St. Anthony mansion

Banská Štiavnica - historical mining city

Bardejov - historical centre

Popradské pleso is situated in Mengusovská Valley (Mengusovská dolina) in High Tatras (Vysoké Tatry) mountains. It has an area of depth of 17 m, and is located at altitude 1 494.3 m....

Popradske pleso - lake in High Tatras

Popradské pleso is situated in Mengusovská Valley (Mengusovská dolina) in High Tatras...

Bethlehem in Banska Štiavnica ist the biggest moving betlehem in Slovakia. It shows the evolution, history, and traditions of one of the most beautiful towns in Slovakia - Banska...

Bethlehem in Banska Štiavnica

Bethlehem in Banska Štiavnica ist the biggest moving betlehem in Slovakia. It shows the...

Košice Children Historical Railway was built in Košice between 1955 and 1956 as the Pioneer Railway. The railway was aimed for children, tourists, and for learning of future railmans.The...

Košice Children Historical Railway

Košice Children Historical Railway was built in Košice between 1955 and 1956 as the...

It is the largest as well one of the most beautiful and popular water reservoirs. The peak of the legendary hill of Sitno can be reached from its banks within 1.5 hour. It is a suitable...

Počúvadlo lake

It is the largest as well one of the most beautiful and popular water reservoirs. The...

Lietava castle is unique not only from the Slovak point of view, but also throughout Central Europe. The Association to Save Lietava Castle was founded 20.8.1999. Its main aim is to...

Lietava Castle

Lietava castle is unique not only from the Slovak point of view, but also throughout...

Nature of the north-eastern Slovakia and its Conservation The display presents characteristic representatives of north-eastern Slovakias flora, but particularly fauna (orographic units...

Natural Sciences Exposition - Šariš museum in Bardejov

Nature of the north-eastern Slovakia and its Conservation The display presents...

The stone waterfall and the stone sea are unique creations of nature and tourist attraction. They are located in southern Slovakia, near the village of Šiatorská Bukovinka in the Region...

Stone waterfall and stone sea

The stone waterfall and the stone sea are unique creations of nature and tourist...

Gýmeš Castle was built in the 13th century on the site of an old fortified settlement (wooden castle), which was on a raised hill Dúň in the Tríbeč Mountains. The castle is located in the...

Gýmeš Castle

Gýmeš Castle was built in the 13th century on the site of an old fortified settlement...

Slovak Bethlehem in Rajecka Lesna is a wonderful masterpiece of master Jozef Pekara from city of Rajecké Teplice. The work is 8,5 m long, 2,5 m wide and 3 m high. Jozef Pekaras idea...

Slovak Bethlehem

Slovak Bethlehem in Rajecka Lesna is a wonderful masterpiece of master Jozef Pekara...

In Terchová, folk godliness was also impressively reflected in the intangible (singing, music, spoken and written word) and material forms of cultural expressions (crafts, carvers,...

Bethlehem Terchová

In Terchová, folk godliness was also impressively reflected in the intangible (singing,...

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UNESCO World Heritage - Monument reservation of folk architecture in Vlkolinec is a picturesque village under the administration of the town of Ružomberok. Historically, however, it was a...

Vlkolínec - monument reservation of folk architecture

Monument reservation of folk architecture in Vlkolinec is a picturesque village under...

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UNESCO World Heritage - Wooden Church of Archangel Michael is located in the village Ladomirová in district Svidník in the Prešov region (Prešovský kraj). There are wall paintings (fresco...

Wooden Church in Ladomirová

Wooden Church of Archangel Michael is located in the village Ladomirová in district...

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UNESCO World Heritage - Wooden Church of the relics of St. Nicholas in Ruská Bystrá built at the beginning of the 18th century has just 2 towers and the shape of its almost perfect...

Wooden Church in Ruská Bystrá

Wooden Church of the relics of St. Nicholas in Ruská Bystrá built at the beginning of...

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UNESCO World Heritage - The first written mention of Allsaints Mine in Hodrusa comes from 1378; however, it is likely to be more than 700 years old. It is a place where Hodruša mining...

Mine in Hodrusa

The first written mention of Allsaints Mine in Hodrusa comes from 1378; however, it is...

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UNESCO World Heritage - Basilica minor of St. Egidius together with the historic town hall are dominants of city of Bardejov in the Region Prešov (Prešovský kraj). The history of the...

Basilica of St. Egidius in Bardejov

Basilica minor of St. Egidius together with the historic town hall are dominants of...

Regions in Slovakia

Region Banská Bystrica (Banskobystrický kraj)

Region Bratislava (Bratislavský kraj)

Region Košice (Košický kraj)

Region Nitra (Nitriansky kraj)

Region Prešov (Prešovský kraj)

Region Trenčín (Trenčiansky kraj)

Region Trnava (Trnavský kraj)

Region Žilina (Žilinský kraj)

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Bojnice castle

Bojnice Castle is a medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia. It is a Romantic castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the 12th century. Bojnice Castle is one of the most visited castles in Slovakia, receiving hundreds of thousands of visitors every year and also being a popular filming stage for fantasy and fairy-tale movies. The castle is renowned for its ...

Strečno Castle

The Strečno Castle is a reconstructed ruin of a medieval castle located in northern Slovakia, 12 km east from the city of Žilina. The castle stands on a 103 m. high calcite cliff above the village of Strečno. It constitutes a significant landscape landmark of the Upper Váh region. The first recorded mention of the stone castle is from 1316. Today the castle belongs to the national cultural ...

Milan Rúfus house - museum of Milan Rufus

Milan Rúfus (10.12.1928 - 11.01.2009) was a Slovak poet, essayist, translator, children's writer and academic. The house in which the poet and his sister Olga - known film director grew up, got to the property the village Závažná Poruba after the death of Milan Rúfus mother - Zuzana Rúfusová. Milan Rúfus obtained for his literary work many prizes and awards. Rúfus, whose works have been ...

Blue lake (Modré pleso)

Blue Lake is the highest located mountain lake in High Tatras - Region Prešov (Prešovský kraj), district Poprad. It is located under the Small Ice Peak (Malý ľadový štít) at the end of Small Cold Valley (Malá studená dolina) at altitude of 2 192 m a.s.l. Its maximum depth is 4,5 m.

Kežmarok castle

The castle belongs to the castles called "town castles". It was built directly on the territory of the city of Kezmarok, in order to guard the city against enemies. The building of castle is connected with family of Zapolsky. The first written reference about the castle is from 1463. In 1528 it became the property of the family Lasky. The last owner of the castle was Ferdinand Rueber, who the ...

ZOO Spišská Nová Ves (ZOO SNV)

The ZOO is located in city of Spišská Nová Ves on an area of 8 ha. There are 530 animals in ZOO. Among the most attractive are the animals registered in the so-called The Red Book of Endangered Animals, including the Tiger Ussurian. Other interesting animals are Bactrian camel, Bornean orangutan, Mandrill, Lama alpaca, Shetland pony, Jaguar, Capybara, Cougar and others. From domestic fauna ...

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