Guide to Slovakia

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. a.s.l. The lake was created after the retreat of the glaciers in the last ice age. The valley was filled with water from the surrounding valleys and peaks. Popradské pleso is accessible for hikers throughout ...

Štrbské pleso is the most famous mountain lake in High Tatras. It is situated at altitude of 1 346 m. above sea level. The name is derived from the village Štrba in High Tatras. It is a Esker Lake, created by the receding glacier. It It is the second largest water area on the Slovak side of the High Tatras - after the Large Hincovo lake (Veľké Hincovo Pleso) . Štrbské Pleso occupies the area ...

One of the most romatic modern art museums in Europe - the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum - is located less than 20 km south of Bratislava. It was founded by the Dutch collector and patron of the arts Gerard Meulensteen and the Slovak gallerist Vincent Polakovič. Since its opening in 2000, the museum has arranged numerous exhibitions of leading figures of the Slovak, European and world ...

The medieval castle in city of Zvolen is currently the most extensive gallery in Slovakia. Its space offers visitors a large collection of old masters from the 13th to the 21th centuries. The halls of the ground and first floor are attractive exhibition spaces with a wealth of artistic types, themes and styles. Zvolen Castle was built for the Hungarian King Louis of Anjou in the final third ...

Eastern Rite wooden Church of Saint Nicholas from the village of Zboj, built in 1766, was moved to Bardejovské Kúpele (Bardejov Spa) in 1967. It is a three-dimensional wooden rustic temple. Main part of iconostasis is from the 18th century, some icons (St. Nicolas, Crucifixion) are from the 17th century.  The church is a part of the exhibition of Šariš museum - Museum of Folk Architecture in ...

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 Banská Bystrica (Banskobystrický kraj), near the Šomoška Castle. You can get there through the nature trail from the village of Šiatorská Bukovinka to Šomoška Castle. The stone waterfall was uncovered during ...