Slovakia

One of Slovakia's eight regional seats, Trencin in western Slovakia is one of the country's most picturesque towns, with its distinguishing castle dominating the historical centre from its hill top location. Most of the city life clusters around the town square. In actual fact, many argue that Trencin's ‘Skyline' is perhaps Slovakia's most striking created by a picturesque castle above a quaint town square. As the city is also embedded in the Vah river valley, you can find it running along the old town.
Due to its charme, the city nowadays attracts a wealth of poets, writers, painters, musicians and other artists that gave the Royal city of Trencin a very warm and welcoming feel.

Regarded as one of the most significant Slovakian monuments Trencin castle will make a lasting impression on you. It can be admired from various angles below or while climbing the winding streets to its main entrance. Once on top of the hill and within the castle boundaries not only will you be able to tour the castle but you can also enjoy the great view that you will have over the city's main square with its 15th century clock tower and the large synagogue that now houses a gallery.

There is plenty to see and do in Trencin but if you also fell like exploring the surrounding areas we can recommend a trip to Trencianske Teplice. It is a still thriving spa resort that was established in the 14th century and is famous for its hot mineral springs and its mud treatments.

 

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The Tatra Mountain region is the most frequently visited area of Slovakia. Its natural beauty makes it one of the most remarkable recreation areas not only in Slovakia but in the whole of Europe. The Tatras offer you clean air and a very unique climate. Depending on when you are travelling, winter or summer time, there is an outstanding amount of activities that can be engaged in.

In the summer you can of course marvel at the regions beauty and see all the little villages and towns and also enjoy a good hike. In the winter you can have a brilliant ski or snowboarding holiday using the fantastic winter sport facilities that are available.

Our Tatra Mountain section includes accommodation in the following resorts: Tatranska Lomica, Gerlachov, Demanovska Dolina, Nitra, Banska Bystrica, Novy Smokovec and na Babracke. They are all close to each other and but have slightly different characteristics.

 

If you are uncertain which one would fit the bill for your trip, please contact us directly for more details and travel info.

 

The most beautiful part in the northwest of Slovakia is ready to offer you an unforgettable experience.

Spis belongs to counties that are rich on natural beauties and attractive historical and cultural monuments.

It is surrounded by four National Parks: The High Tatras, The Low Tatras, The Slovak Paradise and Pieniny with the Dunajec river.

Almost half of all the municipal cultural monuments in Slovakia are situated in the Spis region - mainly in the town of Levoca, Kezmarok, Spisska Kapitula and Spisska Sobota.

Let us to take you to the beautiful nature as well as to these historical towns.

Levoca will fascinate you with one of the most beautiful squares in Slovakia where the second biggest church in Slovakia, the church of St. Jacob, is situated.

In its unbelievable interior you will find very valuable wooden altars and wall paintings made by master Paul, among which is also the highest wooden, gothic altar in the world.

From the Marians Hill above the town, which is the far and wide best-known pilgrimage place you will have stunning views of the countryside.

Kezmarok, the town known as the treasure under the High Tatras, is full of historical monuments - the evangelical Wooden articled church (1717), New evangelical church (1894), the Lyceum (1776 - 76) with one of the biggest school historical libraries in central Europe, catholic Holy Cross Basilica (with the oldest parts from the 13th century), originally gothic town hall (1461), Redoute (cultural centre of Kezmarok), the castle or the Paulinius church.

Spisska Sobota, the most interesting and historically colourful part of the town Poprad will kindly surprises you with the peaceful atmosphere.

Up to the north borders with Poland you will visit the smallest national park in Slovakia - Pieniny.

One attraction of this area is rafting on wooden rafts down the biggest canyon in Central Europe, the river Dunajec canyon that is 11 km long.

In the village of Cerveny Klastor under the massif of Tri Koruny peak, is located a cultural monument dating back to the beginning of the 14th century: a Carthusian-Camaldolese monastery.

Further to the southeast the ancient castle of Stara Lubovna will welcome you. Although it had originally guarded the northern Hungarian border, it was for 360 years the seat of power of the custodians of the Spis areas that were temporarily given to Poland as a guarantee. It became famous for its numerous visits by the King.

How Slovak people lived in the past you can know in an open-air exhibition in the outer bailey of the castle. Eminent building is wooden church from Matysova from 18th century.

Second castle you can admire is the Spis Castle, which is one of the most extensive castles in the Central Europe. It is a dominant feature of the Spis region, beautifully placed in the countryside on a travertine rock.
In 1993 the castle together with the surroundings (Spisske Podhradie - village under the castle, Spisska Kapitula - old religious centre, the church in Zehra) were listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

You will certainly enjoy this trip.

Spis region - with the most of historical towns and sites and beautiful countryside.

 

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Spending time in this town and its spa you will let your mind and body have a perfect relax.

The spa is located on the Spa Island between two branches of the Vah river, at the site of several hot springs with temperatures of 67-69 °C.
The spa specializes in treatment of chronic rheumatic and arthritic diseases and post-accident lesions of joints and bones.
Spring water and mud therapy is complemented by electrotherapy, exercise, massage, medication, and diet.

Piestany is thanks to its position and unique sports infrastructure the paradise for active people. Water sports, swimming, tennis, squash, horse-riding, touring and hiking, biking - it is only the part of offer that you can find here.

Throughout the centuries several noble families owned Piestany.

The Erdodys owned the area from 1720 to 1848 and the spa until 1940. In the years 1889 to 1940 the Winter family rented the spa from the Erdodys and brought it to international fame.

The Napoleon Spa is a complex of Neo-classicist spa buildings. The Kolonadovy bridge, built in 1930-33, is a pre-eminent Functionalist construction with many precious art objects.

This place has also rich history.

People were attracted to the site by abundance of game in the vicinity of the thermal springs that did not freeze in winter.
A small female statue called Venus of Moravany was found in the nearby village Moravany nad Vahom. It is made of mammoth ivory and is dated to 22,800 BC.

Come to Piestany and spend an unforgettable time! Piestany offers the best spas in Slovakia.

 

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Poprad is a developing city situated at the foot of the High Tatra mountain range. The High Tatras along with Bratislava are probably Slovakia's most famous tourist attraction and Poprad is a great base to explore this lovely part of the country from. The city itself was only created recently in the 20th century when four neighbouring villages decided to come together and form Poprad.

Only a stone's throw away from Poprad is Spisska Sobota.

Spisska Sobota is one of the best preserved historical settlements in Slovakia and one of the six ‘Royal Towns; established in the 12th century. The Town is on UNESCO's World Cultural and Heritage List and it appears that its main square has remained untouched for the past 400 years or so. Whilst there be sure to marvel on St. Juraj church which is the highlight of the square.

Other options for using your time well whilst in Poprad are either the train or hiring a car. There is a direct link to most of the other popular High Tatras resorts such as Tatranska Lomica or Stary Smokovec (for more info visit our Tatra Mountain section) via the Tatra Electric Railway (a special narrow gauge train). Alternatively, if you have use of a car you can see Levoca (a stylish town from the 13th century), Spis Castle (the largest Gothic castle in Europe) or the Dobsina Ice Cave. Of course, there are many other options but those listed before are just the must sees!

But if you aren't going to Poprad to take advantage of everything the High Tatras do offer the city can also keep you entertained. It has several bars, restaurants and cafés as well as galleries and museums. In actual fact, it is home to one of the oldest Slovak museums opened in 1886.

When it comes to winter time you can base yourself in Poprad for your Ski Holiday. If you are prepared to commute each day to your ski resort of choice this is fine, but if you prefer to be right in the heart of the ski region please see our Tatra Mountains section for better suited resorts.

 

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Bratislava is the largest city in Slovakia and also its capital. It is on both sides of the Danube River and not far at all from the Carpathian Mountains, Austria and Hungary. It has a very rich cultural Central European tradition and the magnificent historic old town with a hill top castle is the highlight of it. The area, mostly cobbled stoned streets, is exclusively open to pedestrians only and there are plenty of little parks with fountains, churches, palaces, statues, shops, old trees, cafes, restaurants and bars. It gives Bratislava its special characteristic and keeps you busy for quite some time. On offer are also several museums and galleries that will appeal to a wide audience. Among those you will find the museum of natural history, museum of archaeology, museum of history, museum of ethnography, museum of Jewish culture and many more. Don't forget to include and evening at the local opera or theatre as they are very well established.

If you have some more time of your hands we also recommend a day trip to Vienna. It is only close by and fits in perfectly onto almost every itinerary.

History of rich royal families and insight into traditional lives of normal people - that's what these two beautiful places can offer you.

At first you can admire attractions in Bojnice, small town in central Slovakia: the oldest zoo in Slovakia, the most visited castle, and one of the oldest spas in Slovakia.

Bojnice castle is a national cultural monument and museum at the same time. It is built on a travertine rock with a natural cave. It is one of the most beautiful monuments in Slovakia.

The first written records of its existence come from 1113 in a document from the Zobor abbey.

Bojnice fortress and its domain were always part of the Royal property, with the King handing out pledges or privilege of heritage to the given magnates. Recent enchanting look is a work of Count Palffy, who had done the castle in the style of the French gothic castles of the Loire valley.

Other very impressive site that you will certainly catch a sight of is The King Matej linden Tree. According to myth, aristocrat and duke Matus Cak Trenciansky planted this tree in 1301.

After the visiting of castle is the oldest ZOO in Slovakia waiting for you.

How people lived in the past in mountain villages you can see in Cicmany.

Complex of folk architecture is extraordinary with its well preservation and style uniformity.
This little village will get you with very unique paintings on the houses, valuable embroidery with roots in renaissance age and beautiful countryside.

Do not wait and come to visit all these places.

Nobles castle in the west part of Slovakia versus little village with the well preserved folk architecture.

 

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You will certainly enjoy visiting this medieval-looking town in the north-eastern part of Slovakia.

Having a walk in the old town, which was also listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List you should definitely visit several important sites:

St. Egidius Basilica, which in its present-day form represents one of the peaks of late Gothic in the Eastern Slovakia.

Town hall, nicely located in the middle of the square is the first renaissance building in Slovakia built between 1505 and 1511.

Mentioning the Townhall Square, a special attention is attracted by the rectangular square paved with cobblestones flanked on three sides with burgher houses carrying traces of gothic and renaissance architecture.

Not less interesting is well-preserved fortification system in the past the safety of trade and craftsmanship and the town's independence were protected by the town fortifications with their impregnable gates, massive turrets and water moats.

Behind the western walls Jews built a big synagogue in 1771-1773, which became the basis for built-up of Jewish suburbia.

On the outskirts of town are located the Bardejov Spa with several healing water springs.

The open-air museum, situated in the centre of them, is the oldest exhibition of folk architecture in Slovakia.

You can find here also 2 wooden churches moved from neighbouring villages. The St. Nicolas church from Zboj was built in 1775. It is a typical Lemko variation of the Ruthenian-Ukrainian 3-space architecture. The second one, Church of the Mother of God from Mikulasova was built in the 2nd half of 18th century.

The unique wooden churches located in surroundings of Bardejov are the Orthodox tradition - Greek Catholic (eastern Byzantine, Orthodox), which were built during the 17th - 19th century.

The small wooden churches have the basic construction of a blockhouse. The construction is unique from the point of view of the ground plan design and of the formal shape of the object.

Some of them can be found in villages of Jedlinka, Kozany, Krive, Trocany, Fricka, Lukov-Venecia.

This part of Slovakia will welcome you not only with old history but also with strong traditions and folklore that are still notable.

 

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Once you will come to the oldest mining town in Slovakia located in the Stiavnicke mountains - one of the largest ranges of mountains of volcanic origin of the West Carpathians, you will be charmed with the rich history that the old mining tradition left in here.

During the 18th century it was the third largest town in Hungarian Empire and the best-known centre of mining science and technology in Europe.

Having a walk in the old town, you may see the most important places such as Old Castle, New Castle, four different churches, the Holy Trinity Square, The Town Hall, The Clapper house, old historical buildings of the rich burghers and the complex of buildings of the first technical university in the world.

Not less impressive is the late-baroque chateaux in the nearby town Svaty Anton, the former residence of the aristocratic Kohary and Coburg, with original furnishings and an English Park.

 

Banska Stiavnica together with the technical monuments in its environs were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993.

The location of the town in the highly varied surrounding landscape makes it one of the most picturesque towns in Slovakia.

If you wish to receive some info regarding accommodation offers, local tours in and nearby the Banska Stiavnica etc... just contact us directly and we are more then happy to help you with your holiday to Slovakia.