Slovensky Raj Travel Guide

 wroclawiak Says:  I don't like ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sleepy. Till next time. 

 barryg23 Says:  There aren't too many places in Slovensky Raj where you can get food so most visitors bring there own picnics. We planned to shop at the huge supermarket beside the bus station in Spisska Nova Ves. However, our bus from Levoca arrived just before the bus to Cingov (at the... 

 wroclawiak Says:  The Slovak Paradise (North Part) lies close to the main Slovak train route Bratislava-Kosice. All trains stop in Spiska Nova Ves. There are a lot of trains between Bratislava and Kosice. Some direct trains from Prag arrive in the station of Spiska Nova Ves as well. Traveling... 

 barryg23 Says:  Some of the hikes in Slovensky Raj can be quite tricky and you'll need to be comfortable using chains, climbing ladders and walking across grilles. If it has been raining these trails can get very slippy and often a little dangerous. Also, one worrying thing I noticed on the... 

 prleprle Says:  The manor house stands in a fine but not well maintained French park with three graded terraces. It looks like they forget to hire gardener there. A summer villa named Dardanelli stands on the highest of them.This summer villa is seat of the museum of keyboard instruments... 

 prleprle Says:  The manor house was built in 1643 in the renaissance style and is connected with the rich Mariassy family. In 1770 – 1775 the manor house was rebuilt in rococo style. In the year 1933, manor and the rest of the Mariassy´s properties was bought by Alexander Wieland and in the... 

 prleprle Says:  The core of the town is a lens-shaped square (a square with bulging sides) caled Radnicne namestie, typical of medieval towns. It is a cultural, administrative and business centre of the Spis region, and is rich in art and historical monuments. beside churches and... 

 prleprle Says:  Spis Theatre or Reduta is National cultural monument that was build in early 20th century (1902). From architectonical point of view building is really interesting and monumental. I didn't see interior so can't say much about this (I found on the internet that this building... 

 prleprle Says:  The town erected the Town Hall or Radnica in the classicist style in the 1770 after Empress Maria Theresia declared Spisská Nova Ves the centre of the Spis province and the administrative seat of the region. It has since served as the main meeting point for locals during... 

 prleprle Says:  This grey/blue and white structure next to Town Hall is Evangelical church of Spisska Nova Ves. Spis region had a stong protestant community in 17th, 18th and 19th centuries but there are not so many of them now. This church was erected in late 18th century in simplified... 

 prleprle Says:  The building of the Spis Museum is, from the historical and architectonical point of view, one of the most interesting buildings that can be found in the town of Spisska Nova Ves. Its foundations were probably laid in the 15th century. Later on it housed the town hall, and... 

 prleprle Says:  The most conspicuous building of the central square in Spisska Nova Ves is that of the Roman-Catholic church of the Virgin Mary's Ascension.It was built in the second half of the 14th century on the site of an older church from the 13th century. In 1395 the still existing... 

 barryg23 Says:  This was certainly not my favourite thing or fondest memory of Slovensky Raj but there is no real suitable section for it. Our first hike in Slovensky Raj took us to Tomasovsky Vyhlad, a lookout point at 666 metres with fantastic views over the valley and even as far as the...