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Bratislava Castle   Bratislava

Bratislava Castle, Bratislava

 116 Reviews  Bratislava Castle is a huge complex that overlooks the city and the Danube and dominates both. The castle can trace its history back almost 5000 years, but the current incarnation was rebuilt from the... 

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Bronze Statues   Bratislava

Bronze Statues, Bratislava

 75 Reviews  There are 3 bronze statues located in different parts of the Old Town. The first one is "the french soldier" located in the main square leaning to a bench. The second one is "the photographer"... 

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St. Michael's Gate   Bratislava

St. Michael's Gate, Bratislava

 62 Reviews  Attached to the St. Michael's Gate will you find the narrowest house in the Central Europe. It is only 130 cm wide! But why build such a narrow house? Well, actually they didn't!! These 130 cm is the... 

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Churches   Bratislava

Churches, Bratislava

 69 Reviews  This cathedral is one of the oldest church in Bratislava and it can easily be referred as the largest and finest one. It is located very close to Novy Most facing Bratislava Castle. The history of... 

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Nový Most   Bratislava

Nový Most, Bratislava

 61 Reviews  The new bridge (as translated from its original name) was built between 1967 and 1972. The area of the roadway that leads to Novy Most used to be the Jewish quarter and during the construction most of... 

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Old Town   Bratislava

Old Town, Bratislava

 61 Reviews  Walking around the streets of the old town is a common activity for most of the tourists. It gives you the chance to enjoy the history and architecture of Bratislava. You should spare at least 1 to 2... 

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Town Hall   Bratislava

Town Hall, Bratislava

 66 Reviews  The Primatial Palace was built between 1777 and -81 for Cardinal Józef Batthyány, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary. He used it as his winter palace. On top of the roof, above the... 

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Hviezdoslav Square   Bratislava

Hviezdoslav Square, Bratislava

 28 Reviews  This guy was a writer and a politician for most of his life, and has this pretty open square named for him, Hviezdoslavovo Namestie in Bratislava with a statue and a fountain---on this day it came... 

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Presidential Palace   Bratislava

Presidential Palace, Bratislava

 18 Reviews  It's no surprise that they chose Grassalkovich Palace as the seat of the Slovakian presidency. It's a stunning building, just outside the old town, and one of the most photogenic areas in the city.... 

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Primate's Palace   Bratislava

Primate's Palace, Bratislava

 33 Reviews  The first Archbishop's residence stood on this place from 1614. It was something like a country house for Archbishop Forgac and later Archbishop Esterhazy rebuilt it to Palace. Well, actually he... 

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Devin Castle   Bratislava

Devin Castle, Bratislava

 21 Reviews  Unbelievably close to Bratislava’s Old Town, but marvellously secluded from the city, lies one of Slovakia’s key historical icons. Devin Castle is depicted on Slovak money and postage stamps, and the... 

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Slovak National Theater   Bratislava

Slovak National Theater, Bratislava

 26 Reviews  The building which nowadays houses the Slovak National Theatre was constructed between 1884 and 1886. It was desigend in a Neo-Renaissance style by the Viennese architects F. Fellner and H. Helmer.... 

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Danube River   Bratislava

Danube River, Bratislava

 12 Reviews  Danube (DONAU) river runs through Bratislava. The city centre is on one side of the river, with house boat and restaurants. The other side towards the Austrian border is almost empty. You can easily... 

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Slavín Monument   Bratislava

Slavín Monument, Bratislava

 17 Reviews  Slavin is Slovakia’s national monument. It is dedicated to the victims of WWII and so, it got a soviet touch – especially as it first mentioned only the 6000 soviet soldiers who died in liberating... 

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Slovak Radio Building   Bratislava

Slovak Radio Building, Bratislava

 5 Reviews  Eastern Europe is full of bizarre socialist architecture, and it's definitely worth seeking out the crazier examples. One of my new favourites is the Slovak Radio HQ, housed inside an inverted brown... 

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Museum of Clocks - House of the Good Shepherd   Bratislava

Museum of Clocks - House of the Good Shepherd, Bratislava

 10 Reviews  The House of the Good Sheperd might in fact be most interesting from the outside despite the Museum of Clocks which you will find if you go inside. The house itself has an odd look as it is very... 

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Grassalkovich Palace   Bratislava

Grassalkovich Palace, Bratislava

 12 Reviews  The Grassalkovich palace was built as the summer residence of Count Anton Grasalkovic in the 1760s near the city walls of Bratislava. A decade later much modifications and extensions were made to it.... 

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Museums   Bratislava

Museums, Bratislava

 14 Reviews  This is a very nice museum of modern art - actually the first privately owned in Eastern Europe. Apart from graphic works, collages and sculptures, you can also see and have fun with the Dobes's... 

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Jewish Life   Bratislava

Jewish Life, Bratislava

 6 Reviews  The Jewish memorial in Bratislava is in the Old town a few metres from the padestrians underpass. It is here because the construction of the Novy Most (New Bridge) on river Danube between 1967 and... 

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Opera House   Bratislava

Opera House, Bratislava

 10 Reviews  A beautiful building, this houses the Slovak National Theatre for Opera, Ballet and concerts in a classical setting. Most performances are only subtitled in Slovak or perhaps German , but prices are... 

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Bratislava Zoo   Bratislava

Bratislava Zoo, Bratislava

 2 Reviews  In Bratislava, there's a ZOO. It costs only 60SK and it's really fun! :) It's a pretty big ZOO, and for some animals you have to walk hills up (or you can let you drive in a safari jeep for money). I... 

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TV Tower Kamzik   Bratislava

TV Tower Kamzik, Bratislava

 2 Reviews  Poking up above the hills north of Bratislava is another unique piece of Bratislavan architecture: the Kamzik TV Tower. Not quite as striking as its counterpart in Prague, it is much higher and gives... 

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Bratislava City museum   Bratislava

Bratislava City museum, Bratislava

 7 Reviews  You find the City Museum in the Old Town Hall. The museum was established in 1868 and is one of the oldest museums in Slovakia. The entrance is in the corner of the courtyard. Opening hours: Tuesday -... 

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Slovak National Museum   Bratislava

Slovak National Museum, Bratislava

 5 Reviews  This is not my description of the Slovak National Gallery. I think this description, ( which was the opinion of our guide ) is inaccurate and a little unfair. Certainly, the front of the building as... 

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Hlavna Namestie   Bratislava

Hlavna Namestie, Bratislava

 5 Reviews  This is the main square in the Old Town where you can find the Old Town Hall, the french soldier bronze statue and some pretty buildings with amazing facades. The Roland Fountain constructed by the... 

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The East Slovakian Museum in Kosice

by Paul2001

The East Slovakian Museum is a small but interesting museum dedicated to the pre-history of the region. The museum has a rich collection of stone age relics. Included are the remains of ritually buried. There are also exhibits on medieval life in East Slovakia.The star attraction of this museum is the the Košice Gold Treasure. This is a collection of gold coins minted between the 15th and 17th century. It was found in the ground by workers digging a foundation for a building in 1935. The Kosice gold treasure contains 2920 gold coins, three medals and a gold renaissance chain, 2,14 m long, weighing 590 g. Except one Greek stater, there are ducats and doubte ducats from 81 mints from various statesţand towns of Europe. No one knows for sure why the treasure was collected and by whom. They could have been collected by a supporter of the Hapsburg Emperor during the time of a rebellion...

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Tatranska Lomnica. My favorite town in Slovakia.

by hundwalder

Another example of the picteresque buildings in the villages of the high Tatras. Buildings such as the one shown in this photo, appear by their architecture to be hundreds of years old. However, many of them are less than 20 years old. Tradition has been honered in the development of the Tatra communities.See my other tips for directions to these mountain villages. Fine Slavic and Italiano restaurants abound. You will love the prices. Many excellent and cheap lodging options.

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Famous wooden church of Kezmarok

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Located immediately outside of Kezmarok's fortification ramparts are the two Protestant churches. The plain white stuccoed church with its roof of wooden shakes, is the famous wooden church of the city and region. Although the church looks very plain on the outside, the entire interior is filled with panels and cycles of some of the most remarkable ancient wood carvings in the world. During the Protestant movement that swept through the region nearly 500 years ago, the Catholic rulers did all in their power to keep their rivals in check. Protestants were not permitted to build their churches inside of the city ramparts, where they would be protected by them. For this reason the wooden church was built at the first available location outside of the city gate. The Protestants were only allowed to build their churches and art works out of the cheapest materials, which in this heavily...

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Zamek Zilina in city of Zilina.

by hundwalder

Zamek ( chateau ) Zilina was originally built as a fortress about 700 years ago, but was converted to a chateau when it was no longer needed for defense purposes. The dominating feature of the chateau is the irregular shaped tower that rises up from inside of the unusually tall castle ramparts. The tower is shaped like a cylinder with a peculiar looking knob running the entire height of the tower, and jutting out from the side of it. This knob served as a primitive elevator shaft. There is an interesting art exhibition housed inside of the chateau, but unfortunately the grounds and the interior were closed during my visit. Zamek Zilina is located about 2 km. southeast city center in an industrial district. It is accessible by bus, but I don't recall which one. There is a nice public park surrounding the chateau that was once part of it.more later !

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Trencin Jewish synagogue

by hundwalder

The synagogue is located immediately outside of Mierove Namestie ( Peace Square ), in the very center of old town Trencin. It is adjacent to the city gate. Construction on the synagogue began about 1910, but was seriously delayed by World War I. The architecture, dominated by the copper domes, shows a pronounced neo Renaissance influence, but also has many Gothic style arches. It is my understanding that this fascinating building is no longer used as a synagogue. Most if not all of Trencin's Jewish population was exterminated by the Nazis, who had free reign of Slovakia. The synagogue currently serves as a local exhibition hall. More later. Please be patient.

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Medieval residential streets of Trencin.

by hundwalder

Many of the original medieval elements are maintained in the northwestern Slovakia city of Trencin. Shown in the photo is one of the narrow and winding roads leading up the steep side of hrad ( castle ) hill. 700 year old apartment buildings and rock walls of about the same age line the road. The timbered balconies of the houses are very interesting. In the upper center part of the photo is the forward turret of the castle.The medieval part of Trencin is confined to the city center on the castle side of the river. Across the river lies a modern industrial city.

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Trencin castle standing guard over Trencin.

by hundwalder

Hrady ( castle ) Trencin, located in the western Slovakia city of Trencin, is probably the best preserved of Slovakia's many medieval fortress type castles. This imposing fortress is spread out over the tops of the tall hills overlooking old town Trencin and the river valley. It was one of the many formidable defense posts built to protect the Hungarian empire during the 13th. and 14th. centuries. The castle was given its present appearance about 450 years ago. The architectural style was highly characteristic of the region during that era.more info. soon to come.

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Slovensky Raj

by eve.lt

It is really extremely fun! You can choose more or less difficult way, depending on your shape. Few hours of climbing the rocks, stairs, ladder, observing wonderful landscapes on your way. It is worth to try, but remember, if you have started, there's no way back.

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The Church of St. James in Levoca

by Paul2001

The Church of St. James is the premiere attraction of Levoca's main square. This pretty church was built in 1400 and is the second largest Gothic church in Slovakia. The church itself, though interesting, is famous for the collection of art that it holds inside. Here is the largest wood carved altarpiece in the world. This amazing piece was carved by Master Pavol between 1507 and 1518. The altarpiece measures 19m by 6m and is eye captivating. It is accompanied by other remarkable works by Master Pavol and other local Gothic artists. Many of them deserve equal attention. The church also has many fine frescos that cover the walls and ceiling. In fact it is more proper to call the church a museum dedicated to Gothic religious art. Of Master Pavol, we know very little because of the fact that most of the town of Levoca's records were destroyed in a fire in the 16th century. Sadly photographs...

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The Tartars!

by lmkluque

There is something special about Vysoke Tatry (High Tartars.) This part of the Carpathian Mountain range offers unspoiled scenery, fresh air and pure flowing waters. The famous healing Spas are found here and all the typical mountain and river sports as well as resorts attract the tourists.The Tatras are not the highest in Europe which hasn't anything to do with the sense of well being one can feel just visiting. It is not as well known outside of Slovakia but this is a place you should not overlook, even if mountain climbing isn't your thing. Of course, if it is your thing, attempt these mountains with great caution. There are very few easy trails and many more precarious areas, so take a guide and follow their suggestions.The weather is volatile and often deadly as the Tatras abruptly emerge, peaking at more than 6,500 feet above the villages and its conditions change rapidly. It is...

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  4. Trnava Things to Do
  5. Tatranska Lomnica Things to Do
  6. Zilina Things to Do
  7. Presov Things to Do
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