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Top ten attractions and places to see inclusive UNESCO World Heritage in Slovakia
On this website you can find tips for walking and free time - Top 10 attractions and places to see in Slovakia inclusive UNESCO World Cultural and Natural
Heritage. Train and bus connections with this places or towns are shown too. Other gratis photo - click here, attractions in Bratislava - click here, attractions in High Tatras region - click here. Your comments or tips are welcome.
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UNESCO World Cultural Heritage: Banská Štiavnica (PhotoSource Wikipedia ) |
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Tip 1: Banská Štiavnica - silver Town
Silver ore and its mining formed the history of Banská Štiavnica.
Already Celts in the 3rd century BC grounded first mining
settlement here. Early Slavs/Slovaks settled this site too. The
glorious history of Banská Štiavnica started in the year 1238
when it received the privileges of a royal town. In 1627
gunpowder was used for the first time in the world in local mines
There are 60 water reservoirs near the town like Počúvadlo lake
Sights: The Holy Trinity Square, Town Hall, building complex
Kammerhof, the Knocking Tower, the Old Castle,
the Calvary,
the New Castle, the Church of St. Catherine, the Church of
Ascension of the Virgin Mary, the Evangelical Church, the
Academy of
Forestry and Mining, the Slovak Mining Museum.
Bus and train connection with B. Štiavnica town - click here.
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UNESCO World Cultural Heritage: Bardejov |
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Tip 2: Bardejov
Bardejov is situated in the Šariš region - in North-Eastern
Slovakia. The area of present- day Bardejov is settled since
the Stone Age. The first written reference dates 1241. In
the 14th century the town became a centre of trade with
Poland, in 1376 Bardejov received the status of a royal town.
Bardejov is also known as spa town (blood circulation,
digestive tract problems). In the 19th century Elisabeth,
Empress of Austria (Sisi) visited spa Bardejov too.
Sights: Church of St. Aegidius (1247), Town Hall (1505),
central square - completly intact town´s medieval market
place, fortification (14th and 15th century), spa.
Bus and train connection with Bardejov town - click here.
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UNESCO World Cultural Heritage: Vlkolinec (PhotoSource: Wikipedia) |
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Tip 3: Vlkolínec (Ružomberok)
Vlkolínec - former a separate village - is now a picturesque and
old part of the town Ružomberok (first written reference
on this town part dates 1376). Its name is very likely derived
from Slovak word "vlk"i.e. wolf. It is an intact settlement of 45
buildings with the traditional features of a central European
mountainous village. This oasis of folk architecture was
inscribed in the List of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
of UNESCO in 1993.
Bus and train connection with Ružomberok town - click here.
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UNESCO World Heritage: Ochtinská Aragonite Cave - Slovak caves (PhotoSource: Wikipedia) |
Tip 4: Ochtinská Aragonite Cave
Ochtinská Aragonite Cave is situated in Southern Slovakia near
Rožňava town. Discovered 1954, opened to the public 1972. It
is world famous for its rare aragonite filling. White aragonite
clusters in the Milky Way Hall shines in the lights of the lamps
like the stars in the Milky Way.
The closest stop of public transport: bus stop Gočaltovo, Hrádok
Cave access map
Other Slovak caves : Gombasecká jaskyňa, Jasovská jaskyňa,
Domica, Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa, Stratenská jaskyňa - more
info: www.ssj.sk
Bus connection with Gočaltovo, Hrádok - click here.
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(column "Kam"). then click "HĽADAŤ" = search. |
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Nitra - Nitriansky hrad - National Cultural Monument |
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Tip 5: Nitra - Nitra castle
The history of
Nitra is very significant. There are prehistorical
findings 6000 years old from the Neolithic Age in the area -
a large Celtic settlement was here. Later Nitra was a centre
of Germanic tribe of Quadi. In the 5th century arrived the first
Slavs. At the seat of the ruling prince Pribina the first Christian
church was built in 828. Nitra and Moravian principalities were
united in 833 by Moravian Prince Mojmir I into the early
medieval Great Moravia. Present castle arised in 11th cent.
Other attractions: Arboretum in Mlyňany, pre-Romanesque
churches in Kostoľany pod Tribečom and Nitrianska Blatnica,
Romanesque churches in Dražovce, Koliňany and Sádok,
Topoľčany Castle, Lipizzan horses and Topoľčianky Castle -
former the summer residence to Habsburg rulers in Topoľčianky.
Bus and train connection with Nitra town - click here. |
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Bojnice - Bojnický zámok (PhotoSource: Wikipedia) - National Cultural Monument |
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Tip 6: Bojnice - Bojnice Castle (Upper Nitra region).
The warm springs in this region had been known in the ancient
times already - the
traces of
Neanderthals are about 100,000
years old.
The younger prehistorical findings from the Paleolithic
Age in the Prepoštská Cave nearby Bojnice confirms the
presence of Homo sapiens in this area.
Bojnice Castle became the centre of power for Upper Nitra in
the Middle Ages. Bojnice town, famous for its beautiful chateau,
ZOO, spa and thermal baths gained the attribute of being the
most attractive tourist destination in this region.
Other attractions: old manor houses around Partizánske town,
Uhrovec Castle.
Bus and train connection with Bojnice town - click here.
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Hrad Červený kameň - Červený Kameň Castle (PhotoSource: Astur) - National Cultural Monument |
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Tip 7: Červený Kameň Castle
Červený Kameň Castle is a huge, very good preserved castle in
Western Slovakia in the Little Carpathians Mountains. Originally
it was a stone King´s castle - first written records date back to
half of the 13th century. Fuggers family started in 1538 to built
a new fortified castle with huge storage warehousing in the
basement on the foundations of the old stone castle. Pálffys
gained the castle in 1588 and rebuilt it to a representative noble
castle. It is a museum today (historic furniture, pictures,
sculptures, weapons, armour). Since 1970 the castle has been
the National Coltural Monument.
The closest stop of public transport: bus stop Častá
Other attraction: Falconry Astur.
Bus connection with Častá/Píla village - click here. |
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Spa Piešťany |
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Tip 8: Spa Piešťany
Spa Piešťany is the biggest and best known spa town in
Slovakia with almost 30000 inhabitants. The warm springs in
this region had been known in the prehistoric times already. The
traces of the first human settlement in this area are dated about
80000 years ago. Well known is the archeological finding from
Moravany - Venus of Moravany (small female statue) dated
22800 BC. Today is spa specialized in treatment of chronic
reumatic and arthritic diseases and post-accident lesions of
joints and bones.
Main sights: The Napoleon Spa, the Kolonádový most Bridge,
Spa Island.
Bus and train connection with Piešťany town - click here. |
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Košice - St. Elisabeth Cathedral - National Cultural Monument |
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Tip 9: Košice city - St. Elisabeth Cathedral
Košice with 235,000 inhabitans is the second biggest city in
Slovakia and the centre of Eastern Slovakia. The first written
reference about it dates from 1230. In the Middle Ages Košice
was important free royal town with its advanced craft and
trade. There are about 450 listed historical monuments in the
Košice city. The most important sight is the St. Elisabeth
Cathedral from the 14th century - National Cultural Monument.
Other sights: the Gothic Chapel of St. Michael, the City Hall, the
Pseudogothic Jakab Palace, the St. Urban Tower, the Classicist
Csaky-Dessewfty Palace, the Neo-Baroque State Theatre, the
Dominican Church and monastery, the Franciscan Church,
the city fortification with well preserved bastions, ZOO.
Bus and train connection with
Košice - click here. |
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Trenčín - Trenčiansky hrad (PhotoSource: Wikipedia) - National Cultural Monument |
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Tip 10: Trenčín - Trenčiansky hrad
Trenčín region is situated in the bottom part of the Považie -
wide valley of the Váh River. Trenčín town (57000 inhabitans)
with its monumental castle is the centre of this region.
The Romans carved an inscription on the rock under the
present-day castle in 179 AD celebrating the victory of Roman
legions over the Germanic tribes near to the Roman camp of
Laugaricio. Trenčín Castle was founded in the
the Middle Age -
first mentions are from 1111. Between 1302 - 1321 the castle
was seat of the powerful magnate Mathew Csak who controlled
most of present-day
Slovakia.
Trenčin today is known as town of fashion. Trenčin airport hosts
since 1997 Pohoda music festival. Neighbouring Trenčianske
Teplice Spa hosts the International Artfilm Festival every year.
Bus and train connection with Trenčín town - click here. |
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