Slovakia Tourism

There are numerous museums and galleries in Slovakia and it is up to you to decide the ones that you would like to visit. But there is one thing for sure and that is any museum in visit in Slovakia it will impress you the most with its extraordinary range of exhibits. The Slovak National Museum is the largest in the country and also has the best collection of Slovak art.

Slovakia is home to a number of very good restaurants and Cafe-Restaurant Maraton, Villa Regia Restaurant & Pension, Penzión Šafran, Restaurant Ladova, Ranch pod Ostrou Skalou and Lampáre? restaurant are only some of them. For tourists who will love to try traditional Slovakian food, Prašná Bašta, Modrá Hviezda and Tempus Fugit can also be great choices.

In Slovak cuisine, high emphasis is put upon potato and meat and bryndzové halušky - gnocchi-style potato dumplings with sheep cheese and bacon is the national dish of the country. Different types of soups are also very popular here.

Klub rados?, Unique Club, Randal Club and Elam Club are the best places for enjoying your nights in Slovakia. TRAFO
Music Bar is also very much popular among local residents as well as visiting tourists.

There is no shortage of bars and pubs in Slovakia and Bratislava has a lot of them. Kojot Pub, Kenvello Fashion Bar, Pulitzar bar, Sparx and Subclub are some of the most popular bars in the city those serve great wine and are frequently visited by the tourists.

There are a number of Flea markets in Bratislava and Trhovisko Žilinská, Trhovisko Jedlíkova, Dobrý trh Flea Market and Burza na Interi - Blšák are some of the most popular flea markets in the capital city of Slovakia.

Polus City Center, Avion Shopping Park, and Aupark are the largest and most popular shopping centers in Bratislava. Tesco supermarket and department store at Kammené námestie is another popular shopping destination here.

The high lofted mountains, wooded hills and rolling rivers of Slovakia offers a variety of adventure activity opportunities like skiing and snowboarding, hiking and river rafting. There is number of ski resorts in the northern mountains and areas like Low Tatras, West Tatras, Big Fatra and Low Fatra mountain ranges are popular skiing and snowboarding destinations during the winter. Rafting on River Hron and hiking in Vysoke Tatry and Slovensky Raj are also popular adventure activities here.

Relax amidst the secluded wooded hills or in the valleys amidst the high mountains and Slovakia can truly make your body and soul rejuvenated with a new spirit. The great parks and gardens of Bratislava are also great for spending some relaxing time.

Located in Liptov region near Bobrovníkin, the archaeological site of Havránok is probably the most significant monument in Slovakia. Situated over the water surface of Liptovská Mara Dam this unique archeological park was actually a suburb during the younger Iron Age and is also one of the oldest cultural monuments in Slovakia. There is defense tower from where you will get an amazing view of the southern part of Liptov. There is also a Celtic hill fortress, a fortified gateway remains of an ancient stone wall and also a Celtic shrine. This open-air museum was declared a national cultural monument in 1991 and from May to September – that is the summer months are the best time for visiting this site.

The Jews have always been an important part of Slovakian cultural fabric since the time of the Great Moravian Empire and a huge number of them were sent to death during the holocaust of the Second World War. Museum of Jewish Culture, Spišské Podhradie Synagogue – which is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site and Chatam Sofer Memorial – a Jewish burial site are major monuments those reflect the country’s Jewish heritage and are known as must visit destination for tourist who want to know and understand the history and heritage of Slovakia.

The castle is situated on Orava river to the North of Slovakia and with its impressive stature and stunning beauty is a must visit destination for all tourists visiting Slovakia. Though the castle was originally built in Gothic and Romanesque style but after numerous rebuilding in different periods it has now acquired a neo-Gothic and Renaissance style and is also the official national monument of Slovakia.

Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Mariánska hora was built in the year 1247 and is the oldest pilgrimage site in eastern Slovakia. The wooden Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Hervartov is included in the UNESCO world heritage list as well as seven other wooden churches located in different parts of Slovakia. Though there are many religious places in Slovakia but St. Jacob's Cathedral in Levo? St. Martin Cathedral, Svätojánsky church which is the geographical center of Europe and the Wooden Church Brežany are among the major religious destinations in the country.

Parks and gardens have been indispensible parts of the Bratislava landscape since the Middle Ages and the historic gardens of the city have such architectonic value that they are pretty well known even beyond the borders of the country. Sad Janka Krá?a is now the most well known park in Bratislava and this is also the oldest public park in entire Central and East Europe. Franciscan cloister garden, Ursulines cloister garden and Prepošt Palace garden on Kapitulská Stree are Gothic style gardens those are also extremely popular among the tourists. Koch Garden is a Baroque style garden with excellent garden architecture and also an important site for bird nesting in the city.