Slovakia

Highlights

• The city of Bratislava, a mixture of the classic and the contemporary
• Spectacular castles: Spiš, Trenčín and Bojnice
• The amazing landscapes of Maly Karpaty, especially its vineyards
• The pleasant towns of Bardejov and Levoča which reveal glimpses of medieval Slovakia
• The Tatra mountains, the highest of the Carpathians and their ski resorts
• The beautiful scenery and local architecture with typical wooden structures

Fun facts

• Bratislava is the only capital in the world bordering two countries
• Slovakia has 9 national parks and 14 protected landscape areas
• Churchs at Hervartov, near Bardejov is the oldest extant wooden church in Slovakia, built between the 15th and 16th century
• Čičmany village is the first reservation of folk architecture in the world
• Slovakia has world´s highest number of castles and chateaux per capital