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Vitajte na Slovensku
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★ Has its own city story
Castles on every rock, wooden churches, mining towns of silver and gold, and the High Tatras.
Slovakia is a small mountain country on the Danube, with more castles and castle ruins per person than almost anywhere in Europe. For centuries Bratislava was the coronation city of the kings of Hungary, and the mining towns of the hills made Europe rich with silver and gold. See Slovak art at the National Gallery, the giant Gothic altar of Levoča and the Andy Warhol museum near his parents' village. Plan your museum days on museumtickets.com, then eat bryndzové halušky and listen to the deep voice of the fujara.
Great Moravia, Hungarian kings, mining towns and a peaceful separation.
Two brothers from Thessaloniki bring a Slavic alphabet and liturgy to Great Moravia.
See it at: Devín CastleThe mint of Kremnica starts striking gold ducats, famous across Europe.
See it at: Museum of Coins and Medals KremnicaBratislava becomes the coronation city; 11 kings and 8 queens are crowned at St Martin's.
See it at: Bratislava City MuseumAn uprising against the Nazi-allied regime and the German army begins in Banská Bystrica.
See it at: Museum of the Slovak National UprisingPeaceful protests end communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
See it at: Slovak National MuseumCzechoslovakia divides peacefully; Slovakia becomes independent.
See it at: Slovak National MuseumThe first woman novelist, a founder of women's education and the first woman president.
Author of the first novel written by a woman in Slovak and editor of a magazine for women.
Writer who led Živena, the association of Slovak women founded in 1869, and fought for girls' education.
See it at: ŽivenaA lawyer who became Slovakia's first woman president in 2019.
From the tallest Gothic altar to Andy Warhol's roots.
Carver of the tallest Gothic wooden altar in the world, finished in 1517.
Painter of bright folk-inspired modern pictures.
Painter of the Slovak mountains, villages and people.
Graphic artist of powerful black-and-white prints.
Born in Pittsburgh to parents from the village of Miková in north-east Slovakia.
Sheep cheese, dumplings and sauerkraut soup.
Small potato dumplings with soft sheep's cheese and crispy bacon, the national dish.
Sauerkraut soup with sausage, mushrooms and plums, served at Christmas.
Smoked sheep's cheese shaped in carved wooden moulds.
Thin potato pancakes, with goose fat or sweet with poppy seed.
Steamed, spun sheep's cheese rolled like a snail.
Carnival, Easter water and shepherd flutes.
Carnival processions with masks, music and a burial of the double bass at the end.
Boys whip girls lightly with willow switches and pour water on them, for health and beauty.
Bonfires on St John's Night in the hills.
The oldest folk festival in Slovakia, in a village under the Tatras.
Kapustnica, wafers with honey and garlic, and carp.
Many castles are ruins on hills; wear good shoes.
The High Tatras are great for walks; check the weather.
Trains run from Bratislava to Košice through the mountains.
Many museums close on Mondays.
On museumtickets.com: 128 museums with photos, the way there and the museums nearby. Save your favourites in the free Culture Passport and, where the museum offers it, pay your admission in advance.
From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.
Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.
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