Slovakia Travel Guide

A look at accommodation, sightseeing and tourism in Slovakia.

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By July 10, 2012

Yes, it is not a typo… I shall write it again, just so that you know it wasn’t a mistake… The Best Hotel In The World Is In Slovakia !!! This is according to an Insider Select report by travel company Expedia, which has named Bratislava’s Marrol’s Boutique Hotel as ...

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By May 10, 2009

The afternoon of May 1st was spent in Dolny Kubin, which is an absolutely delightful town in Orava, in Northern Slovakia. Set in a valley and with stunning views of the mountains from every part of town, Dolny Kubin is a great example of a Slovak town that has undergone ...

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The morning of Day Four of our holiday was spent in the ski resort of Donovaly. It was May 1st, a bank holiday in Slovakia, and the start of Donovaly’s summer season. Obviously, the main season here is during the winter, but in recent years Park Snow Donovaly has put ...

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By May 9, 2009

Today’s trip was the first of two that the kids had really been looking forward to. Bojnice is a wonderful little town, west of Banska Bystrica, which is famous for both its fairytale castle and zoo. The town also boasts a falconry, Slovakia’s oldest tree and a Spa, but it ...

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Day 2 of our holiday was spent in the delightful town of Kremnica, famous for its Mint, which has been minting coins since the fourteenth century. There are a number of interesting museums to visit in the town, which do a splendid job of showcasing Kremnica’s history. The town is ...

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Banska Bystrica (pronounced Banska Bistrica) is a central Slovak town, which was to be our base for the first half of our trip around Central Slovakia. It has one of the most attractive main squares in all of Slovakia and we were fortunate enough to be staying at the Hotel ...

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I recently spent some time travelling around Central Slovakia with family and friends, which some of you may have followed on Twitter (you can follow Heart of Europe on Twitter here). There now follows a series of posts based around that Central Slovakia Trip: Banska Bystrica | Kremnica | Bojnice ...

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