Slovakia Travel and Destination Guide
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Highlights
- Devin Castle, plus countless other medieval fortified castles
- The High Tatras, highest part of the Carpathian mountain range
The Czech Republic's somewhat less famous sister, young Slovakia lacks the big tourist draws of its neighbours. Slovakia's charm lays in its colourful folk culture, traditional villages, spectacular High Tatra mountains and ancient stone castles, the latter a legacy of its medieval history of invasion and conflict. (Slovakia boasts highest number of fortified castles per capita in the world.) Like its neighbours, natural spa towns have been popular for centuries, while the capital Bratislava, on the banks of the Danube and edge of the Carpathian mountains, could be a metaphor for the country and its history: a medieval core with winding narrow streets surrounded by the colossal Soviet architecture of concrete panelak apartment housing estates.
Featured Trips in SLOVAKIA
15 days | From N/A The Best of Eastern Europe (EABE)
Europe > Czech Republic
Highlights
Vienna, Cesky Krumlov, Prague "Golden" city of hundred towers , ...
Trip Style: Classic
Service Level: Standard
Physical Grading: 2
The timeless countries of Eastern Europe offer an enchanting overland journey through centuries of rich history. Travel from Austria's superb musical heritage, past the Czech Republic's fairy tale towns, across Poland's romantic town squares, through Slovakia's Tatra Mountains and into Hungary's "Pearl of the Danube".
