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Slovakia
The High Tatras are a proper alpine range squeezed into a two-hour drive, and Bratislava is an hour from Vienna. Cheap, and largely undiscovered next door.
Slovakia in ten slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Best time to visit Slovakia: Jun–Sep
Where people go in Slovakia
- Bratislava2 days is about right
- Košice2 days is about right
What people go to see in Slovakia
The Church of St. Elizabeth, commonly known as Blue Church, is a Hungarian-Secessionist Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava, present-day Slovakia. It is consecrated to Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II, who grew up in the Pressburg Castle (Pozsonyi vár).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 May 2026
Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians, directly above the Danube river, in the middle of Bratislava. Because of its size and location, it has been a dominant feature of the city for centuries.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hlavné námestie is one of the best known squares in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located in the Old Town and it is often considered to be the center of the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Feb 2026
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/ · CC BY 2.0
In Bratislava, Slovakia, Michael's Gate is the only city gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings in Bratislava, Slovakia. Built about the year 1300, its present shape is the result of baroque reconstructions in 1758, when the statue of St. Michael and the Dragon was placed on its top. The tower houses the Exhibition of Weapons of Bratislava City Museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Most SNP, commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the world's longest bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Oct 2025
Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Primacial Palace is a neoclassical palace in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia. It was built from 1778 to 1781 for Archbishop of Esztergom József Batthyány, Primate of the Kingdom of Hungary, after the design of architect Melchior Hefele. In 1805, the Palace's Hall of Mirrors saw the signing of the fourth Peace of Pressburg, ending the War of the Third Coalition.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
St Martin's Cathedral is a church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary and Ukraine. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
Rl91 · GFDL
Hlavná ulica is the central street of Košice, Slovakia. Most important historical monuments of Košice are located on it. The southern end of the street ends at Liberators Square, the northern end at Marathon Peace Square.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Dec 2024
Rl91 · GFDL
The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Aug 2026
Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 3.0
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary and Ukraine. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
Rl91 · GFDL
The Urban Tower in Košice, Slovakia is a renaissance prismatic campanile with a pyramidal roof. It was erected in the 16th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
André Savetier · CC BY-SA 4.0
Košice is the largest city in eastern Slovakia. It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary and Ukraine. With a population of approximately 230,000, Košice is the second-largest city in Slovakia, after the capital Bratislava.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Aug 2026
Rl91 · GFDL
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