Welcome to Slovakia, a picturesque country in the heart of Europe. With its population of 5,4 mil. inhabitants it belongs to smaller European countries. It borders with Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine. Capital city of Slovakia is Bratislava. Even though the area is not huge, Slovakia is rich in many natural and historical sights.

Worth mentioning is natural beauty of Slovakia- in the north you can find The High Tatras- the smallest alpine type mountains in the world. Its highest peak – Gerlachovsky stit is 2655 metres high. The High Tatras is not the only mountain range in Slovakia. You can do a lot of hiking and trekking also in The Low Tatras mountains or Small Fatra mountains. Slovakia has many caves, to most visited and best know belong Caves in Demanovska valley , Ochtinska Aragonite Cave- one of three in the world or Dobsinska Ice Cave.
Those who are interested in history will find here many monuments, some of them dated back to 9th century. Slovakia has beautiful castles. We recommend you to visit one of the largest castles in Central Europe- Spis castle, Red Stone Castle or Orava Castle which is one of the most visited castles. Open air folk museums show traditional way of life of various social groups in Slovakia in the past and also offer different events in a spirit of folk traditions. You can travel through centuries by visiting some of Slovak towns with lots of renaissance or gothic monuments and architecture. One of such monuments is the highest gothic wooden altar in the world. It is 18,62 metres high and iS situated in St. James’s Church in the town of Levoča.
The fact that Slovakia is a country worth seeing proves a number of monuments inscribed into the UNESCO’s World Heritage List: the towns of Bardejov, Levoca and Banska Stiavnica with its technical monuments, Dobsinska Ice Cave, Ochtinska Aragonite Cave, Jasovska Cave, Gombasecka Cave, Cave Domica; 8 wooden churches in Kezmarok, Hronsek, Hervartov, Tvrdosin, Lestiny, Ladomirova, Bodruzal, Ruská Bystrá, Spis Castle and the surroundings or traditional, still inhabited village Vlkolinec.
Slovakia is rich in thermal and mineral springs, having large number of spas, aquaparks and thermal bathes. Among the best known: Piestany Spa, Brusno Spa, Aquaparks in Liptovsky Mikulas, Besenova, Poprad...and many others.

In many aspects, Slovakia is still a traditional country with numerous traditional habits and practises and hearty cuisine. And hand in hand with unique sights it is a lovely ideal place where to spend your holiday.

Culture

The Slovak language is not the easiest, however don't let this deter you from learning at least something. Any inclination to try to order or do anything in Slovak will be met with much support!

Some key phrases are high lighted below.

Dobry Den - Good Day
Dovidenia - Good Bye
Prosim si jeden pohar a piva/vina - Please may I have one glass of beer/wine
Dakujem - Thank-you
Nech sa paci - Her you are
Male/Velke - Little/Big
Dobru Noc - Good Night
Please can i have one more..... / Este jeden, prosim.....
(Some more phrases are highlighted by visiting this website link...)

Food and Drink

Slovak cuisine is very hearty and heavy. Slovak food consists mainly of potatoes, stews and dumplings. Mainly in the south of the country the cuisine is influenced by Hungarain origins, for instance Hungarian Goulas. Most Slovak's generally enjoy a glass of beer, wine or something similiar. However you must be careful of Slovakia's taste for heavy spirits - the most potent spirit is a beverage named "slivovica" and can be up to whopping 65%! There are many more other spirits the most common are Hruskovica and Beckerovka. To learn more of our geography click here.

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