- Slovakia: where is the “land of caves and mineral springs” located?
- How to get to Slovakia?
- Holidays in Slovakia
- Slovak beaches
- Souvenirs from Slovakia
Where is Slovakia located - everyone is interested in spending time in the mountains in December-April - the Carpathians, the High and Low Tatras; in May-September - enjoy the natural beauty, go on sightseeing tours, go fishing and rafting on Slovak rivers.
Slovakia: where is the “land of caves and mineral springs” located?
The location of Slovakia (capital - Bratislava; area of the country - 49034 sq. Km) - Central Europe. Landlocked Slovakia is surrounded by the Western Carpathians to the northeast and north. The highest point in the form of the 2650-meter peak Gerlachovski Shtit is located in the High Tatras. Slovakia has common borders with Hungary (670 km), Ukraine (90 km), Poland (420 km), Austria (90 km) and the Czech Republic (200 km).
Slovakia consists of the Zhilinsky, Presovsky, Kosicky, Trnava, Nitransky, Bratislava, Trenčinsky, Banskobystritsky regions.
How to get to Slovakia?
To get to Bratislava from Moscow, travelers will have to fly through Prague, as a result of which the journey will last 6 hours, through Athens - 14 hours, through the capital of Germany - 7.5 hours, via Dubai - 15 hours, through the Italian capital - more than 8.5 hours …
Tourists who need to be in Kosice will be offered to make a stop in the Austrian capital (passengers will have an 8, 5-hour flight), in Istanbul (the journey will take 7.5 hours), in the Czech capital (tourists will find themselves in Kosice 6 hours 40 minutes after departure from Moscow), in London (the trip will end in 11.5 hours after boarding the first flight).
Those wishing to use the services of the train will get to the Slovak capital, Liptovsky Mikulas and Kosice from the Kievsky railway station in Moscow in about 42 hours.
Holidays in Slovakia
Those who decide to spend a vacation in Slovakia are advised to pay attention to Bratislava (famous for Devin Castle, Bratislava Castle, SNP Bridge, St. baths, light and hydrotherapy, reflex and manual massage, electrotherapy, rehabilitation exercises), Donovaly (the resort consists of 2 ski areas: the Nova Gola area is focused on professionals, and Zagradishte - for beginners; snowboard park Fu Arena is provided for snowboarders; Donovaly has 16 lifts, one of which - "Telemix Nova Gola" has a 1300-meter cable car), Trencin (famous for the castle of 1069, the Executioner's House, the Church of St. Mary, the Chapel of St. Michael, the Town Hall; on the shores of Lake Vah, as well as come to Trencin for the annual Poho music festival held here da), Skok waterfall (its water stream, temperature + 4-6˚C, falls down from a 25-meter height; these picturesque places are suitable for hiking, especially there are hiking trails with signs over the waterfall).
Slovak beaches
- beaches on the shores of the Zemplinska Shirava reservoir: on the local 12 km long beach there are bungalows, private villas, bars, boat rentals, tennis courts, mini golf courses. Those who wish can go fishing, because the reservoir is home to bream, eel, carp, pike perch, pike.
- beaches on the shores of the Senecke Lakes: they are suitable for diving and fishing, and their equipment is represented by a water park, cottages, boarding houses, volleyball courts, sports equipment rental points.
Souvenirs from Slovakia
Those leaving Slovakia should not return home without Figaro chocolate, painted gingerbread, Tatranka cookies, pumpkin butter, sheep cheese, plum brandy, boletus, Janosik's hat, wicker wickerwork, homespun rugs, volashek (shepherd's staff).
