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Slovak Republic - situated in the Central Europe.

Departments in Slovakia : Bratislava, Zapadoslovensky, Stredoslovensky, Vychodoslovensky

Tourismt destinations in Slovakia : Dolné Považie [ Lower Váh River region], Dolný Zemplín, Gemer, Horehronie, Horná Nitra [ Upper region ], Horný Zemplín, Ipeľsko [ Ipeľ River region ], Košice, Liptov, Nitriansko [ Nitra region ], Pohronie, Orava, Podunajsko, Šariš, Severné Považie [ Northern Váh River region ], Spiš, Stredné Považie [ Middle Váh River region ], Tatras, Turiec and Záhorie.

By world standards, Slovakia is a tiny territory, a small and independent country (since January 1, 1993) in the heart of Europe, not only metaphorically but also geographically. The actual geographical centre of Europe is located not far from the historic town of Kremnica. Slovakia is a place where eastern and western cultures mix together, but at the same time its a country that is unexplored and little known

Capital City Slovakia : Bratislava


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Camping & Caravanning in Slovakia

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Car Rental Slovakia 

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Rental Homes / Apartment

 Euro Relais - Holiday Cottages in Slovakia
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Hostels

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Hotels in Slovakia

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Hotels in Bratislava, Košice, Vysoké Tatry, Nižné Malatíny, Hokovce, Liptovský Mikuláš, Gerlachov, Štrba, Liptovský Trnovec, Štôla and Nová Lesná.
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Travel Guides Slovakia / Related Books

 Amazon.com - Books about Slovakia

Slovakia: The Bradt Travel Guide
by Lucinda Mallows (Author)
Slovakia is one of the last of Central Europe's secrets to be discovered by travelers, and having joined the European Union in 2004, is now in a better position than ever to show what it has to offer. Impressively situated on the Danube, the capital, Bratislava, boasts stunningly restored baroque, rococo, and art nouveau buildings. Beyond the capital visitors will find a country packed with architectural gems, the renowned wooden churches of the Presov region, imposing fortresses, romantic castles, and medieval ruins--all within easy reach thanks to an excellent transportation system.
Paperback: 352 pages; Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1.00 edition (July 1, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1841621883
The High Tatras 
by Colin Saunders (Author), Renáta Nározná (Author)
Vinyl Bound: 329 pages; Publisher: Cicerone Press; 2 edition (October 31, 2006); Language: English; ISBN-13: 978-1852844820

Transport / How do I travel to Slovakia

 Bratislava Airport - Airport Bratislava - 9 km northeast of Bratislava

 Slovak Airlines - Flights to Slovakia - Flight tickets Bratislava

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 ZSR - Slovak Railways

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 Slovak Tourist Board

 Bratislava  - National Capital City - largest city - Bratislava Tourist Board
The town spreads like a fan on both banks of the Danube River, and at the foot of the Low Carpatians.
Founded before the 10th century, the city was known originally as Pressburg. Strong fortifications erected during the 12th century gave it strategic importance; from 1541 to 1784 it was the capital of Hungary In 1805, during the Napoleonic War, French Emperor Napoleon I met the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II in the Primate's Palace (pictured at left) and imposed the peace terms known as the Treaty of Pressburg. When Czechoslovakia was created in 1919 after World War I, the city was renamed Bratislava and made capital of the province of Slovakia.
The Austrian border is almost within sight of the city and Hungary is just 16km away.

 Dolné Považie [ Lower Váh River region]
 Dolný Zemplín
 Gemer
 Horehronie
 Horná Nitra [ Upper region ]
 Horný Zemplín
 Ipeľsko [ Ipeľ River region ]
 Košice
 Liptov
 Nitriansko [ Nitra region ]
 Pohronie
 Orava
 Podunajsko
 Šariš
 Severné Považie [ Northern Váh River region ]
 Spiš
 Stredné Považie [ Middle Váh River region ]
 Tatras
 Turiec
 Záhorie

 Trencin
Beautifully located at the foot of the Strazovske vrchy hills in the valley of the Vah River, the region of Trencin , with its temperate climate, deserves a visit. A rich history, a large number of historical monuments and numerous cultural events guarantee a visit full of leisure activities and discoveries.
Originally a Roman military colony, the city of Trencin was founded at the beginning of the second millennium. In 1412, it acquired the rights of a free royal city.
 Trnava
Trnava is an important center of West Slovakia and is one of Slovakia's oldest cities (13th century). It was, during the period of the Turkish invasions, a religious center of Hungary, and became, as early as the 17th century, a university town.
 Nitra
The region of Nitra is made up of a low plain. It adjoins Hungary to the south with the Danube forming a border between the two countries. The city of Komarno, a river port of great importance, is located on the border.
This plain region offers several touristic possibilities with its thermal springs, its forests and its parks which make for an attractive setting. The region possesses a number of quite interesting historical monuments.
Cities: Nitra, Nove Zamky, Levice, Komarno ...
 Zilina
The region of Zilina adjoins Poland to the north and the Czech Republic to the west. Sixty percent of the land is covered by forests. The region is made up of valleys surrounded by mountain ranges – the Western Tatras, the Low Tatras, etc.
The geographical diversity of this region, the beauty of its nature and the richness of its cultural and historical monuments make it an ideal area for top-quality tourism. The mountain ranges are perfect for year-round sports. There is hunting and fishing. The dams of Oravska prichrada and Liptovska Mara offer good opportunities for water sports. The region is also interesting because of its thermal baths (Rajecke Teplice, Lucky, Turcianske Teplice, Korytnica and Lubochna). The caves -- Demanovska ladova, jaskyna Slobody, Vazecka jaskyna -- located in the Low Tatras, are famous the world over. This region also has 4 natural reserves, the Mala Fatra National Park, 14 national cultural monuments and more than 140 cultural monuments.
Cities: Zilina, Martin, Ruzomberok, Liptovsky Mikulas …
 Banska Bystrica
This is the most widely spread out region in Slovakia and includes several mountainous areas favorable to winter sports. There are several ski resorts for alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. (Osrblie hosted the 1997 World Biathlon Championship). The Southern districts are very popular in the summer season. This region is also a famous thermal baths region, where visitors can even take advantage of the beneficial effects of speleotherapy (Bystra).
 Presov
This is mostly a high mountainous region with the High Tatras Mountain range whose Gerlach Peak towers at 2655 meters. To the north is Poland and to the east is the Ukraine. To the south are the Low Tatras and the Slovak Paradise National Park.
The most well-known area is the High Tatras which has excellent tourist infrastructures to welcome the visitors who come to contemplate its beauties and to take advantage of its slopes which favor skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Spis, the Strazky Castle, the Cerveny Klastor Monastery, the wooden churches in Hranicne, Potoky and the historic center of Bardejov are the region's top tourist attractions.
 Kosice -  Cassiova - Slovakian city Kosice's virtual guide.
This region is characterized by the diversity of its geographic landscapes, alternating between plains and mountainous regions. The efforts made to preserve the natural environment in a dynamic economic region, plus the cultural and historical monuments, make Kosice a very attractive place to visit. Kosice, the second largest city in the country, also enjoys tourist infrastructures and various options for arriving there (airport, train station, buses). In addition to its cultural riches, the city also has a zoo and a botanical garden. It is in this region that the national park called "Slovak Paradise" is located. The Herlany Geyser should also be mentioned

 Kosice City -  Cassiova - Slovakian city Kosice's virtual guide

 High Tatra - Tatra.sk - The most beautiful slovak mountains!
"Tatry.sk" is the only official website of High Tatras Town [ Mesto Vysoke Tatry ] and the largest accommodation database of the entire Tatra mountain region.
Activities | Town | Accommodation | Services | Nature | Spa | Transport | Region | Maps | PhotoTatry
 Lake Sinava
Near Piestany is Lake Slnava where you can enjoy water sports during the summer months.
 Low Tatra
 Piestany
Located 35 kilometers to the north of Trnava is Piestany, the best known spa resort in Slovakia. Visitors come from all over the world to take advantage of the warm springs, notably for treatment of neuropathy problems. The hotels and tourist accommodations are everything you would expect from a top quality spa resort. It's a "must" on your list.

 Castle of Cerveny Kamen [ red stone ]
One of the most popular tourist sites in Slovakia.
 Christmas in Slovak
 Top 10 Slowak Paradise
Most pleasant walk, the best place to ski, the wildest drive, the shortest walk, most visited route, most picturesque one, largest water area, most romantic recess, highest waterfall, coolest summer refreshment.
 University - Comenius University of Bratislava

Cuisine - Slovak Cooking Recipes

In the past, Slovak cooking had a lot of dishes without meat, above all based on flour, like for example the already mentioned "halusky""pirohy"
The excellent taste and aroma of the Slovak specialities are well accompanied with the excellent quality of Slovak wines, from the zone of Bratislava (Rheinriesling, Welschriesling, Gruner Veltliner, Traminer, Silvaner and Muller-Thurgau) and of eastern Slovakia (tokai), but also with the great offer of Slovak beers (Zlaty bazant, Kelt, Topvar, etc). The typical Slovak aperitifs is slivovica (slivovitz), borovicka (grappa of juniper), demanovka (aperitif to base of herbs).

  The Czechoslovak Cookbook: Czechoslovakia's Best-Selling Cookbook Adapted for American Kitchens. Includes Recipes for Authentic Dishes Like Goula (Crown Classic Cookbook)  
By Joza Brizova, C. Adams (Editor), A. Vahalla (Translator)
Review by a reader from New York: 'Every Czech meal you can think of is described in this easy to follow cookbook, alhough many of the recipes are untraditional versions of old Czech food. Nevertheless, an easy cookbook for those who would like to venture into Czech cooking'
Hardcover 288 pages (November 1, 1988); Publisher: Crown Publishers
  The Best of Slovak Cooking by Sylvia Galova-Lorinc, John Lorinc, Sylvia Lorinc
138 pages; Publisher: Hippocrene Books (January 1, 2000)

History of Slovakia

The original Slavic population settled the general territory of Slovakia in the 5th century. Slovakia was part of the center of Samo's empire in the 7th century. The highest point of the 9th-century proto-Slovak state known as Great Moravia came with the arrival of Cyril and Methodius and the expansion under King Svatopluk. Eventually, Slovakia became a part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 11th-14th centuries and as such was later part of Austria-Hungary.

 Slovak History - Wikipedia 
Prehistory, Formation of Slav States, The Middle Ages, Ottoman incursion, Slovak national movement, Formation of Czechoslovakia, World War II, Czechoslovakia after WWII, Independent Slovakia
  Bohemia in History  - by Mikulas Teich (Editor)
This original collection of essays offers an account of key moments and themes in the history of the Czech Lands from the ninth century to the fall of socialism in 1989. The essays, commissioned specially for this volume, are almost all written by prominent scholars teaching and researching in the present-day Czech Republic, and there is no comparable book in English on the subject. Topics range from the great Bohemian courts of the medieval and early modern periods, to the nationalist revival, and the dramatic ethnic upheavals of modern times.
Hardcover 410 pages (October 29, 1998); Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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