A kite-flying parade will take place at Schloss Hof, near Bratislava, during the weekend.

Weekend: Fly your kite at festival near Slovakia's border

Piešťany is the place to be for all cinephiles. Visit a triple point in northern Slovakia to taste delicious cheese. Here's what to do during the weekend.

15. sep 2023
Check out the latest selection of events in Bratislava.

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for the top 10 events in the capital between September 14 and September 24, plus temporary exhibitions and highlights of the year.

14. sep 2023
The cycle route on the Vajanského Nábrežie embankment launched last autumn has provoked a number of contradictory reactions.

Cyclists are happy about paths near Danube, drivers not so much

More time needed to assess the impact of changes.

Marek Moravčík 14. sep 2023
The Slovak Foreign Ministry building in Bratislava.

News digest: Russian ambassador summoned, staffer expelled

Robert Fico closer to his fourth premiership, illegal migration, and a Slovak chef's obsession with a Korean specialty.

14. sep 2023
Former three-time PM and Smer leader Robert Fico arrives at a special parliamentary session at the Bratislava Castle on September 7, 2023.

Only Fico can form a strong coalition govt, poll shows

Hlas will be key for the formation of a new government.

14. sep 2023
Police President Štefan Hamran.

Why Bratislava is talking about the missing-now-found young woman

Some media outlets write that the case bears a resemblance to the 2009 Ketamine Phantom case.

14. sep 2023

NASA publishes a spectacular comet photo taken in Slovakia

Read a selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

14. sep 2023
An illegal migrant in Nové Zámky, near Nitra, in September 2023.

Slovakia finds itself in eye of illegal migration storm

Migrants have been arriving in Slovakia in ever-larger numbers, attracted by a document introduced by a former Smer government five years ago which they believe, wrongly, grants them the right to stay in the EU.

14. sep 2023
Slovak art historian and curator Nina Gažovičová.

3 things to do in Bratislava for free in the next seven days

Are you looking for free activities in the city? Go to a guided tour at Soga or set out on a hiking tip.

14. sep 2023
Daniel Karas preparing his vegan kimchi in Stará Tržnica.

Slovak chef’s vegan kimchi wows international judges

Daniel Karas wants people to experiment and make their own fermented vegetables.

14. sep 2023
Cyanotype photography is one of the oldest photographic printing processes in the history of photography.

Let’s get enchanted by camera-less technique at SNG

The next lecture in the SNG's Open Studio will be dedicated to cyanotype photography.

14. sep 2023
A man does a handstand on Lomnický Peak.
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13. sep 2023
Igor Matovič.

News digest: Fight between ex-PM and top Smer politician desribed as 'new low'

New regular flights between Košice-Zurich, emergency situation to end, and Čaputová filing complaint against Robert Fico.

13. sep 2023
Košice airport

New regular flights to connect Košice and Switzerland

SWISS to operate three flights a week.

13. sep 2023
Roast goose with lokše

How to make Slovak roast goose or duck

For this traditional autumn meal, do you know the difference between hus, kačica, and husokačka?

13. sep 2023
The manor house in Necpaly, central Slovakia.

Old manor, Benjamin Franklin's home, is up for sale in central Slovakia

Tombs and secret passages included in the price.

13. sep 2023
German journalist Katrin Litschko.

A German from Bratislava who loves her working ‘mischung’

Katrin Litschko runs a magazine, produces TV reports and organises exhibitions – but she also makes time to swim in the Danube and go climbing.

13. sep 2023
The making of the Pukanec pottery.

News digest: New attraction in eastern Slovakia, new additions to heritage list

Quicker trip to Vienna, why freight trains sidestep Slovakia, and the start of the next edition of Slovenská Tepláreň.

12. sep 2023
A train to Vienna in the Bratislava Main Railway Station.

Bratislava-Vienna train ride to be significantly quicker

Pending reconstruction on Slovakia's part.

12. sep 2023
In the picture is Ján Konýves, maker of the Pukanec pottery.

Slovakia's intangible heritage expanded by special dialect, unique pottery

Pottery tradition in the village of Pukanec dates to 16th century.

12. sep 2023
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