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Brhlovce: At home in a rock (from our archive)
The rock dwellings are Brhlovce’s main attraction.10. Nov 2020, at 1:38
Do not try this at home, I am a professional tourist (from our archive)
Here‘s what can happen while hiking from Banská Štiavnica to Sklené Teplice.3. Nov 2020, at 2:30
Špania Dolina: Cultural treasure
A hiker’s heaven and a show-case for folk architecture with well-preserved miners’ houses.20. Oct 2020, at 1:53
Banská Bystrica: Capital in spirit (from our archive)
A beautiful old town, majestic mountains and a war museum.13. Oct 2020, at 1:22
Štúrovo: The great misnomer (from our archive)
Esztergom boasts of both an enormous basilica and a popular aquapark.29. Sep 2020, at 1:49
Komárno: A city on the edge (from our archive)
Europe Place is the embodiment of Komárno‘s pro-European attitude.22. Sep 2020, at 1:25
Skalica: Hospitable frontier town (from our archive)
Skalica is the most unjustly overlooked city in Slovakia with mediaeval architecture, original pastry and good wine.15. Sep 2020, at 1:20
Beckov Castle: Cliff ruins
The remains of the castle are perched high atop a 100-metre cliff.8. Sep 2020, at 2:11
Piešťany and spa: Take it easy
The most famous spa town in Slovakia has attracted visitors for more than two millennia.1. Sep 2020, at 2:25
Home of the Bloody Countess (from our archive)
Erzsébet Báthory was a barbaric torturer who drained virgin girls of their blood and then bathed in it.14. Jul 2020, at 6:02
The prettiest castle in Slovakia (from our archive)
A fairy-tale castle with peach-coloured outer walls and impressive neo-gothic turrets, Bojnice castle is a Slovak jewel.7. Jul 2020, at 6:02
Thank heavens for Trenčín (from our archive)
The prettiest of Slovakia’s big cities is home to the grandest castle in the country.30. Jun 2020, at 6:02
Presidential treatment (from our archives)
The manor house where all the most important Czechoslovak figures stayed.23. Jun 2020, at 6:02
Uhrovec: One very important house (from our archive)
The place where two of Slovakia’s most significant historical figures were born.16. Jun 2020, at 6:00
Nitra: A city of firsts (from our archive)
Nitra will always be one of the most important Slovak cities and tourist attractions for one simple reason: It was the first Slovak city.9. Jun 2020, at 6:00
To love or to hate Bratislava (from our archive)
Old and new, revered and jeered, the Slovak capital is a fascinating - if not always lovely - mixture of culture and history.3. Jun 2020, at 14:09
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- Thank heavens for Trenčín (from our archive)
- To love or to hate Bratislava (from our archive)
- The prettiest castle in Slovakia (from our archive)
- Nitra: A city of firsts (from our archive)
- Presidential treatment (from our archives)
- Home of the Bloody Countess (from our archive)
- Piešťany and spa: Take it easy
- 1. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 2. News digest: Who is ready for a vaccine in Slovakia
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,100 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 5. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 6. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 7. Roundup: Bratislava’s Old Market Hall hosts Christmas markets
- 8. Investors pursued projects and transactions despite the virus
- 9. Virtual school and children's well-being
- 10. Tatra Ice Cathedral is open, inspiration taken from St Petersburg this year
- 1. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 2. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 3. News digest: Who is ready for a vaccine in Slovakia
- 4. Roundup: Bratislava’s Old Market Hall hosts Christmas markets
- 5. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 6. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,100 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 7. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 8. Slovaks: Getting the most out of life (from our archive)
- 9. Better times ahead for the Calvary in Bratislava
- 10. Slovakia lacks enough antigen tests. The testing intended for the first weekend of December cancelled
- 1. Pass a Slovak language dictation so you can work with foreigners
- 2. Rules for isolation have been updated. Green list will be extended, too
- 3. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 1,100 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 4. Everyone crossing the Slovak border should have a negative antigen test from December 7
- 5. Three rounds of testing should take place before Christmas
- 6. Bratislava airport falls to the bottom, the loss will be enormous
- 7. Which are the largest law firms in Slovakia?
- 8. Tugboat in Bratislava probably crashed and then sank
- 9. Slovakia lacks enough antigen tests. The testing intended for the first weekend of December cancelled
- 10. News digest: Slovakia to spend three Advent weekends with testing. President wants it to be voluntary