Culture & lifestyle, page 3

The Gorals, who live in the Polish-Slovak border regions, are best known to the rest of Slovakia for their distinctive hats, music and traditional dress.

Slovakia’s Gorals gain recognition. Historians say it is a joke.

Despite criticism from experts, the minority secures access to public funding in effort to preserve fast-vanishing dialects and traditions.

Katarína Jakubjaková
Spectator College

Glossary: Role Models

Spectator College provides readers who want to improve their English with glossaries of useful words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.

The Jazz Prešov festival.

Benny Golson played here. This year, Jazz Prešov will have to scale back.

One of Slovakia’s longest-running music festivals lost its funding after the FPÚ board ignored expert advice — and gave money to unknown projects instead.

In 1918, a camera captured P. O. Hviezdoslav in Prague, tipping his hat to the crowd.
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Rare footage brings Slovakia’s literary giant back to life

A film clip offers an extraordinary window into the final years of P. O. Hviezdoslav.

Tanya Benito with with moderator James Thomson.
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From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life

Tanya Benito’s journey to Slovakia began as a professional opportunity but quickly turned into a life-changing experience.

Slovak roots: helping put Slovakia out there

Slovakia's Skalica district is looking for ways to offer unique experiences to tourists.

Dalibor Dvorský Sr during an interview with a FanDuel journalist.

Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

The dome of the M. R. Štefánik Observatory and Planetarium in Hlohovec.

Weekend: Celebrate Day of Planetariums and Observatories

Here's what to do during the weekend of March 28-30.

ČSOB Bratislava Marathon 2025

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Run a marathon, create together with children, or find inspiration in music.

Dialects: can west understand east?

Some dialect variations can be limited to one village.

Eric Smillie
Jason Whiteside.

The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines

A plan how to achieve it has already hatched in Jason Whiteside’s mind.

A female nude from the mid-19th century.

A century ago, a secret porn publisher operated in Bratislava

Pornography has existed for centuries. Once used to convey political messages, it slid into consumerism as early as the time of Ľudovít Štúr.

Peter Getting
Slovak photographer Filip Hrebenda wows Dubai and wins photography Oscar.

Young Slovak photographer wins admiration, patrons among wealthy Arabs

A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia.

Illustrative image.

Weekend: Theatre and chamber music lovers rejoice!

Here's what to do during the weekend of March 21-23.

Tokyo Paralympics: Boccia is one of the two Paralympic sports that has no Olympic equivalent.

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Basketball, queers, and contemporary flair – all coming your way in the coming days.

Eva Staroňová hosts the Glass Button Awards & Slovak Fashion Night at NY Fashion Week.

She’s got the look – and the vision

Eva Staroňová built a career in modelling but found her true calling in cultural diplomacy—now she is on a mission to showcase Slovakia to the world.

Ostrý Vrch hill, southern Slovakia

Could this hilltop hold a mediaeval castle?

Archaeologists uncover clues that could reveal a mediaeval stronghold near Šurice.

Construction of the skytepark at Kuchajda lake.
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Bratislava’s Nové Mesto will soon have its own skatepark, on Kuchajda lake

The construction of the skatepark is complete, finishing works will follow.

Zvolen

The Gothic roots of Zvolen

Hares parade a hunter tied to a pole in this unusual gothic painting.

Branislav Chovan
Štefan Banič.

Štefan Banič, the Slovak often called the inventor of parachute

As a mason, he worked on the picturesque Smolenice Castle.

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