Sustainable Tourism in Slovakia
Ground Squirrel in Muránska Planina, Slovakia. (source: Unsplash - Marek Levák)
Slovakia has been regonised as a destination with untapped potential for sustainable tourism. Discover the opportunities for sustainable and responsible travelling in Slovakia in The Slovak Spectator's stories focusing on many different areas of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, sustainable lodging and more.
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Dive into nature: Walk through a glass tunnel beneath the pond near Slovakia
Said to be the largest freshwater tunnel in Europe.
This farm is Slovakia’s cheese champion and another hidden gem
Farma pod Vtáčnikom is a popular tourist attraction in its region.
Buses took them to a meadow in the mountains at night. What they saw was fascinating
Muránska Planina could become another dark sky park in Slovakia.
New attraction in eastern Slovakia: Treetop houses connected with rope bridges
The houses are built on four-metre-high steel columns and connected by rope bridges. They also have a central terrace.
Near the highest motorway bridge in central Europe, taste delicious cheese and look for a boundary stone in a ditch
Explore a place with three different names – Trojmedzie, Trojmezí, Trójstyk – where three nations regularly meet.
Bratislava's biggest fountain to work again after 16 years
Reconstruction is part of refurbishment of entire square.
Listen to Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata at the place where the maestro composed it
Parks and gardens will reveal their secrets again.
Blog: Jelenia Hora resembles Croatian karst mountains
The hike up to Jelenia Hora hill in the Small Carpathians is one of the shorter and less demanding ones.
Christmas trees get a second chance in Bratislava
The trees will be transferred into bookshelves after Christmas is over.
Grape harvest festivities back in full swing after two pandemic years
Where to go to taste burčiak, slightly fermented grape juice.
Bratislava restores 10 official spots for grilling in forest parks
They are located in the the hills and meadows above the capital.
Exquisite garden in Bratislava’s Old Town opens to the public
The Koch Garden, the only one of its kind in Slovakia, awaits full renovation.
Wise trees tell their stories
Ancient trees receive expert maintenance. The hidden treasures of historic gardens supporting green tourism.
Vertical, musical, or by bike. Gardens across Slovakia open to the public again
The message of this year's Weekend of Open Parks and Gardens is how the climate crisis changes the way we should look at parks.
New way to relax at Bratislava's popular Železná Studnička
Cozy wooden stairs take visitors down to the water.
Do you want to grow grapes? Bratislava offers municipal vineyards for rent
The city has so far leased out three vineyards in Rača.
Bratislava offers new places to get your hands dirty
The shared plots of land provide space for people to grow fresh veggies, fruit or flowers.
Bratislava's Good Market offers a programme for Ukrainians
The spring edition of the community festival will take place this Saturday.
Košice Region will build a car camping spot in Slovak Paradise
The national park welcomes the new project in the Čingov tourist area.
Bratislava Danube Park to tap potential of sustainable tourism
Study proposes measures to better protect the river, and to make it more accessible.
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