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Regularly updated information on travelling in Slovakia, including tips on the newest attractions and the traditional must-see sights. More information about travel in Slovakia can be found in our travel guides Spectacular Slovakia.

Refurbished old mill offers glimpse into distant past

The national monument is a tourist attraction.

Marcela Ballová
Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum

In Bratislava, a ship-like art gallery on the Danube gives you a full-spectrum experience

Apart from some of Slovakia's best art galleries, Bratislava is also home to many museums. On just one street close to the Old Town, there are four of them right next to each other.

European ground squirrels revisiting the meadow after hibernation

Muráň to help famous ground squirrels with train

A tourist train is hoped to reduce car traffic near popular Muráň meadow.

Slovak Public Radio building.

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

Set out on a Sunday forest hike to Lesopark or visit organ concerts in the Slovak Radio.

The limited number of major attractions makes Bratislava boring city.

Small-town feel contributes to Bratislava's reputation of a boring city

The Slovak capital ranks high in the ranking of the most boring cities.

Katarína Jakubjaková
A look into the Mengusovská Dolina valley from the red trail to the Popradské Pleso mountain lake.

A guide for an easy but still beautiful hike in the High Tatras

Vistas, forest, streams, you'll get it all here.

Grassalkovich garden.

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

Visit opening of Presidential Garden with its special program.

Castle in mountains has its own "Wailing Wall"

Archaeological research has unveiled rich history of Tematín ruins.

Peter Briška
VŠMU's Music and Dance Faculty in Bratislava.

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

Several museums and galleries in Bratislava are open, free of charge, on the first Wednesday of the month.

Skiers at Chopok Peak miss out on a great rarity, many discover it by chance

The museum of the historic Von Roll cable car is accessible to visitors free of charge.

Marcela Ballová
The castle walls, hidden among the forested hills of the Small Carpathians.

The castle hidden in the Small Carpathians, just minutes from Bratislava

The monument is being restored by volunteers, but they warn that visitors must tour it only at their own risk.

Peter Briška
The Chata pri Zelenom Plese mountain hut is in the lower right corner.

Hiking in the Tatras: Beautiful vistas and a steamed sweet bun by a mountain lake

Trail to Chata pri Zelenom Plese offers an easy hike for anyone.

Marcela Ballová
Schulerloch bunker in Spišská Nová Ves.

Spišská Nová Ves opens refurbished 1980s bunker

Spiš region gains new attraction.

Vápenná

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

Visit Spring music festival or screening of French film “Annie Colère”.

Ecological toilets will replace an iconic wooden latrine in the High Tatras.

Popular wooden latrine under the Tatra summit gone, ecological variant to replace it

Chata pod Rysmi is located at an altitude of 2250 metres and is also one of the most visited places in the Tatras.

The Žltá Stena (front) and Prostredný Hrot (back) peaks near the Téryho Chata mountain hut.

Mountain hiking in winter: From sunny to snowy, and monsters in the clouds

What it's like to hike a popular mountain trail in winter?

Music and dance theater performance "Pearl necklace of music and dance. Baroque Aesthetics".

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

Join the astronomical observation above the courtyard of Bratislava Castle or music and dance theatre performance.

Dobšinská Ice Cave.

What's happening with ice in Dobšinská Ice Cave?

The oldest ice in the cave is approximately 2,600 years old.

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