Points Of Interest

Ideas for day tours in Eastern Slovakia

Within about an hour's drive there are at least 60 (!) culture & natural sights. We would be pleased to inform you!

For immediate vicinity in Medzev see 'Medzev and surroundings' and 'Medzev historical'!

We call you here only a part. Among other things:

Kosice (UNSECO) is the European capital of Culture in 2013.

Caves

• Jasovská Jaskyna UNESCO (at 7 km)
• Dobsinská l'adová Jaskyna (Ice Caves) UNESCO (at 68 km)
• Domica UNESCO (at 69 km)
• Gombasecká UNESCO (at 50 km)
• Ochtinská Aragonitová Jaskyná UNESCO (at 59 km)
• Belianska Jaskyna National monument (at 100 km)

It is quite possible to do 2 or 3 of the above in one day to visit caves or with other points of interest.

Nature & National Parks:

• Zadielská Dolina, ´Slovak Grand Canyon´ (at 24 km) UNESCO
• Slovak Karst (at 2km) UNESCO
• Tokaj wine region in South-East Slovakia UNESCO
• Slovak Paradise - multiple day trips
• Lower Tatra -multiple day trips
• High Tatra - multiple day trips
• Mala Fatra - multiple day trips
• Gejzir Herlaný UNESCO - only water geyser on the European continent

Castles:

• Krásna Horka (1320) Currently not to visit because of a raging fire in 2012 where the wooden roof is completely destroyed. :(
• Betliar Castle
• Spisský Hrad & surroundings UNESCO 
• Spisský Hrhov
• Humenné
• Markusovce
• Stará L'ubovna
• Many ruins of castles

• St. Elisabeth Cathedral in Kosice
• Cervený Klastor (Monastery)
• Spisský Stvrtok Gotic Chapel
• St. Jacob Monastery in Levoca
• Wooden Churches (partly UNESCO) in the next places:
  
• Hunkovce, Brezany, Trocany, Dobroslava, Prikra, Bodruzál, Kalná Roztoka, Inovce
• Hervartov, Lukov, Krivé. Ladomírová, Korejovce, Mirol'a, Ruský Potok, Ulicské Krivé
• Fricka, Jedlinka, Kozany, Potoky, Nizný Komárnik, Semetkovce, Topol'a, Ruská Bystrá

Health Resorts:

• Vysné Ruzbachy
• Vrbov Thermal swimming pool
• Stoss (at 8 km)
• Bardejov

Historical Towns:

• Kosice (1230)  UNESCO
• Presov
• Bardejov UNESCO
• Kezmarok
• Levoca (1323) UNESCO
• Spisská Sobota (environment of Spissky Hrad)
• Spisský Podhradie (environment of Spissky Hrad)
• Spisské Vlachy (environment of Spissky Hrad)
• Roznava
• Trebisov
• Zdiar (Folk architecture)

Memorial monuments, museums etc.

• Dargovský Priesmyk (WO II)
• Solivar Salt mine Presov Technical monument
• Svidník (WO II) in surroundings of typical Ukrainian Christian village
• Medzilaborce Andy Warhol museum modern arts
• Mausoleum Krasnohorské Podhradie
• Eastern-Slovak museum Kosice
• Botanic garden Kosice
• Zoo Kosice