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