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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