Top sights in Slovakia
Interesting places for visitors to see in the country's regions.
We have prepared a selection of places for you based on three different approaches.
1) Slovak sites on the UNESCO world heritage list
Cultural
The historic town of Banská Štiavnica and the technical monuments in its vicinity
Bardejov town centre
Spiš Castle and its associated cultural monuments (Spišské Podhradie, Žehra, LevoÄa)
Vlkolínec
Wooden churches (Bodružal, Hervartov, Hronsek, Kežmarok, Ladomirová, Leštiny, Ruská Bystrá, Tvrdošín)
Natural
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, Domica Cave, Gombasecká Cave, Krásnohorská Cave, Jasovská Cave, Dobšinská Ice Cave)
Primaeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (Havešová, Rožok, Stužica, Vihorlat)
2) Top 10 topics (with some must-see sights)
Aquaparks (most popular include AquaCity Poprad, Aquapark Bešeňová, Tatralandia Liptovský Mikuláš)
Castles & fortresses (most popular include Bojnice Castle, ÄŒervený Kameň Castle, Devín Castle, Fortress in Komárno, Nitra City Castle, Orava Castle, Spiš Castle, Stará Ľubovňa Castle)
Caves (the best include Domica cave and the two Demänovská caves, while adventurers will enjoy the following caves: Brestovská jaskyňa, Jaskyňa mÅ•tvych netopierov, Krásnohorská jaskyňa, Stanišovská jaskyňa)
Cities (most popular include Bratislava and Košice)
Hiking (most popular include Tatras national park and Slovenský raj national park)
Mediaeval towns (most popular include Banská Štiavnica, Bardejov, Kremnica, LevoÄa, Skalica)
Spas (most popular include Bardejovské Kúpele, PiešÅ¥any, Rajecké Teplice, TrenÄianske Teplice)
Wine (top are Tokaj and Small Carpathians wine regions)
Skiing (Štrbské pleso and Tatranská Lomnica are the most popular ski resorts in the High Tatras while Jasná and Donovaly are the most popular in the Low Tatras)
Wooden churches (for the top sites read up on UNSESCO sites in the first section). Read More...