Slovakia
Štrbské Pleso - on the road to five-star skiing
Štrbské Pleso in the Slovak High Tatras has opened a new Porsche-branded eight-seater chairlift. Here is what it changes for skiers, plus a look at the…
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Most often featured: Museum of the Orava Village, Orava Castle and High Tatras.
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Classic car museums, fairs and rallies
A round-up of classic car events and museums: Classic Expo in Salzburg, the American car museum in Nová Bystřice, the Golden Ribbons concours in Piešťany and…
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Slovakia's small, intimate ski resorts
Beyond Jasná and the Tatras: Donovaly with its fresh-track mornings and craft brewery, Martinky on natural snow, beginner-friendly Valčianska dolina and Jasenská dolina, plus the thermal…
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Piešťany - Slovakia's largest spa town
Healing mud, an Art Nouveau hotel graced by a work of Alfons Mucha and more than a century of spa tradition: a stay in Piešťany, on…
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Ski resorts of Slovakia
From the 50 km of pistes at Jasná-Chopok and the Alpine scenery of Tatranská Lomnica to smaller, family-friendly slopes just across the Polish border: a practical…
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The Žilina region attracts a million tourists a year
Orava Castle, the UNESCO-listed village of Vlkolínec, rafting on the Orava, a forest railway and a via ferrata on Martinské hole. Why a million tourists a…
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Bratislava - a city that is changing its face
Bratislava is no longer just its castle and Old Town. The new Eurovea district on the Danube, the UFO observation deck and the wine town of…
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Kežmarok and Dunajec rafting - two highlights of the "Tatry Spiš Pieniny" region
Kežmarok's UNESCO-listed wooden church, historic library and castle, then Dunajec rafting from the Slovak side combined with a bike ride to Červený Kláštor. Two highlights of…
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Košice and Slovak Tokaj - the attractions of eastern Slovakia
Direct flights from Poland make Košice and the vineyards of Slovak Tokaj an easy city break. St Elisabeth Cathedral, Hlavná street, East Slovak cuisine and Tokaj…
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Slovakia's Orava - a region full of attractions just across the border
Just beyond the Polish border lies Orava, a Slovak region of Western Tatra peaks, thermal springs, wooden architecture and Orava Castle. Here is how to spend…