Highlights of the trip

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Bardejov - UNESCO World Heritage - a royal town with medieval buildings

The main square is surrounded by well-preserved Gothic and Renaissance burgher houses and fortification systems from the 14th and 15th centuries. Bardejov is also known as the Most Gothic town in Slovakia.

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Lubovna Castle - over Stara Lubovna town in the northeast of the Spis region

The reconstructed castle houses museum exhibitions on its premises. The castle chapel was reconstructed and re-consecrated. Regular church services are still held there.

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Zdiar - a typical Goral settlement

The village consists of valuable groups of log houses with window frames and logs bearing painted ornaments.

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Levoca ancient town - the wealthy center of commerce in the 15 century in eastern Slovakia

The town has a well-preserved historic center. The Church of St. James dates back to the 14th century and houses a magnificent Gothic carved and painted wooden altar, the largest one in Europe.

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The Roman-Catholic St James church in Levoca - main altar is the tallest of its kind in the world

The Late Gothic wooden main altar of St James is 18.6 m tall, made of lime wood in 1507-1517 by Master Pavol of Levoca.

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Spis castle UNESCO World Heritage - partly restored medieval castle

The Spis Castle in eastern Slovakia is one of the largest castles in Central Europe. Slovak National Museum presents various collections on its premises.

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Spisska Kapitula UNESCO World Heritage - one of the most interesting Romanesque monuments in Slovakia

The town consists of the Cathedral of St Martin, a former monastery, and a single street. A town wall encloses all of the medieval constructions.

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Dobsinska Ice Cave - UNESCO World Heritage - Slovak Karst

The total length of the cave is 1,232 m, of which 515 m are open to the public from May to September. The annual temperature average stays around 0°C.

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Demanovska Ice Cave - Demanovska Valley - the Low Tatras

It's one of the oldest known caves in Europe. The total length of the cave is 1,975 m. Currently, the route for visitors is 850 m long and takes about 45 minutes.

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Vlkolinec village UNESCO World Heritage - untouched and complex example of folk countryside architecture

The village comprises two or three-room log cabin-type houses. There are preserved the bell tower from 1770, water well, Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and school.

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The Articled Protestant Church in Svaty Kriz

the original articulated wooden church of the Evangelic Lutheran Church was built in 1693. The present church began to be built in March 1774 according to the Scandinavian model of sacral buildings.

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The Articled Protestant Church in Hronsek - UNESCO heritage

Wooden church in Hronsek is a precious historical monument, together with a wooden belfry from 1726. The oak pillars have carved header Ionian ornaments. It has a shingle roof with three crosses and a rooster, as a Christian symbol of vigilance.