Slovakia Tours Highlights of Slovakia in 3 Days

Drive from Bratislava to a wonderful region Northern Slovakia – the Orava region. A famous, mighty fortress – the Orava castle, situated high on the rock above the river Orava. It definitely belongs to one of the greatest attractions. Get an interesting history overview, myths and legends. Lunch in Koliba, – traditional Slovak restaurant where you can try all tasty Slovak delicacies. A visit of open-air Museum of Orava village will give you a picture how people used to live in the past. It is a wonderfully located “skanzen” in the western part of the Tatra mountains. Drive to Strbske Pleso, High Tatras and enjoy short relaxing walking tour around the mountain lake. 

Overnight in Strbske Pleso at Villa Polar or Villa Ema*** or alternative

A wonderful day in the mountains is ahead of us. We’ll walk to the Cold-water waterfalls, it is an easy trail in the heart of the mountains. (from Stary Smokovec town). We introduce you the history of the oldest national park, its fauna and flora. We continue to Levoca town (UNESCO), a medieval jewel with precious buildings and St. James church with its tallest wooden-wing, gothic altar of the world. Know more about the famous wood carver Master Paul of Levoca. Only few minutes by car, we visit the Spiss castle (UNESCO), – one of the largest Central European castle ruins is a must-see in Spiss region. We walk up through the castle courtyards up to the palaces and give you a history overview of this 800 years old castle. And back to the Tatra mountains. Evening on your own.

Overnight in Strbske Pleso at Villa Polar or Villa Ema*** or alternative

We leave the beautiful Tatra mountains and head towards Vlkolinec, another UNESCO sight, a mountain village full of colorful houses, then, over the mountain pass Donovaly we continue to see Hronsek , a unique articular wooden church. We continue to  Banska Stiavnica, a UNESCO World Heritage sight and one of the most beautiful Slovak towns located up in the Stiavnicke hills. We stroll around the spectacular heart of the Old town, – the Holy Trinity Square surrounded by renaissance houses, visit Old Castle, New Castle, admire gothic St. Catherine church. We’ll talk about the rich mining history and extracting of gold, silver and copper. Lunch in Monarchia restaurant (traditional Slovak meals) or ERB restaurant (microbrewery and delicacies), walk up the Calvary Hill, – the baroque complex of religious objects.

Drive to Bratislava and end of the tour. 

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