Slovakia - my beloved country

16/09/2020

https://youtu.be/vajIoVdWsLc

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20/03/2017

Overlooked by guidebooks, Slovakia is a worthy European destination without the crowds
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/overlooked-by-guidebooks-slovakia-is-a-worthy-european-destination-without-the-crowds/2017/03/15/78470532-04fd-11e7-ad5b-d22680e18d10_story.html?utm_term=.148494ad4f7c

Once dismissed as “the West Virginia of Europe,” the country is poised to come into its own.

15/03/2016

A short video from a centre of Slovakia
https://youtu.be/l7si20EQOk8

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05/10/2015

http://eurasmus.com/blog/2015/03/04/why-you-should-never-visit-slovakia-ever/

06/03/2015

The dominant of Trenčín and whole Middle-Váh-Valley (Považie) keeps guard over the old mercantile routes connecting the Mediterranean area with the Baltic and North Europe.
On the locality of today´s castle was built a bulwark in the times of Great Moravia, serving as a community centre. Contemporary castle arose in the 11th century as a borderland stronghold watching important Váh fords and Carpathian passes, through which there led mercantile routes, merging the territory of Northern Hungary and Middle-Slovak mining towns with Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Poland. In the next centuries it became the domicile of borderland commitat, royal and later aristocratic county.
More: http://www.muzeumtn.sk/en/about-the-castle.html?page_id=406

10/02/2015

The history of the Bratislava Castle goes back to Celtic and Roman times as the castle hill had a strategical position at the crossroads of important commercial routes. In the BC era there was a Celtic oppidum on the hill, replaced several centuries later by Roman bordering fortress.
More: http://www.bratislava-hrad.sk/en/the-history-of-the-castle/

09/02/2015

Lomnický štít (Lomnický peak) is one of the highest and most visited mountain peaks in the High Tatras mountains of Slovakia. Connected by cable car [1] to Tatranská Lomnica, its summit is 2634 metres above sea level, making it the second highest peak in the High Tatras after Gerlachovský štít (2654 m).
The first ascent was made by local shoemaker and amateur miner Štefan Fábry around 1760-1790, but the first recorded ascent was made by the English traveler Robert Townson and guide on 16 August 1793. He measured almost precisely the elevation of the peak at 2633 m. The first winter ascent was made in 1891.
In the past, Lomnický štít was called Dedo ("Grandpa"). Before the 19th century, the peak was also thought to be the highest of all.
Since 1940, tourists have reached the peak by cable car, which was the most modern in Europe at the time of opening. They are allowed to stay on the peak for 50 minutes. The cable car system is normally closed in the month of May for annual maintenance. It is also possible to climb the peak from Lomnický Saddle, but this is only permitted with a mountain guide.
There is a solar observatory and weather station permanently manned year round at the terminus of the cable car.
More: http://www.vysoketatry.com/ciele/lstit/en.html

08/02/2015

Banská Štiavnica, the oldest mining town in Slovakia, played an important role as early as before the second third of the 13th century, i.e. before the period when the first town privileges granted in the Hungarian Empire were bestowed by King Belo IV. The town acquired its privileges not later than in 1238 or 1237. The original documents have not been preserved, but its accorded privileges served as a model for those of subsequently established mining towns. However, an existing document dated 1275 in Banská Štiavnica contains the oldest town seal known to exist in Europe, picturing the town coat of arms with archaic mining tools (especially a chisel without a handle), thereby, definitively linking mining and the town from its very beginning.
More: http://www.banskastiavnica.sk/visitor/history/until-the-17th-century.html

07/02/2015

belongs to the oldest and most important memorials in Slovakia. It stands on a travertine hill over the town. The first written record of the existence of the castle comes from 1113 in the writ of Zobor Abbey.
It was originally a wooden castle developed from an older rampart. It was gradually built up from stone as the property of the Poznan family in the 13th century.
More: http://www.bojnicecastle.sk/historia-en.html

06/02/2015

Yeah, we have many tasty specialities.
If you come and visit Slovakia you can try them on our own :)
We are looking forward seeing you.

Tasting some Slovak treats in this episode of Emmy Eats Slovakia on Emmymade in Japan. Big thanks to Little Miss B for sending me these treats and for making...

06/02/2015

A picturesque countryside of Gemer set in the heart of Slovakia had always been seen as little Europe or small-scaled Hungarian Kingdom. Its hills, valleys and towns formed the scene of both our own and European history. During World War II and especially the time after it, the cruel hand of fate and of the emerging era devastated the Slovak cultural and historical heritage. Fortunately, even the socialist regime was unable to completely destroy the rich culture of our ancestors. However, only a small number of almost fully preserved castles has been left to please our eyes, one of them being the Krásna Hôrka Castle. The exceptional collections in the castle museum and different types of architecture attract visitors from all over the world. Join us on our journey and get to know our history through the medieval castle of the House of Andrássy.
More: http://www.hradkrasnahorka.sk/index.php?page=hrad&lng=en

05/02/2015

Ochtinská Aragonit Cave belongs to the world heritage of UNESCO. It is situated in Revúcka Highlands (Revúcka vrchovina) on the north western slope of the hill Hrádok by the road between the towns of Jelšava and Štítnik. The cave was discovered accidently in 1954, at the time when people were digging mines. Out of its total length 300 m, 230 m have been open to public since 1972.
The cave rooms were created by processes of atmospheric water in underground limestone. Aragonite formations were created in the underground hollows. Especially the formation called the Hearth of Hrádok (Srdce Hrádku), which with its spikes and needles is a unique natural monument. Its white color is in a strong contrast with a blue background color of the limestone.
More: http://www.ssj.sk/en/jaskyna/12-ochtinska-aragonite-cave