Home / Europe / Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovakian Christmas markets

Christmas in Slovakia is celebrated with carols and songs, the beautiful pastorals that were sung in the past among family and community members are now performed by church choirs. The Christmas trees in every home are decorated with candles, fruit, ...

Read More »

Bratislava Christmas Markets

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is located along the Danube River, in a beautiful location between the mountains of the Alps and the Carpathians, a few kilometers from the Austrian capital Vienna. The city of Bratislava has an interesting old town dominated ...

Read More »

The climate of Bratislava: when to go to Bratislava

Bratislava is located in the center of the European continent and has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and dry – although the summer months are the ones with the highest amount of rainfall – ...

Read More »

Bratislava: the ancient city of Presburg

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is a historic city of nearly 450 thousand inhabitants. The city is located in the south-west of the country, on the banks of the Danube, very close to the border with Austria and Hungary, a ...

Read More »

Slovakia power plugs and sockets, telephones

SLOVAKIA DOCUMENTS Documents: As for European citizens, to enter Slovakia you need to have your passport or identity card, you must always travel with a valid identification document. Children and minors must have their own passport / identity card. A ...

Read More »

How to get to Slovakia. Flights to Slovakia

HOW TO GET TO SLOVAKIA: AIRPORTS AND FLIGHTS Slovakia has several international airports, but the largest airport in the country, and the one best connected with the main European cities is that of Bratislava. Other international airports in Slovakia are ...

Read More »

The climate of Slovakia: when to go to Slovakia

Slovakia has a continental climate with mild marine influences in the southern and western area of the country. Between spring and autumn weather conditions are relatively mild but rainy. The winters are particularly harsh, with frequent snow events. We have ...

Read More »

The attractions of Slovakia: what to see in Slovakia

Slovakia is a small country but it has interesting natural and artistic attractions inside. The country has clearly Habsburg-style towns, castles, mountains, lakes, caves and karst phenomena, ancient medieval villages with wonderful wooden architecture. Among the cities of Slovakia, the ...

Read More »

Slovakia: historic towns, plains and the Tatra Mountains

Slovakia (Slovenská republika) was established on 1 January 1993, when Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech and Slovak republics. The new state is a parliamentary republic. Slovakia is administratively divided into eight autonomous regions (Bratislava / Pressburg, Nitra / Neutra, ...

Read More »