welcome to slovakia

Welcome to Slovakia

The country is situated in the middle of Europe and it has the boarders with the Czech republic, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Austria.

Jánošík is a slovak national hero, who according to the legend led himself by motto “taking from the rich and giving to the poor”.

Ľudovít ŠtúrĽudovít Štúr was a politician, Slovak poet,

journalist, publisher, teacher, philosopher, linguist, but mainly the leader of the Slovak national revival in the 19th century and the author of the Slovak language standard eventually leading to the contemporary Slovak literary language.

Bánska Bystrica

Slovak Mountains

There are mountains up to 2655 metres above sea level

and we can meet there a marmot, a chamois and also

a bear.

Shepherd is typical Slovak man who takes care about sheep on a mountain meadows and he makes a cheese “bryndza” and a drink from sheep milk called “žinčica” which is very healthy.

Natural WealthCaves are one of the most Slovak natural wealth. On the territory of Slovak republic, there are about 3950 caves and 4 of them

belongs to the UNESCO.

Thermal BathsThermal baths ,

spas and relaxation centres

are built over whole Slovakia using different thermal and

mineral sources with healing

effects.

Terchová-the hometown of Jánošík

Korbáčiky – typical cheese strings that look like plaits of

JánošíkSlovak folklore

and the festival hold to the

honour of Jánošík

Slovak Dance

Slovak Castles

Bratislava castle