Affordable Slovakia Tour

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   Day 1 — Arrival in Bratislava & Devin Castle

   Arrival at Vienna or Bratislava airport and meeting with your licensed guide. We provide a guide in English, German, Spanish, Italian or French.

   Transfer to the Devin Castle area. Devin is one of the oldest strongholds of Slovakia, with roots back to the 9th century; during the time of communism Devin was a frontier of the Iron Curtain. Entrance to the castle is included.

   Evening arrival in Bratislava, check in at the 3* hotel, dinner. Overnight in Bratislava.

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   Day 2 — Bratislava grand city tour & Small Carpathian wine route

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Discovering the historical city centre of one of the youngest capitals of the European Union – Bratislava, with its rich Austro-Hungarian history. Starting with a walking tour of the city centre and admiring all the main monuments of the city: the Primatial Palace, the Old Town Hall, all the statues of the city, St. Martin’s Cathedral, Bratislava’s Opera, the Blue Church and many more.

   Continue by bus to the Slavin Monument, from where there is a beautiful view of Bratislava. Transfer to monumental Bratislava Castle and a visit to the baroque gardens.

   Departure to the Small Carpathian Wine Route, one of the eight wine-growing regions of Slovakia. Entrance to the fairy-tale Red Stone Castle, then exploring the centres of the wine towns of Modra and Pezinok. Wine tasting in a stylish local wine cellar accompanied by a traditional wine dinner. Evening return to Bratislava.

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   Day 3 — Trnava, Nitra, Banska Stiavnica, Zvolen

   After breakfast, departure to the “Little Rome of Slovakia”, the city of Trnava. Visit of the beautiful city centre of this, one of the oldest royal cities of Slovakia, and entrance to the Basilica of St. John the Baptist, which boasts the biggest wooden altar in Europe.

   Continue to the oldest Slovakian city, Nitra: a stroll through the historical upper town and entrance to Nitra Castle with the Cathedral of St. Emeram.

   Continue to a hidden gem of Slovakia, the former royal mining city of Banska Stiavnica, also well known as the city of love, as the most beautiful love poem in Slovak – Marina – was written here. Visit of the UNESCO World Heritage city centre with entrance to the Old Castle.

   Finally arrival in Zvolen, accommodation at a 3* hotel and dinner at the hotel. Overnight in Zvolen.

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   Day 4 — Banska Bystrica, Vlkolinec, Demanovska Cave of Liberty, Low Tatras

   Discovering Central Slovakia with its centre Banska Bystrica, during the Second World War the centre of the Slovak National Uprising. Visit of the historical city centre.

   At the edge of the Low Tatras National Park and Big Fatra National Park we visit the mountain village of Vlkolinec, a small mountain village that is part of UNESCO thanks to its wooden architecture.

   Continue to the beautiful Demanova Valley and entrance to the Demanovska Cave of Liberty. Finishing the fourth day in the Low Tatras, strolling along the only glacial lake of the Low Tatras – Vrbicke Pleso. Accommodation in Liptovsky Mikulas, dinner at the hotel.

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   Day 5 — High Tatras & Kezmarok

   This day is dedicated to the highest Slovakian mountains, the High Tatras. Arrival in Tatranska Lomnica and the cable car to Skalnate Pleso (1,751 m), from where there is a beautiful view of the second highest Slovakian peak, Lomnicky Peak, and the panorama of the High Tatras. Continue to Strbske Pleso, one of the biggest glacial lakes of Slovakia; a stroll along the lake and a lunch break.

   Continue to the medieval town of Kezmarok, where we visit the beautiful city centre with its castle. Entrance to the wooden articular Protestant church (UNESCO) and the new eclectic Protestant church designed by the famous Austrian architect Theophil Hansen. At the new church is buried Imrich Tokoli, the leader of the rebellion against the Habsburg royal family. At the end, a visit to the gothic centre of Poprad – Spisska Sobota.

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   Day 6 — Kosice & Presov

   After breakfast, departure to Presov, the centre of the Saris region and the third biggest Slovakian city. Visit of the beautiful city centre with the concathedral of St. Nicholas.

   Continue to a hidden gem of Slovakia, the city of Kosice, with its beautiful city centre. Entrance to St. Elizabeth Cathedral, the biggest church in Slovakia, and a stroll along the main street.

   In the evening, transfer back to the High Tatras and dinner at the hotel.

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   Day 7 — The Spis region

   This day is dedicated to the Spis region, the region full of Gothic
   monuments. Firstly entrance to the biggest castle of Central Europe – Spis
   Castle (UNESCO), continue to the Vatican of Slovakia – Spisska Kapitula
   Abbey with St. Martin Cathedral (UNESCO). The next stop is the small church
   of the Holy Spirit in Zehra, from the 13th century, with unique frescos
   from the 13th century (UNESCO).

   The full day of UNESCO monuments finishes in the medieval royal town of
   Levoca, with entrance to the basilica of St. Jacob with the unique altar of
   Master Paul from Levoca (UNESCO). Return to the accommodation and dinner at
   the hotel.

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   Day 8 — Zilina, Rajecka Lesna, Cicmany, Bratislava

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure towards Zilina, the centre of north-west Slovakia: a walking tour of the historical city centre and entrance to St. Stephen’s Church with its unique frescos from the 13th century.

   Continue to the pilgrimage site of Rajecka Lesna, where we enter the Slovakian Wooden Bethlehem, which shows the landscape of Slovakia and the local customs. The next stop is the beautiful mountain village of Cicmany, full of wooden houses painted with white ornaments – Cicmany is also called the “gingerbread” village.

   Evening arrival in Bratislava, accommodation at the hotel and dinner.

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   Day 9 — Flight back home

   Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the airport and flight back home.

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