Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

SLOVAKIA 319 . Council Chamber In 1998, this room was used for a summit meeting between the presidents of 11 European countries, ...

320 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp328–9 and pp330–31 Spiš Castle 8 Spišskỳ hrad The rui ...

SLOVAKIA 321 Kruchová Tower, dating from the first half of the 12th century, was used as a residence and observation point.. Mus ...

322 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp328–9 and pp330–31 at the centre of a narrow water ch ...

SLOVAKIA 323 its walls. The lower section of the bastion is reinforced with slanting buttresses. R Jesuit Church Junction of Hla ...

324 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Practical & Travel Information THE CLIMATE OF SLOVAKIA Slovakia has a continental climate with fa ...

SLOVAKIA 325 DIRECTORY TRAVELLING BY COACH Visitors can travel to Slovakia by coaches operated by inter- national carriers. Thes ...

326 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Shopping & Entertainment Shops in Slovakia range from small local outlets and stalls in bazaars a ...

DIRECTORY SLOVAKIA 327 English. The contemporary Astorka Theatre in Bratislava is marvelous. Other thea tres there include Radoš ...

328 Where to Stay in Slovakia Finding accommodation in Slovakia is unlikely to be a problem, even in small villages. Large towns ...

WHERE TO STAY IN SLOVAKIA 329 FURTHER AFIELD Best Western Hotel West h 0 S ÷ ¡¡¡ Cesta na Kamzik, 833 29 Tel (02) 5478 8692 Fax ...

330 Where to Eat in Slovakia The standard of eating places in Slovakia has improved significantly in recent years. Many new rest ...

WHERE TO EAT IN SLOVAKIA 331 FURTHER AFIELD Preégo ̊ ¡¡ Žilinská 4, 811 08 Tel (02) 5262 5702 This award-winning restaurant and ...

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CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE 333 Hungary has a varied landscape, with forests and moun tains dominating the north and a vast plain cov ...

334 CENTRAL EASTERN EUROPE Ottoman Hungary. To quell their advance, the Austrians, under Ferdinand of Habsburg, occupied west er ...

HUNGARY 335 0 km 0 miles 30 30 Traditional peasant culture was all but destroyed in the 20th century, but folk songs and dances ...

336 Budapest was founded in 1873 after the unification of three separate towns – Buda and Obuda on the west bank of the Danube, ...

337 KEY Street-by-Street area: see pp338–9 Street-by-Street area: see pp344–5 Major sight / Place of interest Airport Railway st ...

Street-by-Street: The Royal Palace The Royal Palace has experienced many incarnations over the centuries. Even now it is not kno ...