Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

SLOVAKIA 299

Snow-clad peaks in the Tatra Mountains

Exploring Slovakia

Slovakia surprises visitors with its diverse scenery and

cultural wealth. The majority of the his toric sights in the

capital city of Bratislava can be found in its com pact Old

Town centre. Western Slovakia boasts the city of Trnava,

with its many magnificent Gothic, Renaissance, Basque

and Neo-Classical buildings. Central Slovakia, regarded

as the country’s true heart, is primarily a moun tainous

region, encompassing the High Tatra Mountains. Eastern

Slovakia’s towns of Spiš and Levoča are treasure-houses

of the country’s history, while Košice enjoys a well-

deserved reputation as its cultural centre. The country’s

well-developed network of public transport can be used

for exploring the region.

KEY

Airport

Motorway

Major road

Railway

International border

0 km

0 miles

50

50

Banská Bystrica 4

Bojnice Castle pp314–15 3

Bratislava pp300–309 1

Košice pp322–23 9

Levoča 6

Spiš Castle pp320–21 8

Spišská Kapitula 7

Tatra Mountains pp316–17 5

Trnava pp310–13 2

SIGHTS AT A GLANCE

Tablet in the Church of

St James, Levoča

11

50

D1 18

18

68

18

74

R2

73

77

72

66

67

50

50

50

50

59

59

18

D2

D1

63

75

75

75

71

76

64

64

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Danube
Smolenice
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Levice
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Uherce
Martin
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Poprad
Medzilaborce
Humenné
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Zámky
Komárno
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Dunajská
Streda
Holíč
Bojnice
Castle
Banská
Bystrica
Tatra
Mountains
Trnava
BRATISLAVA
Levoča
Spišská
Kapitula
Spiš
Castle
Košice
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