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Bratislava Castle
Climb the steep steps up to the city's castle or Hrad, and gape at the
awesome sight of the Petrzalka housing estate on the other side of the
Danube, which houses around a third of the city's population.
Spissky Hrad
A pile of chalk-white ruins, strung out along a bleak green hill,
Spissky hrad is by far the most photogenic of Slovakia's many ruined
castles.
Modry Kostol, Bratislava
Hidden away behind Safárikovo námestie is the lovely Art Nouveau Modry
kostol or "Blue Church", decorated inside and out with the richness of a
Viennese cake.
SNP Museum, Banská Bystrica
The mushroom-shaped SNP Museum, Slovakia's premier military museum, is a
paean to the country's costly and unsuccessful uprising against the
Nazis, which took place in the summer of 1944.
Hiking in the High Tatras
Take the narrow-gauge funicular railway from Stary Smokovec to Hrebienok,
and then set off on a day's hike in the spectacular granite peaks of the
High Tatras.
Wooden Church, Kezmarok
Next door to the Kezmarok's gaudy nineteenth-century Lutheran church
stands its wooden predecessor, a work of remarkable carpentry capable of
seating nearly 1500 people.
Hotel Club, Kezmarok
Hotel Club is one of the most welcoming of the country's new breed of
privately run pensions, with tastefully furnished rooms (a rarity in
these parts) and a buffet breakfast.
Church of sv Jakub, Levoca
The Gothic church of sv Jakub in Levoca is packed full of carved
sixteenth-century altarpieces by local maestro, Master Pavol, the
largest of which reaches a height of 18.5m.
Kosice Cathedral
Kosice's Gothic cathedral is without a doubt the finest in the country,
dominating the city's grand, lozenge-shaped main square.
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