Things to do and tourist attractions in Bardejov and surroundings

The city in eastern Slovakia is becoming a traveling dream of domestic but also foreign tourists. It stands out not only for its beautiful architecture, but also for its ...

Perfect atmosphere of the Promenade Park in Bardejov is greatly touched by a beautiful singing fountain. The park on the outskirts of the Urban Conservation Area is the p...

Zborov Castle ruins (also called Makovica) are situated on a hill near the village of Zborov, about 5 km north of Bardejov. To this day, only the walls have been preserve...

There is a unique peat bog near the village of Regetovka near Bardejov. This peat bog, which is also called "Stav" by the locals, is a very rare peat-bog of its kind in S...

Hanigovsky Castle is situated above the village of Hanigovce. Now, it's just a ruin of the castle. The original wooden castle was built by nobleman Mikčo in the 13th cent...

The Death Valley is part of the complex of the Dukla natural battlefield, located between the villages of Kapišová and Kružlová. In the field, there is a tank company in ...

Kamenica Castle is a ruin of a castle above the village of Kamenica, lying northwest of the town of Sabinov, on a limestone cliff in the Čergov Mountains.

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The ruins of the Kapušian Castle are situated on the hill Zámčisko above the village of Kapušany.

Kapušany Castle was built in the 13th century and served mainly to prot...

Are you a lover of Slovak nature, do you like to know the natural waters or are you a fisherman to the core? Then the ponds in Rožkovany will be a paradise on earth for y...

Šariš Castle was a medieval power center of Šariš region. Its ruins are situated on a hill above the town of Veľký Šariš, northwest of Prešov. Archaeological research pro...

Next to the main road on the outskirts of the village Hunkovce is a German military cemetery, which dates from the Second World War, is the place where almost 3 100 Germa...

Plaveč is a castle ruin on a gentle hill above the village of Plaveč. The castle was built at the end of the 13th century as a border fortress. However, the building burn...

To find out more about the sky above us, we know a place where to see the stars even in full daylight. The observatory and planetarium in Prešov is perfect for it. You ca...

It is the year 1953. The town of Prešov rises in major civil unrest. You all became one of wrongfully convicted of murdering an officer and found yourself in this prison....

On a rocky hill rising above the village of Podhradík, there are ruins of Šebeš Castle, whichis known only to a few tourists. The castle was built in the 13th century as ...

If you have ever walked through the historic streets of the center of Prešov, your eyes must have rested on the ancient building on Jarkova Street. It is a Caraffa Prison...

One of the oldest regional galleries in Slovakia is the Šariš Gallery in Prešov. It is located in an originally Renaissance house, built around 1600. The Šariš Gallery ha...

Dukla Ghaut is a natural area located near the border crossing to Poland - Vyšný Komárnik. It is also the scene of the Carpathian-Dukla operation and its military history...

Every parent knows that. Reading a newspaper, a magazine, a book and drinking a cup of coffee in the room ... it's not always possible with small children. Even though we...

At the village of Lačnov near Prešov, there is a place where the law of gravity does not apply. It is a place that attracts rubbernecks from around the world literally as...

Near the town of Prešov, there are embossed remnants of the Zbojnícky Castle (ie Brigand Castle), also called Salt Castle, deep in the dense forests below the Kamenná mas...

The ruins of Lipovce Castle are hidden in a dense forest on the ridge of Jazvečí Hill, which borders the village of Lipovce. The castle once served a guard function and h...

An attractive location for hiking, located near the center of Prešov, is the Furča hill spread over the village of Haniska. It was here that one of the biggest battles of...

A beautiful and charming place in Skrabské in eastern Slovakia is a flooded quarry full of glittering turquoise water. The quarry is surrounded by beautiful nature and su...

Bodoň are the remains of a castle built on a rocky ground in Sigord. The origin of the castle dates back to the 13th century. After the invasion of the Tatars into the ar...

Birds singing, tree noise or forest sound. Nature lovers can look forward to this all thanks to a 4-meter wooden megaphone that was installed along the bike path near Pre...

The small village of Hrabkov boasts of a rarity that testifies the exclusively marine origin of the surrounding countryside. In the middle of the fields in the southern p...

Opal mines in the village of Červenica were the only mined site in the world until the discovery of opal deposits in Mexico and Australia in the 19th century. Slovak expe...

Near the village of Krasny Brod, there is one of the oldest and most important monasteries of the Greek Catholic Church in Slovakia - Monastery of the Descent of the Holy...

Above the eastern Slovakian village of Obišovce, a conical hill called Zámčisko rises. This is the place where a medieval stone castle, from which only the ruins have bee...