Top sights in Slovakia
Interesting places for visitors to see in the country's regions.
We have prepared a selection of places for you based on three different approaches.
1) Slovak sites on the UNESCO world heritage list
Cultural
- The historic town of Banská Štiavnica and the technical monuments in its vicinity
- Bardejov town centre
- Spiš Castle and its associated cultural monuments (Spišské Podhradie, Žehra, Levoča)
- Vlkolínec
- Wooden churches (Bodružal, Hervartov, Hronsek, Kežmarok, Ladomirová, Leštiny, Ruská Bystrá, Tvrdošín)
Natural
- Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst (Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, Domica Cave, Gombasecká Cave, Krásnohorská Cave, Jasovská Cave, Dobšinská Ice Cave)
- Primaeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians (Havešová, Rožok, Stužica, Vihorlat)
2) Top 10 topics (with some must-see sights)
- Aquaparks (most popular include AquaCity Poprad, Aquapark Bešeňová, Tatralandia Liptovský Mikuláš)
- Castles & fortresses (most popular include Bojnice Castle, Červený Kameň Castle, Devín Castle, Fortress in Komárno, Nitra City Castle, Orava Castle, Spiš Castle, Stará Ľubovňa Castle)
- Caves (the best include Domica cave and the two Demänovská caves, while adventurers will enjoy the following caves: Brestovská jaskyňa, Jaskyňa mŕtvych netopierov, Krásnohorská jaskyňa, Stanišovská jaskyňa)
- Cities (most popular include Bratislava and Košice)
- Hiking (most popular include Tatras national park and Slovenský raj national park)
- Mediaeval towns (most popular include Banská Štiavnica, Bardejov, Kremnica, Levoča, Skalica)
- Spas (most popular include Bardejovské Kúpele, Piešťany, Rajecké Teplice, Trenčianske Teplice)
- Wine (top are Tokaj and Small Carpathians wine regions)
- Skiing (Štrbské pleso and Tatranská Lomnica are the most popular ski resorts in the High Tatras while Jasná and Donovaly are the most popular in the Low Tatras)
- Wooden churches (for the top sites read up on UNSESCO sites in the first section)
3) Must-see sights in Slovak regions
Bratislava Region
- Bratislava (city, castle, culture)
- Červený Kameň (castle)
- Čunovo (gallery, aqua)
- Devín (castle - ruins)
- Malokarpatská vinohradnícka oblasť (wine)
Western Slovakia
- Bojnice (castle, spa, zoo)
- Komárno (city, fortress)
- Nitra (city, castle, flights)
- Piešťany (city, spa, golf)
- Skalica (city, food, wine, golf)
- Topoľčianky (castle, horses, bisons)
- Trenčín (city, castle, flights)
- Trnava (city, churches, aqua, golf)
Central Slovakia
- Banská Bystrica (city, castle)
- Banská Štiavnica (castle, mine, city, calvary)
- Čierny Balog (railway)
- Donovaly (ski, hiking, children)
- Hronsek (wooden church)
- Hronský Beňadik (monastery)
- Kremnica (city, castle, mine)
- Svätý Anton (manor house)
- Tále (hiking, ski, golf, cave)
Northern Slovakia
- Bachledova dolina (ski, hiking, bike)
- Bešeňová (aquapark)
- Chopok (ski, cable car)
- Čičmany (traditional village)
- Demänovská jaskyňa slobody (cave)
- Hniezdne (distillery)
- Kežmarok (city, castle, wooden church, distillery)
- Levoča (city)
- Nízke Tatry (hiking, ski)
- Oravský Podzámok (castle, rafts)
- Pieniny (rafts, spa)
- Rajecké Teplice (spa)
- Roháče (hiking, ski)
- Slovenský raj (hiking, cave)
- Spišský hrad (castle)
- Stará Ľubovňa (castle, folk museum)
- Strečno (castle - ruins, rafts)
- Tvrdošín (wooden church)
- Vlkolínec (traditional village)
- Vysoké Tatry / High Tatras (hiking, ski)
- Žilina (city, castle)
Eastern Slovakia
- Bardejov (city)
- Betliar (manor house)
- Domica (cave)
- Hervartov (wooden church)
- Košice (city, cathedral, culture, zoo, railway)
- Krásnohorská jaskyňa (cave)
- Ladomirová (wooden church)
- Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa (cave)
- Prešov (city)
- Ruská Bystrá (wooden church)
- Tokaj (wine)
- Vyšný Komárnik (watchtower, WWII)
- Zemplínska šírava (recreation area)