Eastern Slovakia
Not only a great port of call for rafting, Chata Pieniny is also a cosy overnight base. This is a classic Slovak country inn, from its tasteful, wooden-floored rooms to the antler-lined dining room (with luck, you'll catch some live accordion tunes). There's a wellness centre with sauna (€10) and walking trails from the doorstep. Wi-fi doesn't reach all rooms.
The restaurant dishes up satisfying hiking fuel from goulash with bread dumplings to roasted trout (mains €5 to €9).
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About 3.5km southeast of central Nowy Sącz, this ethnographic park is one of the largest and best skansens in Poland. Houses and other buildings typical…
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Poprad's former steam-power plant is now the atmospheric setting for an excellent art gallery. The industrial building, capped with a brick tower, is…
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Formerly a distinct town, Poprad's Spišská Sobota neighbourhood is lined with attractive burgher houses. Settled by German colonists around the 13th…
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Glowing beatifically from a hill 2km north of Levoča, the Church of Mariánska Hora is Slovakia's most famous Catholic pilgrimage site. It's thought that a…
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The spindles-and-spires Church of St Jacob, built in the 14th and 15th centuries, elevates the spirits with its soaring arches and precious art. The main…
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Perched nearly 1400m above sea level, the emerald-green 'Eye of the Sea' is the largest lake in the Tatras and a popular outing from Zakopane. Minibuses…
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This Protestant wooden church was built in 1717 without a single nail. Its impressive baroque interior is carved from yew and spruce, even the huge church…
Tatra Park Nature Education Centre
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The national park's education centre walks visitors through the natural history of the mountains, including dioramas, interactive displays, kids'…
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Its enigmatic atmosphere amplified by a forested backdrop, this fortified monastery has undergone enormous change (and destruction) since it was…
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Pyramidal mountains furred with evergreen forests form the majestic terrain of Pieniny National Park, shared between Slovakia and Poland. On the Slovak…
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Built in the 14th century and continually improved over the centuries in which it guarded Hungary's northern border, this superbly preserved lakeside…
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A separate ethnographic section of the Niedzica Castle Museum is located in this three-storey stone-and-wood granary, built in the late 18th century as an…
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This fortress was built as the Polish counterpart to the Hungarian stronghold opposite at Niedzica – the customs frontier ran through the area…
6. Parish Church of St Elizabeth of Hungary
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The Parish Church of St Elizabeth of Hungary is two blocks south of the Rynek and dates from the town’s 13th-century beginnings. It's been altered…
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Displayed within a creaky and quaint house built in Goral (Slovak and Polish shepherd) style, this small museum paints a colourful picture of Ždiar's…
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This very worthwhile regional museum owes its existence to local shoemaker Józef Paszkiewicz, who amassed a collection of artefacts relating to the city…