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Lorry Seen on Cycling Bridge Linking Slovakia & Austria, Damage Possible

Lorry Seen on Cycling Bridge Linking Slovakia & Austria, Damage Possible

Bratislava, July 2 (TASR) - The well-known Freedom Cycling-Bridge in the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves, colloquially known as Chuck Norris Bridge, which links Slovakia and Austria over the Morava River, was closed by the Slovak authorities on Thursday after a heavy lorry with Slovak licence plates was spotted

Slovakia Eases Travel Restrictions for Eight Countries as of Wednesday

Slovakia Eases Travel Restrictions for Eight Countries as of Wednesday

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – People with permanent or temporary residence in Slovakia will be allowed to travel to Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany and Switzerland for 48 hours without the necessity of showing negative COVID-19 tests and without being placed in a two-week compulsory quarantine upon

Travel Agencies to Have More Than One Year to Settle Cancelled Travels

Travel Agencies to Have More Than One Year to Settle Cancelled Travels

Bratislava, May 20 (TASR) – Travel agencies in Slovakia will be granted more than a year to resolve travels that were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) along with Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) stated at a briefing on Wednesday. People over the

Man from Belarus Killed in Crash of Two Skiers at Slovak Resort

Man from Belarus Killed in Crash of Two Skiers at Slovak Resort

Low Tatras, January 16 (TASR) – A 28-year-old recreational skier from Belarus was killed in a collision with a 37-year-old Slovak on a slope at the Chopok South ski resort in the Low Tatra Mountains in central Slovakia on Thursday, the Mountain Rescue Service reported on the same day. The mountain

Bathing in Tatra Tarns Could Lead to Extinction of Precious Species

Bathing in Tatra Tarns Could Lead to Extinction of Precious Species

High Tatras, July 7 (TASR) – Environmentalists have condemned people who like to refresh themselves – and their pets – in the summer heat by taking a dip in the tarns of the High Tatra Mountains, warning that this could heavily damage local eco-systems, TASR learnt on Sunday. “The Tatra tarns are sensitive

Tourism in Slovakia Constantly Growing 4th Year in Row

Tourism in Slovakia Constantly Growing 4th Year in Row

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – More than 2.5 million tourists spent at least one night in Slovakia in the first half of 2018, up by almost 4 percent compared to the same period last year, TASR learnt from the Transport and Construction Ministry, which manages the tourism sector. According to

Record Number of Teams to Take Part in 'From Tatras to Danube' Run

Record Number of Teams to Take Part in 'From Tatras to Danube' Run

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – A record number of teams, 220, each with between nine and twelve members, will take part in a 345-kilometre relay run called ‘From the Tatras to the Danube’ this coming weekend, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Slovakia’s longest run, held for the sixth year, will start