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Summer 2020: Castle of 'Bloody Countess' Guards Northern Tip of Small Carpathians

Summer 2020: Castle of 'Bloody Countess' Guards Northern Tip of Small Carpathians

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The northern part of the Small Carpathian Mountains includes the highest peak of the mountain range, Zaruby (altitude 768 metres above sea level), and Cachtice Castle, which in the 16th and 17th centuries belonged to Countess Elizabeth Bathory, listed by The Guiness Book of World Records

Summer 2020: Tour from Bratislava on Wine Route to 'Slovak Rome'

Summer 2020: Tour from Bratislava on Wine Route to 'Slovak Rome'

Bratislava/Trnava, July 17 (TASR) – The Small Carpathian Mountains provide a picturesque backdrop for Slovakia’s capital Bratislava, with 3,000-year-long winegrowing traditions flourishing on their southeastern slopes, mainly in the Bratislava borough of Raca, in the towns of Svaty Jur, Pezinok and Modra, and in other villages including Vinosady

Summer 2020: Bratislava Enchants You with History and Natural Beauty

Summer 2020: Bratislava Enchants You with History and Natural Beauty

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – A breath of history and natural landmarks can be found in Slovakia’s capital Bratislava. The Celts are known to have built a settlement here, while traces of Ancient Rome have been also discovered in the city. Between the second and fourth centuries a Roman fortification

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