7 days around Slovakia

IVCO TRAVEL offers you an unforgettable and detailed exploration of Slovakia. During 7 days we will discover step by step this small but beautiful country in the heart of Europe. We will meet its friendly inhabitants, taste top wines from various regions, be intoxicated by Demänovka or borovička, discover wonderful soups, great Slovak specialties and desserts. Half board is usually enjoyed in typical Slovak restaurants. The journey will take us to the beautiful Tatras, to the metropolis of the East - Košice, places on the UNESCO list and locations where something interesting takes place during the season. We run this round trip all year round, although we recommend a date in May/June or September/October. There must be at least four participants, a group of 8 is ideal and verified. If you are coming from abroad, choose the date according to your ideal connection, or according to where you will board in Slovakia. Even many Slovaks, apart from foreigners, are very surprised at how many beautiful places are hidden in Slovakia.

PRICE: €499/person, minimum 4 persons

Year-roundfrom 4 persons

Included:

 

pick-up at the airport in Vienna/Bratislava

7 days transport by minibus

6 x accommodation in a 2-bed room with half board

1 x entrance to the museum per day

guide

 

1. day

Meeting with participants in Vienna/Bratislava. We start with a tour of Bratislava, further towards the Lesser Carpathians we will discover the Red Stone Castle. After the tour, we will go to Slovak Rome - Trnava. The city has many churches, a city tower, two synagogues, a town hall, city walls, the West Slovak Museum and many cafes and restaurants. Accommodation in Piešťany.

 

2. day

After breakfast, the road along Váh will take us to Trenčín. The northernmost Roman inscription (military camp Laugaritio) is hidden in the city. The majestic castle above the city enchants every visitor. After refreshments at the local brewery, we head towards the village of Čičmany. Picturesque wooden houses with ornamental decoration are hidden in the mountains of Strážovské vrchy (visit the museum of costumes and traditions). A short distance from there is the world's unique – Slovak Bethlehem, carved out of wood. We will stay in the spa town of Rajecké Teplice. In the evening, the possibility of bathing in romantic spas.

 

3. day

After breakfast we will go to the High Tatras. In the morning we will visit the Slovak Village Museum in Pribylin. In the afternoon, we will go for a walk to Štrbské pleso, we will go to Starý Smokovec, where there is a cable car. Here we have a choice of a hike to the Studenovodské waterfalls or a cable car ride to Skalnaté pleso from Tatranská Lomnica. In the evening we will visit Poprad with its beautiful pedestrian zone and many cafes and restaurants. Accommodation in the Tatras.

 

4. day

This day we are intensively dedicated to the Spiš region. Many destinations of this day are included in the UNESCO list - Spiš Castle and Levoča. In addition, we will also visit the historic town of Kežmarok and Spišská Nová Ves. Accommodation as the previous night in the Tatras.

 

5. day

Early in the morning we will head east to the city of Bardejov (UNESCO) - a tour of the city and monuments. There are several wooden churches (UNESCO) in the vicinity of the historic town of Bardejov. We will visit two of them, e.g. Hervartov. Then we will go through Prešov towards Košice. Accommodation and an evening tour of the city will surely excite you. The musical fountain by the theater will be a farewell to this day.

 

6. day

In the morning we will take a tour of Košice (European Capital of Culture in 2013). The huge number of monuments of the second largest city in Slovakia will captivate you. Above all, the completely renovated Gothic Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, and no less other historical buildings on one of the largest squares in Europe. In the afternoon we will go to Betliar manor. The completely preserved facility and hunting collection made it possible to win the Europa Nostra prize for original preserved historical heritage. From there we will travel below the Low Tatras to the city of Banská Bystrica - accommodation and an evening tour of the historic center.

 

7. day

After breakfast, we will move through the town of Zvolen to the historical town of Banská Štiavnica (UNESCO). A tour of the Banské Museum in nature or a tour of the largest mineralogical collection in Slovakia will surely enchant you. The whole city has a beautiful relief with the Old Castle, the New Castle, the knocker, or the calvary. After lunch, we will take the highway towards Bratislava through the city of Nitra. Our last tour will be in this city, where the history of the Slovaks began to be written. We will say goodbye in Bratislava or according to the request.