May 12, 2010
by europeexplored
Levoča is one of Slovakia’s most precious heritage towns — a remarkably preserved medieval trading city in the Spiš region whose Church of St. James houses the tallest wooden altar in the world (18.62 metres), a masterpiece of late Gothic carving by the legendary Master Paul of Levoča that is, astonishingly, 500 years old and […]
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Categories: Sights, Slovakia
May 1, 2010
by europeexplored
Domica Cave is the largest cave in Slovakia and one of the crown jewels of the UNESCO-listed Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst World Heritage site — a vast underground system on the Slovak-Hungarian border featuring magnificent flowstone formations, pagoda-like stalagmites, and a navigable underground river that visitors can explore by boat. Discovered in […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
April 29, 2010
by europeexplored
Dobšinská Ice Cave – the largest ice cave in Slovakia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More Dobšinská Ice Cave is the largest ice cave in the Slovak Republic and one of the most important and beautiful ice caves in the world. It is located in Stratenská Highlands, on the northern slope […]
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Categories: Nature, Slovakia
