Cultural Journeys
Unesco and Gothic

For a small country, Slovakia has a very high density of natural and historical monuments protected by Unesco.
Some of these monuments coincide with the so-called Gothical route, in the east of Slovakia, with many castles, ecclasiastic buildings and old serf villages.

 ITINERARY

Duration: 6 days, 5 nights

Participants: smaller and larger groups

Accommodation: 3-4 star hotel (choice)

Food: half board (breakfast, dinner), 3 lunches

Price: upon request

Day 1: Bratislava

Arrival at Bratislava (transfer from Bratislava or Vienna airport to the hotel).

Guided tour of the old town (2 hours), visit of St. Martin’s Cathedral.

Attraction

St. Martin's Cathedral - a coronation place of rulers of the Habsburg empire.

Bratislava Castle - a former residence of Hungarian rulers including King Sigismund of Luxembourg who was elected as Holy Roman Emperor.

Day 2: Bratislava – Devín Castle - Bratislava

Trip to Devín Castle, free time.

Attraction

Devín Castle - strategic fortress situated on a cliff above the rivers Danube and Morava with its proud view far over the Slovak and Austrian border.

Day 3: Bratislava - Banská Štiavnica (Unesco) - Banská Bystrica

Sightseeing of historical Banská Štiavnica, visit of Old Castle, arrival at Banská Bystrica.

Attraction

Banská Štiavnica (Unesco) - in the 18th cent. the town became the center of mining science and technology development in Europe.

Main sights of Banská Štiavnica - New Castle, Old Castle, historical square with the highest plague pillar of the world, underground mine-shafts.

Day 4: Banská Bystrica – Vlkolínec (Unesco) - Levoča

Sightseeing of Banská Bystrica, visit of village Vlkolínec, arrival at Levoča.

Attraction

Banská Bystrica - old mining town called "Copper Bystrica" as it became a significant producer of copper in the 15th cent.

Vlkolínec (Unesco) - this monument reserve of folk architecture represents an unique collection of original houses which are still inhabited.

Day 5: Levoča – Spiš. Kapitula (Unesco) – Spiš. hrad Castle (Unesco) - Levoča

Sightseeing of Levoča with its Gothic church of St. Jacob, excursion to castle Spišský hrad and Spišská Kapitula.

Attraction

The Gothic church of St. Jacob in Levoča with the highest wooden altar in the world (18.6 m high), made by the greatest mediaeval artist of Slovakia, Master Pavol from Levoča.

The castle Spišský hrad (Unesco) is one of the largest in Central-Europe, and was center of worldly rulers, forming a harmonical unity with Spišská Kapitula (Unesco), the ecclesiastical seat, and Spišské Podhradie, the village of the serfs.

Day 6: Levoča – Bratislava/Vienna

Depart from hotel to airport in Bratislava or Vienna.

Included in the program:

Accommodation: 5 nights in 3-4 star hotels (choice)
Board: 5 dinners, 5 breakfasts, 3 lunches
Admittance to museums
Service of a tour guide
Luxury tour bus including driver

Price: upon request

It is always possible to modify the number of days of the trip and program according to your special preferences.

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