Tours & Activities in Slovakia

Slovakia has more castles per capita than any other European country, with over 180 castles and castle ruins scattered across its landscape.

The High Tatras mountains on Slovakia's northern border contain Central Europe's highest peaks and are home to glacial lakes and pristine alpine meadows.

Vlkolínec, a traditional Slovak village in the Low Tatras, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has preserved its 18th-century wooden architecture and pastoral way of life.

Slovakia produces over 8 million hectolitres of wine annually from its three main wine regions, with a winemaking tradition dating back to Roman times.

The country left the Soviet sphere of influence in 1989 during the Velvet Revolution and joined the EU and NATO in 2004.

Wooden churches in the Carpathian region of eastern Slovakia are UNESCO-listed masterpieces of Byzantine Catholic architecture, built without nails using traditional joinery.