A week in Slovakia

Seven days across Slovakia: Spišská Nová Ves, Košice, Kazincbarcika, Zakopane, Žilina, Esztergom and Bratislava. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Spišská Nová Ves

One day in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia

  1. St. James, LevočaTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Old Town Hall in LevočaMuseum · 0.1 km on from St. James, Levoča · On the map
  3. Evangelical A. C. Church (Levoča)Temple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Old Town Hall in Levoča · On the map
  4. Church of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Angels and St. LadislausMuseum · 0.3 km on from Evangelical A. C. Church (Levoča) · On the map

4 stops, about 0.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Košice

One day in Košice, Slovakia

  1. Orthodox synagogue in KošiceSynagogue · On the map
  2. St. Michael ChapelTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Orthodox synagogue in Košice · On the map
  3. Cathedral of St. ElizabethCathedral · 0.1 km on from St. Michael Chapel · On the map
  4. National Theatre KošiceTheatre or opera house · 0.1 km on from Cathedral of St. Elizabeth · On the map
  5. Church of Virgin Mary's BirthCathedral · 0.4 km on from National Theatre Košice · On the map
  6. East Slovak MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Church of Virgin Mary's Birth · On the map

6 stops, about 1.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Kazincbarcika

One day in Kazincbarcika, Hungary

  1. Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak KarstLandmark · On the map
  2. Baradla caveLandmark · Next to Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst · On the map
  3. Aggtelek National ParkPark · 1.1 km on from Baradla cave · On the map

3 stops, about 1.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Zakopane

One day in Zakopane, Poland

  1. Galeria Antoniego RząsyMuseum · On the map
  2. Villa AtmaMuseum · 1.2 km on from Galeria Antoniego Rząsy · On the map
  3. Our Lady of Częstochowa and Saint Clemens church in ZakopaneLandmark · 0.4 km on from Villa Atma · On the map
  4. Tatra Museum in ZakopaneMuseum · 0.3 km on from Our Lady of Częstochowa and Saint Clemens church in Zakopane · On the map
  5. The Kornel Makuszyński Museum in ZakopaneMuseum · 0.8 km on from Tatra Museum in Zakopane · On the map
  6. Galeria Władysława HasioraMuseum · 0.9 km on from The Kornel Makuszyński Museum in Zakopane · On the map

6 stops, about 3.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Žilina

One day in Žilina, Slovakia

  1. Budatín CastleCastle · On the map
  2. Povážie museumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Budatín Castle · On the map
  3. Church of the Holy Trinity, ŽilinaCathedral · 1.4 km on from Povážie museum · On the map
  4. Mariensäule (Žilina)Monument · 0.1 km on from Church of the Holy Trinity, Žilina · On the map
  5. Church of Saint Stephen the KingTemple or shrine · 1.2 km on from Mariensäule (Žilina) · On the map

5 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Esztergom

One day in Esztergom, Hungary

  1. Mária Valéria BridgeBridge · On the map
  2. Christian MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Mária Valéria Bridge · On the map
  3. Esztergom BasilicaCathedral · 0.2 km on from Christian Museum · On the map
  4. Esztergom CastleCastle · 0.1 km on from Esztergom Basilica · On the map
  5. SolvaArchaeological site · 0.4 km on from Esztergom Castle · On the map
  6. Mihály Babits MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Solva · On the map

6 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Bratislava

One day in Bratislava, Slovakia

  1. Bratislava CastleCastle · On the map
  2. St. Martin's Cathedral, BratislavaCathedral · 0.4 km on from Bratislava Castle · On the map
  3. Bridge of the Slovak National UprisingBridge · 0.4 km on from St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava · On the map
  4. Slovak National MuseumMuseum · 0.7 km on from Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising · On the map
  5. Church of St. ElisabethTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Slovak National Museum · On the map
  6. Grassalkovich PalacePalace · 0.9 km on from Church of St. Elisabeth · On the map

6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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