Contract no. 2018 -1-SK01 -KA229 -046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Vít Holešovský

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic Trenčín

- The castle was probably built on the site of a former fort. - At the beginning of the 16th century the castle became the target of Turkish attacks. - The upper castle is dominated by Matthew's tower and three lower palaces. • It was founded in 1961 by the merger of the Slovak Museum in and the Slovak National Museum in Martin. • The Slovak National Museum is a top state research and cultural and educational institution in . Its main building is located on the embankment in Bratislava. • Bratislava Castle has been subjected many times to attacks by many armies. • Bratislava Castle began to write its lightest history in the first half of the 16th century. Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising

• The bridge was built between 1967 and 1972. • A special attraction is the restaurant at 80 m. • The bridge is 430.8 m long, 21 m wide. Slavín • Exhibited in honor of Soviet soldiers killed in II. • Slavín is one of the main tourist attractions of Bratislava. • A memorial ceremony is traditionally held here. • The President of the Slovak Republic also takes part. Town Hall (Bardejov)

• Bardejov Town Hall is a Gothic- building built in the middle of Town Hall Square of this district town in Prešov region. • was the seat of the city council, the center of business, social and cultural life of the inhabitants of Bardejov. Saint Giles • The origins of the temple date back to the 13th century. The temple's patronage comes from this period. • Royal Charter of 1247 by King Bela IV. confirmed the order of ownership of their extensive land around Bardejov, contains the first mention of the existence of the church in this area. Michael's Gate • Former gate of Bratislava city fortifications. • The last part of this fortification • This gate got its name after the church of st. Michael, who stood near this gate. Devin Castle • the ruins of a former castle in the Bratislava district of the same name. • Its remains lie on a hill above the confluence of the Morava and Danube rivers. It is one of the most important places of Slovak history and is a National Cultural Monument. St. Elizabeth's Cathedral

• The most eastern Gothic cathedral in • Construction had an impact on the building activity in the surrounding towns, for example: Prešov, Bardejov Singing Fountain in Košice • It is located in the middle of the Main Street between the Košice State Theater and St. Elisabeth Cathedral. • The lighting and the intensity of the nozzles are synchronized with the music being played. • In close proximity to the fountain there is Kosice Chimes. Contract no. 2018 -1-SK01 -KA229 -046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Klára Holubcová

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic Bratislava castle

• Set of buildings in history area • Next to river Dunaj • National culture sight Devín castle

• Ruin of gotic castle Bardejov

• City in Slovakia • UNESCO • Bardejov‘s Spa Stará Ľubovňa a Ľubovňanský hrad

• City in northeasterly • Outdoor museum Levoča

• Historic city with ramparts • UNESCO Spiš‘s castle

• Ruin of castle • UNESCO Košice

• Second biggest city in Slovakia • Cathedral of St. Alžběta and Chapel of St. Michael Trenčín castle

• National culture sight of Slovakia castle

• Castle‘s complex • Cathedral of St. Jimrman • Bishop‘s palace Sources https://slovake.eu/cs/intro/slovakia/culture https://www.kiskatravel.sk/cz/blog/zajimavosti-o- slovensku/vianoce-a-tradicie-na-slovensku https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Martin Kubíček

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic St. Martin's Cathedral • is the largest and most famous church in the capital of Slovakia-Bratislava. • The dome was built in the 14th. Century. The extensions are from the 15th. Up to 18. Century. In the 19th century. Century was regotized. • In the years 1563-1830 the coronation of the Hungarian kings and Queens was held here. • The tower of the dome is 85 metres high and is the highest tower in Bratislava. • On top of it is a copy of the Svatomens crown. Spissky Castle • is one of the largest castle complexes in Europe and it is the biggest castle in Slovakia. • And not only because of its cardinality, the castle was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993. • Extensive research, preservation and construction of the exposition in recent years has meant a new revival of this important monument and the accessibility of the whole area to the public. Devín Castle • Ruins of a former castle in the same Bratislava district of Bratislava. • Its remains lie on the hill above the confluence of the rivers Morava and Dunajeit Belongs to important places of Slovak history, it is a national cultural monument. • This place was continuously populated from the younger Stone Age until the 19th century. Century. The locality was densely populated in the younger age of the iron and from Roman times there were several tortured buildings. • The first written mention of Devín is from the year 864, where the fortress is first remembered as Dowina. Singing fountain in Košice • Located in the middle of the main class between the Košice State Theatre and St. Elizabeth's Dome. • The fountain consists of several dozen nozzles of varying intensity. • The lighting and intensity of the nozzles are synchronised with the music currently playing. • In the vicinity of the fountain there is a Kosice chimes. Slovak National Museum • The Slovak National Museum is the top state scientific-research and cultural- educational museum institution in Slovakia. Its main building is located on the Danube waterfront in Bratislava. • It was founded in 1961 by the merger of the Slovak Museum in Bratislava (1924) and the Slovak National Museum in Martin (Zal. 1863 within the Slovak matrix). • SNM manages 18 specialised museums. Červený Kameň (Castle)

• Červený Kameň is a Slovak castle which is off the village of Častá on the southeast slope of Small Carpathians. • The foundation of the fortress was originally only the Southwest residential wing, in the basement of which were large storage rooms. • The building today serves as a furniture museum. Hviezdoslavovo Square • It divides the city centre into two parts. • It combines the so-called New Bridge and Slovak National Theatre. • Late 20. The design of the century underwent considerable reconstruction. • While formerly resembling the city park, it now has the character of a pedestrian zone; However, the greenery was largely preserved. Castle

• The is a romantic castle with a partially retained originally Gothic and renaissance base of the castle. • It is located in the Trenčín region and lies on the western outskirts of Bojnice. The lock is visible for the most part of the upper Subponder. • It is built on travertine rocks and consists of an indoor and an outdoor castle with three courtyoths. • In 1970 he was declared a national cultural monument. Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice • It is a Gothic cathedral located in the center of Košice. • It is also the "eastmost" Gothic cathedral in Europe. • The dome was built on the site of a former parish church dedicated to St. Elizabeth of Uherske. • It can be said that the dome has not been completely completed until today. Basilica of St. Elm

• The origins of the temple range from 13. Century. From this period comes the patronate of the temple. Around the year 1206, Cistercian monks from Polish Koprzywnice settled on this site and founded a monastery dedicated to the Holy Elm. • The Royal Charter of 1247, by King Béla IV of the year. Confirmed the order of ownership of their large plots in the vicinity of Bardejov, contains the first mention of the existence of the Church in this territory. • However, as a result of sudden changes, the Cistercias in the second half of the 13th Century they abandoned this place. Kalište

• Kalište is a village and municipality in Banská Bystrica District, National Cultural Monument of the Slovak Republic. • In 1940, it had 209 inhabitants. During the Slovak national Uprising, the municipality became one of the centres of the so-called guerilla Republic in the Low Tatras. • For the help of the guerrillas the Nazis municipality 18. March 1945 were attacked and murdered by 13 inhabitants. They burned the 42 home with the farm buildings. Church of the Holy Trinity

• The Church of the Holy Trinity in Kežmarku ranks among the so- called. Articular churches. • These were built in Slovakia at the turn of the 17th century. and 18. In the period of the nonfreedom of Protestants, who were allowed to build the church only on the basis of permission 26. Article. • The construction had to be built in the period of one year exclusively at the expense of the Evangelical Church from the cheapest material, which was wood (without the use of any material of any other, i.e. even metal nails) Betliar (kaštel) • Kaštel Betliar is the most visited fountain in southeastern Slovakia. • The Kaštel originates from the beginning of 18. It was built on the site of the former Renaissance Kaštel Bebeků. • Andrášiové filled the fountain with a number of precious furniture, works of art and collections. The original library was founded by Leopold Andráši in the second half of the 18th Century. Town Hall (Bardejov)

• The town hall in Bardejov is a Gothic- Renaissance building built in the centre of the town Hall Square in the Prešov region. • After the construction and significance of the site, the town hall consisted of functional and ideated Counterside of the parish temple of Saint Egídia. • Was the seat of the City Council, the centre of Commercial, Social and cultural life of the inhabitants. • From an architectural standpoint, the town hall building is an important testament to the penetration of Renaissance art and architectural elements into the fading Gothic concept of architecture. Contract no. 2018 -1-SK01 -KA229 -046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Matěj Petružela

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic Bojnice Castle-Petrified ducats:

• During the reign of Jan Korvín at Bojnice Castle, Peter Póky was said to be a castellan, said to be a disgusting appearance, a soul and a very humble one. The healing springs of the Bojnice water used the estate and the common people. Healing water gave them health. Poky Póky wanted to get rich, put restraints at the springs and introduced bathing fees. The rich man didn't mind, so the ducats' chests were filled. One day, a cripple with disfigured limbs came to the healing springs, hoping that healing water would help him. He saw him ruthless, and he drove him out brutally. The beggar spoke on the Spikes Curse and the healing spring disappeared. The Castel raged, but he comforted himself by having full chests of gold ducats. But what was his surprise when he opened the chests and saw only round stones in them. As a legend, only after the death of Póka springs of healing water burst out in Bojnice. Hricov Castle-Fossilized Monk:

• There was an aging widow at Hric, who was certainly reconciled to live without more scruples. However, she had no idea that the neighboring Lietava, František Thurzo, had spit on Hričovský dominion. He often visited the lonely widow. He wasn't even too eager to persuade a sensitive noblewoman of her fervent affection. After all, the poor woman lived with the feeling that the last carriage was leaving her. But at the last moment, she took reason in her hand, and instead of the marriage she so wished for, Thurzo offered her adoptive motherhood with hereditary law. But how shocked her was when her new grown son reached her goal and threw her into a dark dungeon in Hricov Castle. For some time Thurzo lived happily in his new mansion. One gloomy evening an old monk knocked on the door of the castle asking for a hearing. Annoying gentleman had him thrown out. The monk climbed to the rock in front of the castle and began to shout "God sees the evil you do! God will punish you!" Thurzo interrupted with a quiet sipping, letting the old monk imprisoned. But while he finished another cup of wine, the monk stood on the rock again and shouted "God sees! God will punish you!" All this was repeated several times, but the monk always returned and admonished the cruel owner of the castle from the rock. At dawn, Thurzo's half-lunatic woke up, and there was a petrified monk standing on the rock, still calling "God sees you!" Thurzo let the rock break, but in the morning the stone monk was back in place. Driven by unbearable remorse, he had the castle lady dismissed. Late. As soon as she saw the light of freedom, she breathed the last. From then on, the ghosts took control of the castle and, with their mysterious power, expelled everything alive. Only a stone monk is still standing on the rock, staring at the castle Black Lady at Bojnice Castle:

• At the Bojnice castle lived a highly respected lord, along with his faithful and devoted wife, as an angel. Everyone found help with her until one day. Mr. Castle returned home where he encountered envy. People told him that the young lady of the castle cheated him. The wicked family and false witnesses have forced the juror to make an unusual judgment. The castle lady is obliged to jump together with the child who was born after his departure from the castle for the war from the Hunyadí tower to the stone moat. In the case of her innocence, nothing happens to her, if she sins she ends her life at the bottom of the ditch. On an unfortunate day, the Battlemen gathered and waited for what would happen. It did not happen. The castle lady and her child were ready to jump from the tower. Instead of falling to the bottom of the ditch, her child had brought her high into the sky. The jury, along with the castle, wanted to leave, just heard the noise and collapsed into the ditch. At the place where the castle lady was supposed to end up, they found torn clothes and broken heads with tongues out. They were the heads of the slanderers. Punishment for their deadly sins. The manor left the monastery forever. Spis Castle - a rumor about beautiful Hedvice:

• It is rumored that several soldiers of the castle garrison who had neglected their duty were cruelly tortured at the Spiš Castle torture chamber. Their great love gave them a baby girl who gave the name Barbora. However, the beautiful lord of the castle lord ended up and the little sister of Filip, the famous beauty of Hedwig, took care of little Barbora. In one of the hunts, Filip accidentally shot a little boy in the woods. He was the son of a Polish nobleman. He naturally vowed Philip's revenge. Philip loved his daughter immensely and therefore, when he and his entire retinue went to another of the many hunts, he gave orders not to let anyone in the castle. Meanwhile, Polák hired an army of robber knights with whom he drew to Spiš Castle. He wanted to conquer him and take revenge on Little Barbara. But Spiš Castle was impregnable militarily and therefore the Polish nobleman invented deceit. He commanded a retreat, but he chose the most beautiful soldier from the army who knew how to sing and play a musical instrument. He changed it as a wandering singer, Igrica, and sent him to the castle. The next day, when he appeared in front of the main entrance gate, no one thought or thought that he was a disguised enemy. They let him into the castle. And what didn't happen? Hedwig fell in love with him. She forgot about little Barbara. One evening Igric opened a secret door to the castle, letting in several enemy soldiers who had taken Barbara from the castle. Igric escaped with them. It was too late when Hedwig recovered from the intoxicated love. Mr. Filip returned from the game. When he learned what had happened, an uncontrollable rage caught him. He had tortured the garrison and wanted to punish the unhappy Hedwig. However, it has already been punished sufficiently. She rubbed her mind and jumped from the castle tower. Mr. Filip had never seen his daughter before. Hedwig is said to be wandering around the castle even today, and he calls up Barbara's name, hoping to find her. Trencin Castle - Well of Love:

• One of the oldest, but also the most beautiful, Slovenian legends about Omar, Fatima and the Well of Love is attached to the period of the domain of the Zapolsky family at the Trencin Castle. It tells the story of Omar's love for the beautiful Fatima, the captive of Stefan Zapolsky at the Trencin Castle. For her freedom, Omar promised to dig a well at the castle to make it impregnable. With 300 species, he was said to have been trying to dig out the precious water from hard rock for three years. At the cost of his death, that was what he managed. With the words "Zapolsky, you have water, but no heart" he took Fatima home. On leaving Fátimin, the veil caught on the bushes on the turn of the road to the castle. The inn, which was built in this place in the 16th century, was called the Veil and today is called Fatima. In fact, these were the original parish buildings, paid to the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin. Even with a well, it was not as it was said. In fact, about the beginning of the thirties of the 16th century, soldiers of the Habsburg garrison of the castle and the subjects of the Trenčín estate began to dig it. It took them about forty years to reach almost 80 meters below the rock surface. The work was completed by Alexius Thurzo around 1570. Although it did not hit the spring, the level of rainwater flow in this artificial reservoir reached a satisfactory level. It still fluctuates between 12 and 15 meters. Košice State Theater:

• The Košice State Theater is a classical theater with three drama, opera and ballet ensembles. The opera ensemble has both opera and operetta in repertoire. • The theater is located on Hlavní Street No. 58 in Košice. It has two scenes. The main scene is in a Neo- building from 1899 and the Small Stage is located in a nearby Art Nouveau building. Slovak National Theater:

• Slovak National Theater is one of the most important, so-called co-cultural cultural institutions of Slovakia. She began writing her history shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1920. She is based in Bratislava. The Slovak National Theater is a repertoire theater, so there are more productions on its repertoire Liptov Village Museum:

• The Museum of the Liptov Village differs significantly from other museums in nature, mainly in the form of buildings and structures. It is a picture of a medieval mansion with privileges and rights of small towns. All buildings together create a unique composition of the historical and cultural environment of the ancient Liptov region. Bratislava Castle:

• The castle on the cliff above the Danube dates back to 907. century, through the Gothic castle in the first half of the 15th century to the reconstruction of in the 18th century. At that time, coronation jewels were also located in Bratislava, which demonstrates the importance of Bratislava Castle for the Hungarian Empire. The biggest fire was experienced by the Bratislava Castle in 1811, which ruined the ruins of the castle palace for 150 years. Smolenice Castle:

• The Smolenice castle was built in the 15th century as a castle, which later became devastated and burnt down during the Napoleonic wars until only ruins remained. We owe Josef Pálffy for the reconstruction to its present form. :

• The oldest Slovak town was protected by the Nitra Castle for centuries. It was built in the 11th century by several buildings. Cathedral of st. Emerama, Gothic Bishop's Palace, outer fortifications from the Romanesque and Gothic period, or the legendary Vazil's Tower. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION Contract no. 2018 -1-SK01 -KA229 -046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Rostislav Rusek

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic Bardejov

• It entered the UNESCO List in 2000 • The most famous sights: - Basilica of St Giles - 16th Century City Hall - Bardejovské kúpele with mineral water springs - Preserved walls protecting the city center • In the 14th century it was a free royal city Levoča

• It entered the UNESCO List in 2009 • The most famous sights: - Basilica of Saint Jakub (the highest wooden gothic altar in the world - 18.6 m) - Spišské museum in Levoča - Master Paul's House in Levoča - Marian Mountain (an important Slovak pilgrimage site) Spišský hrad

• The castle (together with the adjacent monuments) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1993 • The largest castle in Central Europe • Founded in the 12th century • There are many performances and concerts • The most visited sight in Eastern Slovakia Spišské Podhradie a Spišská Kapitula

• Spišská kapitula is part of the small town called Spišské Podhradie under the Spišský hrad • The biggest dominant of the Spišská kapitula is the St. Martin's Cathedral from the 13th century Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa

• It entered the UNESCO List in 2000 • The largest glacied cave in Slovakia • Already in 1881 it had electric lighting • Part of the Slovenský Raj National Park Kežmarok

• The church was added in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008 • The most famous sights: - Kežmarok castle - Wooden articular church – UNESCO - New Evangelical Church - Town Hall - Evangelical lýceum Vlkolínec

• It entered the UNESCO List in 1993 • The most preserved and completed complex of original folk buildings in Slovakia • It is an open-air museum with wooden architecture of mountain and foothill areas • The settlement is located on the southern slope of one of the promontory in Velká Fatra Jasovská jeskyně

• The oldest accessible cave in Slovakia with stalactite decoration • Stalactite cave in the Slovenský kras • The cave served as a refuge in the Stone Age • In the cave were found bones of the caves´s beard and the cave´s hyena Banská Štiavnica

• It entered the UNESCO List in 1993 • The most famous sights: - Column with sculpture of the Holy Trinity - Old Castle and renaissance New Castle Terchovská muzika

• It entered the UNESCO List in 2013 • Oral music culture from the village called Terchová • It has 3-4 members with a small double string bass • Typical is the singing of all musicians Fujara

• It entered the UNESCO List in 2008 • Slovak folk woodwind instrument • Similar to Gothic bass whistles, which were very well known and spread in Europe in the 12th and 13th centuries • Decorated with different ornaments • Its production takes several years Gajdošská kultúra

• It entered the UNESCO List in 2015 • It includes the musical instrument itself and all cultural and knowledge expressions related to their production and use • It represents the long-term tradition of peasant and pastoral population Bábkarstvo na Slovensku

• Puppetry is a form of theater art in which the action presents a puppet • It has long history, that's why it got on the UNESCO list Sources

• https://tipnatrip.com/slovenske-pamiatky-unesco/ • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardejov • https://najky.webnoviny.sk/nehmotne-slovenske-pamiatky-zapisane-zoznamu- unesco/ • https://dromedar.zoznam.sk/cl/11278/1546159/Slovensko-na-zozname-UNESCO- -Poznate-nase-najvacsie-nehmotne--skvosty- • https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlkol%C3%ADnec • https://www.e-slovensko.cz/atrakce/1170-vlkolinec/ • http://www.banskastiavnica.sk/o-meste/unesco/svetove-dedicstvo-unesco.html Contract no. 2018-1-SK01-KA229-046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Zuzana Sedláčková

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic Slovakian folklore

• customs and traditions

• each area has its own character

• folklore customs of individual regions are presented at folklore festivals Three kings

th • 6 January

• the boys walk around the houses, dressed up as three kings

• they sing carols

• the end of Christmas holidays Carnival

• a period of fun and feasting

• its highlight is a carnival fun with masks representing various animals

• the ending of carnival is so called “burrying of the bass”

• a forty-day fast Easter

• the most important Christian holiday of the year

• celebration of the end of winter, the arrival of spring

• the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox Easter customs

• Green Thursday - get up early and wash with dew to keep you healthy throughout the year

• Good Friday - not to work in the garden

• White Saturday - the churches are closed till midnight Easter customs

• girls paint Easter eggs, to give them to the boys on Monday

• the boys walk around the houses, water the girls with water and whip around Castle Bratislava

• placed in Bratislava

• baroque style Devín

• castle ruins

• near Bratislava

• amazing view Vysoké Tatry

• the highest mountains of Slovakia

• paradise of tourism Castle Orava

• in Orava, in the village called Oravský podzámok Dobšinská ledová jeskyně

• the largest ice cave in Slovakia Slavín

• a monument to the victims of World War II. Liptovská mara

• water tank on the river Váh under Tatry (mountains) Castle Trenčín

• It is located above the city Trenčín

• is a characteristic landmark of the region Contract no. 2018 -1-SK01 -KA229 -046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Ivo Válek

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic • Capital of Slovak Republic Bratislava • The largest city in Slovakia Košice

• The second largest city in Slovakia • A city with a rich past and many sights Bardějov

• The city, which is listed in the Unesco conservation area • The largest monument complex in Slovakia. In addition, included in the UNESCO list. Levoča

• The city, which is listed in the Unesco conservation area • One of the most beautiful Slovak historical towns together with the altar of Master Paul included in the UNESCO list of cultural monuments. Kremnica Kremnica is a town with a rich mining and coin tradition. Bánská Šťavnica The city center is now a national cultural monument included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Spiš Castle

• With its ground plan of 41,426 m², Spiš Castle is the largest castle ruin in Central Europe and one of the largest castle complexes in Europe. • It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Bojnice Chateau

• Bojnice Chateau is a romantic chateau with a partially Gothic and Renaissance castle base. • The castle was declared a National Cultural Monument in 1970. Smolenice chateau It is the newest Chateau in the area because it was completed in 1953. Dobšinská Ice Cave Dobšinská Ice Cave is the largest ice-covered cave in Slovakia. Gombasecká Cave

Gombasecká Cave is one of the youngest caves in Slovakia. Included in UNESCO Jasovská Cave The oldest accessible cave in Slovakia with stalactite decoration. Vlkolínec The folk architecture reserve is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. • Peak in Bukovské vrchy, a large part of Poloniny NP. Parts of the Poloniny National Park - the Stužica, Kremenec Havešová and Rohlík Forests were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007. Contract no. 2018 -1-SK01 -KA229 -046340_2

Střední průmyslová škola strojnická Vsetín Created by: Michal Vybíral

Cultural Heritage by the Young Intangible Cultural Heritage – The Slovak Republic Spiš Castle

The Spiš Castle is the largest castle ruin in Central Europe and one of the largest castle complexes in Europe. Spiš Castle The Spiš Castle is protected as a Slovak National Cultural Monument, and in 1993 the castle, together with the adjacent monuments (Spišská Kapitula, Spišské Podhradie and Žehra), was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Centrum Levoče

One of the most beautiful Slovak historical towns along with the altar of Master Paul included in the UNESCO list of cultural monuments. The most important and unique monument is the Gothic Church of St. James with the highest wooden Gothic altar in the world (18.6 m). Centrum Levoče

With its appearance and walls, Levoča has preserved the character of a medieval town. It is an urban conservation area and thanks to its many monuments and artistic treasures, it is one of the most beautiful historic towns in Slovakia. Ice cave in Dobšín

Its uniqueness is emphasized by the fact that it is the lowest of all the world-famous ice caves. Today's premises of the Dobšinská Ice Cave were originally connected with the Stratenská Cave. They became independent after the collapse of the cave ceiling, where the cave of debris separated them from other parts of the system and partially closed the air circulation. Ice cave in Dobšín

The high entrance position and the pocket-like character create a specific air circulation: in winter, cold air penetrates from the surface to the underground and as heavier it displaces the lighter warmer air while cooling the cave walls. In winter the temperature drops to minus 5 ° C. Center of Bardejov

The oldest traces of residence and activity in Bardejov are from the Early Stone Age. Since the 18th century, local healing springs have been used, and the city has begun to grow. In 1950, its center was declared an urban conservation area, and was reconstructed. Center of Bardejov

The town was first mentioned in 1241, and since 1376 it was a free royal town Gombasecká Cave

The cave has beautiful sinter decoration of various shapes and colors. European rarities are white sinter straws, which are only 2-3 mm thick and up to 3 meters long. The cave also serves as a sanatorium for the treatment of respiratory diseases. Gombasecká Cave

The cave corridors are located in two horizontal levels, with a relative elevation of 10 m. Vlkolínec

Vlkolínec is the best preserved and most complete complex of original folk buildings in Slovakia. It is an open-air museum with wooden architecture of mountain and foothill areas. Vlkolínec

The whole area is surrounded by patio fields and pastures, protected from the north by the Sidorovo massif. Vlkolínec completes the scenery of the Velká Fatra protected landscape area as the best preserved complex of its kind. Easter in Slovakia Oblievačka An inseparable part of Easter in Slovakia is a dresser. In the past, there was a dressing suit all over Slovakia, but today it is almost exclusively the privilege of the east of Slovakia. Boys visit women in family, friends, girlfriends and neighbors to pour water and perfume. Easter in Slovakia Tradition There is a tradition of painting Easter eggs in Slovakia. Eggs symbolize new life awakening and fertility. Painting egg shells during the Easter holiday thus brings good luck and in the past also served as a talisman - to make the next year fertile and lived in abundance. Young girls used to give the boy a boy, a sign that they like it. Of course, fasting for Easter must belong, although many people are gradually dropping it. On Good Friday, it is used to maintaining a quiet home atmosphere without loud music, lunch on Easter Sunday is getting used to honey cross on the wafer, much like Christmas.