Must-see attractions in Slovakia

Trace Slovak identity through the last century or so of modern art at this diverting gallery, the best in central Martin. There's a permanent collection…

A 1000-strong collection of paintings and sketches by Miloš Alexander Bazovský, forefather of modern Slovak painting, is the core attraction of this…

Follow Na hradbách, which branches from the main square's northeastern corner, to take a stroll around Bardejov’s old city walls. Ruins include the lower…

The red-and-green, pseudo-Moorish New Evangelical Church, completed in 1894, dominates the south end of town.

Inside the Hotel Elizabeth, a baroque-dressed room offers a glimpse of the style that would have greeted Austrian Empress Sisi, who came to this spa town…

Shaped like a wine barrel, this lookout tower is a good vantage point to admire Tokaj's verdant wine country (and perhaps point out distant wineries).

One of the old town's crowning constructions, Banská Bystrica's baroque clock tower was built in 1552; climb it for views over the central square.

The Jesuit Church of the Holy Saviour, just off Hlavné nám, was built in the 17th century. It's worth peeping inside to see the baroque altar.

The city's greatest literary giant is Sándor Márai, who was born in Košice (then Kassa, part of the Kingdom of Hungary). Peep at the ornate balcony of the…

In an original burgher house, a tiny museum gives a glimpse of the unguents and ghoulish cures that would have been offered by the pharmacy that stood…

Napoleon's army besieged Bratislava in 1809. According to local lore, one of his soldiers fell in love with a local girl and stayed in Bratislava. He's…

Check out the exhibits (Slovak only) depicting the notorious highwayman Juraj Jánošík's exploits (and gruesome death) at this small museum in Terchová,…

One of the main square's grandest buildings is this 1779 hall crowned with a coat of arms; today it's home to the East Slovak Gallery.