Eastern Slovakia & Spiš
22 lesser-known places in Eastern Slovakia & Spiš, with history, curiosities, a map and tours nearby.
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22 places
Archbishop's Palace, Košice
Košice · rococo palace where an emperor once lodged
Basilica of St Giles
Bardejov · Gothic basilica with eleven original winged altars
Brekov Castle
Brekov · limestone-hill ruin brought back by volunteers
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Prešov · Baroque cathedral with an iconostasis and a Shroud copy
Červený Kláštor
Pieniny · red-roofed monastery of the legendary flying monk
Church of the Transfer of the Relics of St Nicholas, Ruská Bystrá
Ruská Bystrá · 1730 log church, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Church of Virgin Mary's Birth
Košice · Neo-Romanesque cathedral that was once taken from its flock
Čičava Castle
Sedliská · ruined hill castle with a legendary Book of Lies
Dubník Transmitter
Slanské vrchy · 318 m mast, Slovakia's tallest structure
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, Levoča
Levoča · domed Lutheran church on a Greek-cross plan
Jasenov Castle
Jasenov · ruined castle of counterfeiters and volunteers
Krásna Hôrka Castle
Krásnohorské Podhradie · hilltop castle that survived the 2012 fire
Ľubovňa Castle
Stará Ľubovňa · border castle that hid the Polish crown jewels
Mariánska hora
Levoča · pilgrimage hill where 650,000 gathered in 1995
Plague Chapel of St Rosalie
Košice · octagonal Baroque chapel raised after the plague
Plaveč Castle
Plaveč · ruined castle that escaped demolition in 1715
Šariš Castle
Veľký Šariš · vast royal ruin with 14 bastions and a view of the Tatras
Basilica of St James, Levoča
Levoča · Gothic basilica with the world's tallest wooden altar
St Michael's Chapel, Košice
Košice · Gothic cemetery chapel with a medieval ossuary
St. Urban Tower
Košice · bell tower with a bell that survived a fire
Turňa Castle
Turňa nad Bodvou · ruined hill castle with a bastion 5 m thick
Zborov Castle
Zborov · ruined Šariš castle of the Rákóczis and a legendary devil