From Edinburgh to Prague and Romania to England, one of Europe's defining features is its castles. While many other European countries boast dozens of fairytale-like hidden castles, Slovakia is ...

It is true the town can be quiet, but occasional concerts, cafés in old legion buildings and bee-house sleepovers keep things ...

Soar over Bratislava, Slovakia’s charming capital, where the hilltop Bratislava Castle, the iconic UFO Bridge, and the ...

North of Bratislava in Slovakia, is a very small town called Trencin that has all the hallmarks of what I tend to like in Central European towns. It is small, cobble-stoned, untouristed, and ...

Autumn in Zvolen reveals a town full of quiet surprises. One moment you’re climbing a via ferrata beneath one of central ...

A land of magnificent cities and majestic castles, Slovakia is one of European's most spectacular countries, even though many people outside the region might struggle to place it on a map. Often ...

Slovakia, a hidden gem in the heart of Europe, remains one of the continent’s best-kept secrets. Pick your ideal tour package from this choice of seven and start your journey of discovery. Did you ...

The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia needs feedback from readers to “compile a list of the top 10 castles in Slovakia.” Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of ...

The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia posts a list of “the top 10 castles and ruins in Slovakia” (with maps and pictures). Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples ...

PRIEVIDZA, SLOVAKIA—According to a report in The Slovak Spectator, a seventeenth-century coin, pottery, and a knife were uncovered in the area where the gates once stood at Sivý Kameň, a castle on the ...