Country guide
Slovakia
High Tatras peaks, wooden churches and castle ruins above the Danube, at gentler prices than its Alpine neighbours.
Currency
EUR
Language
Slovak
English
Limited
Payment
Cards & cash mixed
Power
Type C / E
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+421
Destinations
Banska Stiavnica
Slovakia's old silver town, stacked inside a volcano, with mine tunnels underfoot and swimming lakes in the woods.
✓ best Apr-OctBratislava
A coronation city in miniature, with a castle over the Danube, a UFO on its bridge and Vienna an hour upriver.
✓ best Apr-OctKosice
Slovakia's eastern capital: a Gothic cathedral, one grand main street and the castles and gorges of the east on the doorstep.
✓ best Apr-OctClimate zones, month by month
Slovakia has 3 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Banska Stiavnica →
✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb
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Bratislava →
✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb
Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions
Kosice →
✓ Best Apr-Oct · ✗ Avoid Dec-Feb
Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions