Slovakia Travel and Tourist Guide

If you are looking for tourist regions, go to Places of Tourism and Relax in Slovakia.

For basic geographic data see Geography of Slovakia.

BRATISLAVA - the capital of Slovakia. Population 586,000, location 48-10' NL, 17-10' EL.

Kosice (population 235,000), Nitra (90,000), Presov (88,000), Banska Bystrica (85,000), Zilina (84,000), Trnava (72,000), Martin (60,000), Trencin (57,000), Poprad (53,000), Zvolen (42,000).

• Lists of Internet sites of Slovak cities, villages, mountains and plains with simple clickable map.
• A simple list of cities and villages in Slovakia.

Search for accommodation
Hotels, pensions, cottages, spas in Bratislava and Slovakia, apartments rentals in Bratislava.

Slovakia adopted the euro on 1 January 2009. On July 8, 2008 the European Union had formally invited Slovakia to join the European single currency and had set the rate at which crowns (koruna) were exchanged for euros. The official rate was set at 30.1260 crowns to the euro.

See HERE how Slovak Euro coins look. For more information see the National Bank of Slovakia site and the European Central Bank site.

Current exchange rates.

ATM machines are everywhere in Slovakia.

On May 1, 2004 the Slovak republic became a part of the European Union. Visa and custom duties are adjusted according to European directives.

As of 21st December 2007, the Slovak republic together with Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, Malta, Poland and Slovenia have become part of the Schengen area. Controls at internal land and sea borders between these countries and the current 15 member states were lifted. The checks on external borders remain the same as new Member States to the EU have been applying the Schengen external border acquis since accession. The Slovak Republic has external border with Ukraine.

More information about travelling to Slovakia is on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs page.

CET (Central European Time) = GMT+1 (Summer time (CET DST) +1 hour)
Summer time
Starts at the end of March and ends at the end of October.

ELECTRICITY

Voltage: 220V/50Hz
Video System: PAL (newer), sound CCIR D/K
Picture of electricity plug used in Slovakia.

PHONE

• Country's Telephone Code: 421
• More information on telephoning to/from Slovakia.

SHOPPING

Store Hours:
Generally 9 - 18 (some with lunch break). Some hypermarkets are open roundclock.
*Banks may close at 3:30*.
Saturday, most stores close at noon.
Sunday, except hypermarkets and shopping centers almost none are open.
Links to hypermarkets in Slovakia.

Prices:
Basic Food Products in Slovakia

EMERGENCIES

• Integrated emergency services - police, ambulance or the fire department - phone number 112
• Police (phone: 158)
• Ambulance (phone: 155)
• Health Services in Bratislava
• Safety tips - for the capital Bratislava

Metric and other conversions.

Autumn Holidays: October 28 (Friday) - October 31, 2011 (Monday). School starts on November 2, 2011 (Wednesday).

Christmas Holidays: December 23, 2011 (Friday) - January 5, 2012 (Thursday). School starts on January 9, 2012 (Monday).

Half Term Holidays: February 3, 2012 (Friday). School starts on February 6, 2012 (Monday).

Spring Holidays:

Bratislava, Nitra and Trnava regions – February 20, (Monday) - February, 24 2012 (Friday). School starts on February 27, 2012 (Monday).

Kosice and Presov regions – February 27, (Monday) - March 2, 2012 (Friday). School starts on March 5, 2012 (Monday).

Banska Bystrica, Zilina and Trencin regions – March 5, (Monday) - March 9, 2012 (Friday). School starts on March 12, 2012 (Monday).

Easter Holidays: April 5, (Thursday) - April 10, 2012 (Tuesday). School starts on April 11, 2012 (Wednesday).

Summer Holidays: July 2, (Friday) az August 31, 2012 (Friday). School starts on September 3, 2012 (Monday).

A page with Slovak name days calendar, Slovak traditions

• Interactive List of Mountains and Plains in Slovakia
• Map of Slovakia by the Google
• National parks in Slovakia
• Interactive List of Rivers, Lakes, Dams in Slovakia

CLIMATE Continental with hot summers and cold winters.

The coldest month is January (0°C), warmest July and August (26°C). In high altitude the snow lasts for 130 days per year.

• Current weather map of Slovakia.
• Current satellite weather map of Europe - a site of the Slovak Institute for Hydrometeorology (SHMU).
• Weather forecast for 3 days - Bratislava and other cities - in Slovak and English - created by Aladin model (SHMU).
• Forecast for Slovak cities for 5 days - in Slovak only.
• Water levels - rivers in Slovakia.
• Autoroutes and weather in Slovakia.
• Wunderground Forecast, Bratislava.
• Wunderground Forecast, Kosice.
• Temperature map of Europe.
• Average temperatures
  

  Where (height)	Jul (C)	Jan (C)	Year avg. (C)
  Bratislava (133m)	20.4	-1.9	9.8
  Zilina (366 m)	17.0	-4.0	7.2
  Poprad (703 m)	16.2	-5.9	5.8
  Kremnica (1167 m)	13.8	-5.4	4.1
  Lomnicky stit (2633 m)	4.2	-11.6	-3.7
  Kosice (206 m)	19.6	-3.6	8.7

ADDRESSES FOR TRAVELERS

• Embassies and consular representations in Slovakia and Slovak embassies worldwide, cultural centers.
• Postal codes (PSC) of Slovak cities.
• Search for a person, a company in Slovakia - a list of links.

TOURISM AND RELAX

• Tips for trips around Bratislava
• List of Slovak mountains
• Places of tourism and relax in Slovakia
• Webcams of recreation centers, winter sports in Slovakia
• Castles - in Slovakia you can visit over 200 castles and 1200 mansions
• Caves
• High Tatras (Vysoke Tatry) mountains guide
• Spas in Slovakia
• Water activities (aquaparks, swimming, paddling trips and rafting)

• See our Sport tips and Adventure Traveling.

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• More about culture in Slovakia

• About Slovak cuisine (a small culinary dictionary).
• Food links - restaurants, etc.
• Menu.sk - Look for a restaurant in Bratislava.