Top 10

of

Slovakia

Traditional food ‛bryndzové halušky’

• the most popular national dish• the small gnocchi-type dumplings

covered in a sharp sheep cheese with bacon on top

10.

The geyser of Herľany• a favourite destination in

Košice surroundings• was drilled in the 1870´s• is 404.5 m deep• the periodicity of emanation

is about 32-34 hours• water springs for about 20-

30 minutes to the height of maximum 20 metres

9.

Východná Folklore Festival

• the oldest and largest nationwide festival

• presentation of manifestations of traditional folk culture

• more than 1400 performers• participation of craftsmen, producers

and artists• at the first weekend in July

8.

Typical Slovak villageČičmany

• wooden houses clustered around the town church• the exteriors of wooden houses are decorated with

various artistic designs, including abstract geometric shapes, animals, arrows, clovers,

crosses and hearts

• the white paint is a lime varnish applied to protect the wood from natural decay

7.

Musical instrumentFujara

• a large sophisticated folk shepherd's fipple flute of unique design

• has three tone holes located on the lower part of the main body

• the sound is produced by a fipple at the upper end of the main body of the fujara

6.

Ochtinská Aragonite Cave

• is situated in southern Slovakia, near Rožňava

• famous for its rare aragonite filling• one of the three aragonite caves in the

world• 300 m long• discovered in 1954

5.

The High Tatras• mountains in the Prešov Region• are located in Slovakia and Poland• the highest peak – Gerlachovský štít 2655 m• 17 peaks over 2,500 metres • UNESCO - Biospheric reservation of the

Tatras• TANAP – the first Slovak national park (1949)

4.

The Kremnica Mint• one of the oldest mints in the world• established in 1328• King Charles Robert of Anjou• Slovak euro coins since 2008

3.

Wooden bridge in Kolárovo

• the longest wooden bridge in Europe• over the river Malý Dunaj• built in 1992• 86 metres long and  2.25 metres wide

2.

The National ParkSlovak Paradise

• situated in Eastern Slovakia• located in the north of the

Slovak Ore Mountains• contains about 350 caves• full of ravines, gorges, chasms, meadows and waterfalls• area of 197.63 km²• established in 1988

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Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochtinsk%C3%A1_Aragonite_Cave

• http://slovakia.travel/en/places-to-go/unesco

• http://www.slovakia.com/top10/• http://www.slovak-republic.org/

attractions/• http://travel.spectator.sme.sk/articles/

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Thank you for attention

Lenka Sovičová, Peter Štoffa III.D