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 overtone 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