Banska Stiavnica, on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1993 is the oldest mining town in Slovakia and due to its mineral wealth (gold, silver and copper were all mined here) it was both prosperous and sought after – the Turks tried to conquer it during a prolonged invasion of Central Europe in the 16th… Continue Reading
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Slovakia’s UNESCO sites – Vlkolinec
Many of the sites on the UNESCO list are the Old Town areas of large cities (Prague, Krakow) or whole walled towns like Cesky Krumlov, but this particular site – Vlkolinec – is a village of 45 very well preserved log houses high up a hillside in the middle of Slovakia, near the entirely missable… Continue Reading