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Levoča
This is the site of an historical reserve. It is one of the most beautiful towns of the Spis region and perhaps of the whole of Slovakia. The cathedral church of St Joseph's was reconstructed from the historical remains of the former church that was destroyed by fire in 1550 into what is now a fine example of a perfectly preserved which dominates the renaissance complex of the town hall and the house of Thurzo.
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Spišská kapitula
This is the seat of the Bishop of Spis, the centre of Church administration and is located near to the town of Spisske podhradie. An important part of this religious complex is the Cathedral of St Martin (1245-1275), which is one of the oldest gothic buildings in Slovakia. The Bishop's palace and the clock tower along with the French garden have been reconstructed in the baroque style.
Located above Spišské Podhradie on the hill opposite Spiš Castle, Spišská Kapitula is a unique urbanistic-architectonic complex encircled by fortified walls. It is a small clerical town that was founded in the Middle Ages, and is sometimes called the Slovak Vatican.
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Spiš castle
Covering a total area of 4.2 hectares, this ruin is one of the largest castles in medieval central Europe. From the 12th to the 18th centuries, this was the military watch fort and former seat of the Spis governor (Zupan). The castle was burned to the ground in 1780 and never rebuilt. Some parts of the castle's interior parts were saved and can be seen in the Hodkovce and Markusovce mansion.
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Žehra
The church of the Holy Spirit. This former early gothic church was rebuilt in baroque style. Valuable early gothic interior paintings were saved for the National cultural preserve. The church is situated in a village with an unusual name – Žehra. The originally Slavic name was accepted even by the Hungarians who called the village “Zsigra”. The “g” in the name points out the fact that the village existed before 1200, since at that time the Slovak language was in the process of exchanging “g” for “h”. Thus, while Hungarians accepted the old “g”, this letter changed into “h” in the Slovak language. The name of the village may therefore be derived from the noun “žeh” – the burning (of dead bodies).
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Červený Klaštor
The Red Monastery is an excellent example of one of the best cultural monuments in Slovakia. It is a former Carthusian gothic monastery that was built in 1319 and rebuilt in a baroque style in the late 18th century. Today the museum contains a history of the development by the "healing monks" of herbal and pharmaceutical cures for a wide range of illnesses. The monastery also pays tribute to the legendary monk Cyprian who collected together a valuable "herbarium" in medieval times. But one of the main tourist attractions at this place is that of "rafting" down the river Dunajec on specially constructed wooden boats called "Plte". The cruise is along the boundary of Slovakia with Poland and is 8.5 km in length taking about 2 hours. The journey runs through the beautiful scenery of the Pieniny National Park. At the end of the journey, tourists are recommended to take the easy walk along the pathway back to the beginning of the trip.
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High Tatras:
High Tatras with its 24 peaks higher than 2.500 m above sea level provide the only mountains with an Alpine character in the whole of the 1.200 km length of the Carpathian Mountain range.
The town of High Tatras was founded in 1947 and it has a population of 5,000 residents. The Administrative centre of the town is Stary Smokovec, which together with Tatranska Lomnica and Strbske Pleso provides the focal point for one of the three most important Tatra tourist resorts. High Tatras covers an area of 398 square km and is one of the largest cities in the Slovak republic.
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Tourist information for the visitors of High Tatras:
Mountain rescue service
NONSTOP emergency calls: 18 300
Contact: HZS Vysoké Tatry, Starý Smokovec 23, 059 60 Vysoké Tatry,
phone: 052/4422820, fax: 052/4422855, mobile: 0903624869, e-mail:
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TIK - Tatra information board:
TIK STARÝ SMOKOVEC:
address: Oblastné stredisko HZS Vysoké Tatry, Starý Smokovec 23, 062 01 Vysoké Tatry
phone: +421 (0)52 442 34 40
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TIK TATRANSKÁ LOMNICA:
address: TIK TATRANSKÁ LOMNICA, 059 60 Tatranská Lomnica, Vysoké Tatry
phone: +421 (0)52 446 81 19
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TIK ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO:
address: TIK ŠTRBSKÉ PLESO, 059 85 Štrbské Pleso, Vysoké Tatry
phone: +421 (0)52 449 23 91
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