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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Population: Capital: Borders:
5 410 000 Bratislava (over 400 000 citizens) Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine Membership: EU, NATO, OECD, UN, WTO, Schengen Currency: Euro € Direct flight connections from European cities to: Bratislava, Košice, Poprad Vienna airport with 200 connections is only 60 km from Bratislava
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Air Transport
Where is Slovakia?
from RIGA 1,5h from LONDON 2h from FRANKFURT 1,5h from MILAN (BERGAMO) 1,5h from PARIS 2h from MOSCOW 3h
Nízke Tatry , Chopok
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Other options of transportation: • River transport: The Danube River – international connections river cruises and trips (LOD - Slovak Shipping Company, Twin City Liner – 55 min from Vienna Center) • Rail transport: Network of international and domestic trains (Regular eurocity trains from Vienna, Budapest, Prague) • Bus transport: High quality road infrastructure, international and local bus lines (Slovak Lines, Blaguss -direct connections to Vienna Airport)
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Travel Weekly: „Slovakia: Tall mountains, mineral springs and a white castle on a hill“ New York Times: „Košice, Once Soviet Gray, Now a Colorful Mix“ The Guardian: „With superb, empty slopes and bargain prices, no wonder the Tatra mountains are being touted as the next big thing“ .................................................................................................................................... Lonely Planet: Best in Travel 2013 – Top 10 countries (Slovakia ranked 5th) CNN: Top Destination of 2013 - Košice, European Capital of Culture 2013
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. TOP in 2014 • • • • • • •
BHS
5 years EURO zone entry 10 years European Union entry 40 years of Bratislava Jazz Days 50 years of Bratislava Music Festival 60 years of Folk Festival Východná 70 years of Slovak National Uprising 90 years of Košice Peace Marathon
Východná
Spis Castle
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Slovakia. Best friends forever.
Natural Beauty
Low Tatras , Chopok
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Natural and Cultural Treasures • • • •
40% of territory forested (9 national parks) more than 5 000 caves (12 open for public) more than 250 waterfalls and cascades the High Tatras – the highest mountains in Slovakia (highest peak 2 655 m)
Hiking and Cycling • 14 000 km of marked hiking trails • 10 000 km of marked cycling trails
HighTatras
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Zemplínska Šírava - Artificial water dam
Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa – Dobsinska Ice Cave
Jasná, LowTatras
High Tatras
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Slovakia. Best friends forever.
Spa & Wellness
Spa Piešťany
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. SPA and Healing Water • over 1 500 mineral springs in Slovakia • 25 health spas providing curative power of thermal springs, mud, unique climatic conditions and treatment • Lonely Planet listed Piešťany for its hotels, services and medical treatment among Top 20 health spas in Europe
Hammam, Trenčianske Teplice
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Bardejov
Sklené Teplice
Vyšné Ružbachy
Smrdáky
Rajecké Teplice
Dudince
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History & Culture
Košice
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Castles, Chateaux & Manor Houses
Orava Castle
425 manor houses, 180 castles and chateaux including castle ruins • Slovakia belongs among countries with the largest number of castles and chateaux in Europe • amazing cultural and historical monuments • beautiful romantic chateaux and manor houses Bojnice Chateau Devin Castle
Smolenice
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. UNESCO Natural Heritage • Caves of the Slovak karst and Aggtelek karst (the largest karstic area in the middle Europe) - Ochtinská aragonite cave, Gombasecká cave, Cave Domica, Krásnohorská cave, Jasovská cave, Dobšinská ice cave • Carpathian beech wildwoods
Carpathian beech wildwoods
UNESCO Intangible Heritage • Fujara – the most typical Slovak musical instrument • Music of Terchová Fujara - shepherd's pipe
Krasnohorska cave
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Košice
Historical Towns • 18 urban heritage areas: including Košice, Kežmarok, Kremnica, Levoča, Banská Bystrica, Trnava, Nitra and many others • all periods of European architecture: Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau • numerous archaeological finding in museum exhibitions, the remains of Roman strongholds Kremnica
Trnava
Levoča
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Slovakia. Best friends forever.
Bratislava – the capital of Slovakia
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Bratislava •
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Excellent location - close to Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic Historical city – coronation town of 11 Kings & Queens during Austro–Hungarian Empire Compact city – most major hotels in the Old Town, an enjoyable pedestrian zone Great cultural events during the whole year: jazz festivals, opera, modern street art and a traditional Christmas market Home to many museums, galleries, theatres & institutions excellent for social events Excellent gastronomy – traditional slovak and foreign cuisine
Eurovea shopping centre
Slovak National Theatre
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High Tatras
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. High Tatras Close distance from Bratislava (approx. 3 hours by car) and Košice (up to 1,5 hour – direct connection with London by Wizz Air). Poprad located directly in HT. 5 and 4 star hotels offering high quality conference and wellness services. 19 ski resorts with distance less than 60 km from Poprad (for less and more experienced skiers) 25 peaks in excess of 2500 m height, great for tourists, hikers and climbers Most beautiful mountain lakes: Štrbské pleso, Veľké Hincovo pleso, Popradské pleso and many more. Tatra National Park - classed as a UNESCO biosphere reserve. High Tatras - full of memorable historical and natural monuments.
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Ski Resorts in Slovakia • Slovak ski resorts include: cross-country skiing tracks, snowboard arenas, ski schools and nurseries, and ski rentals. • Most top-quality resorts iclude: artificial snowing, possibility of night skiing and big choice of catering services are natural. • The comfort of skiers : free parking as well as by ski-buses taking the hotel guests directly to the slope. • For non-skiers: fun at adrenaline attractions such as snow-tubing, kitewing, bobsleigh and sledge tracks or ice rinks. • Today top skiing resorts are equipped with après-ski bars or entertainment centres organising various interesting events for visitors.
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. More about SKI RESORTS: www.slovakia.travel
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KOŠICE – European capital of culture 2013
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Slovak Convention Bureau Provides the following services: • Actual information - wide scale of complex information about meeting industry in Slovakia, your partner in assuring quality and success of event organization • Venue consultancy - find the most suitable conference venues, accommodation and services • Market insight - your one stop shop to Slovak suppliers - conference venues, hotels, professional congress organizers (PCOs), destination management companies (DMCs) and incentive agencies • Professionalism - site inspection visits tailored to your requirements • Bidding - preparing bid documents for decision makers www.slovakconvention.sk
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Slovakia – New Destination • •
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New destination, attractive country for your business Stable and safe destinations Culture of Central European friendly atmosphere Countryside is brimming with unspoiled natural beauty Trip over a multitude of outstanding cultural treasures Traditional slovak and also international cuisine of excellent quality Drinking water, great wine and long tradition of producing beer
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Slovakia. Best friends forever. Largest MICE Potential •
Bratislava & Bratislava Region
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Tatra Mountains (High Tatras and Low Tatras)
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Košice (European capital of culture 2013)
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Other towns (Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Piešťany etc.)
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Slovakia. Best friends forever.
Thank you for your attention! Ing. Alžbeta Ulická E-mail:
[email protected] Slovak Tourist Board:
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