From Edinburgh to Prague and Romania to England, one of Europe's defining features is its castles. While many other European countries boast dozens of fairytale-like hidden castles, Slovakia is ...

North of Bratislava in Slovakia, is a very small town called Trencin that has all the hallmarks of what I tend to like in Central European towns. It is small, cobble-stoned, untouristed, and ...

The Foreigner's Guide to Living in Slovakia posts a list of “the top 10 castles and ruins in Slovakia” (with maps and pictures). Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples ...

Autumn in Zvolen reveals a town full of quiet surprises. One moment you’re climbing a via ferrata beneath one of central Europe’s largest medieval castles; the next, you’re unwinding over Balinese ...

Two multimedia attractions now connect the castles along the Slovak-Polish border. A helping hand in the heart of Europe comes from our travel guide to Slovakia. Using innovative, modern and immersive ...

VINNÉ, SLOVAKIA—The Slovak Spectator reports that Viniansky Castle’s main gate has been found. The ruined castle, located in eastern Slovakia, sat on a hill overlooking the trade route to Poland.

PRIEVIDZA, SLOVAKIA—According to a report in The Slovak Spectator, a seventeenth-century coin, pottery, and a knife were uncovered in the area where the gates once stood at Sivý Kameň, a castle on the ...