Wooden Churches Tour

Day 1
BRATISLAVA-BANSKA BYSTRICA

We meet and greet you at the airport and drive to Banska Bystrica.
A short orientation tour and free time.

Welcome drink and itinerary introduction.

We give you advice where to go for lunch/dinner

Note:
Airport pick up from Bratislava airport for FREE.
Airport transfer from Vienna Schwechat airport with private driver-guide for a discounted rate.

Meal(s): Not applicable
Accommodation: Pension Kuria
Overnight: Banska Bystrica

Day 2
WOODEN CHURCHES: HRONSEK AND LESTINY

The first wooden church we will visit today is the 18 century wooden articled church in Hronsek, inscribed in UNESCO in 2008.

The wooden articled church from 1726 is set in the wonderful environment of big lime trees. Fine wooden belfry from 1726 stands nearby. Church visit with detailed information.
>br/> Another UNESCO wooden church in Lestiny, The lavishly painted interior decoration of the church is from the 17th and 18th centuries. Visitors are attracted especially by the main altar from the beginning of the 18th century, church pews with coats of arms. Church visit with detailed information.
>br/> Drive to Zuberec – a beautiful area of Western Tatra mountains. At leisure.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Pension Pribisko
Overnight: Zuberec

Day 3
WOODEN CHURCHES: ALL SAINTS AND KEZMAROK

Firstly, visit of Open-air museum to see closer the day life from 19-20 century. On a relatively small area you can find peasant’s as well as farmer’s houses, mill, barns, churches..

Afterwards, Tvrdosin and its oldest preserved building – the Gothic wooden Roman-Catholic All Saints church situated in the local cemetery. Visitor’s attention is drawn by the paintings of the Apostles, the Late Renaissance pulpit with figures of the Evangelists from 1654, and a painting of St George mounted on a horse fighting a dragon (a distemper painting on wood from 1653)

We move to one of the best preserved Slovak wooden sacral buildings – the articled Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity in Kezmarok built in 1717 next to an older sacral stone building from 1593, which today is a sacristy.
This unique wooden building made of yew and red spruce wood was built without using a single metal.

At leisure

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Hviezdoslav
Overnight: Kezmarok

Day 4
HERVARTOV – UNESCO

We will visit wooden church of St Francis of Assisi, the Roman Catholic wooden church in Hervartov. It is the oldest and best preserved wooden church in Slovakia dated back to 1500. The Gothic pictures and wall paintings from 1655 and 1805 are the most valuable parts of its interior. A detailed information of the interiors and exteriors.
We move to one of the most beautiful middle-aged towns – Bardejov , settled in the 14th century, fortified with stone walls and bastions to repel foreign tribes. Most of the walls and bastions are still standing.

Visit of St. Egidius church, climb the church tower (with its fantastic view on former fortification walls around the city ), the Old Town Hall, see the City walls – seven of the original bastions are still standing.
At leisure.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Pod Branou
Overnight: Bardejov

Day 5
WOODEN CHURCHES: ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL & ST. NICOLAS

Drive to see another gem – wooden church of St Michael the Archangel, Greek Catholic in Ladomirova built in 1742 without a single metal nail.

Continue to see another – the Greek Catholic wooden church of St Nicolas in Bodruzal built in 1658.
The log building consists of three parts with three little towers.

Drive to Snina -a gate to the originally volcanic Vihorlat protected landscape area and the National Park of Poloniny. At leisure.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Armales
Overnight: Snina

Day 6
GREEK-CATHOLIC WOODEN CHURCHES

On the way to Kosice we drive and stop in villages: Topola (St. Michael Archangel church), Rusky Potok (greek-catholic church of St. Michael Archangel), Ulicske Krive(greek-catholic church of St. Michael Archangel) and Ruska Bystra (greek-catholic church of the relics of St. Nicholas) Well, we have now seen most of the “must to see” as well as “out-of-the-beaten-track” churches and it is the time to relax a bit.

Drive to Kosice -Kosice is a regional administrative centre and Eastern Slovakia’s hub of industry, commerce, science and culture.
Visit of St. Elizabeth’s Cathedral, considered to be one of the most beautiful Gothic structures in the world. Enjoy the magical atmosphere on the square. Singing fountain, parks and overall a good mood. At leisure.

Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast
Accommodation: Horse Inn Pension
Overnight: Kosice

Day 7
FAREWELL TO OUR TRAVEL FRIENDS !

Your memorable holiday comes to an end today.

We are ready to arrange for you an airport transfer for discounted rates.

Would you like to add extra days in Slovakia?
What about visiting Vienna, Budapest, Prague or Krakow?
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Meal(s): Buffet Breakfast