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    Old Slovak Literary Masterpieces Reshaped In Popular Art

    Slovak young men with traditional shepherd’s axes, broad leather belts and big black hats don’t surprise anyone… Unless they have tattoos and hipster’s haircuts at the same time. Even surprising is the fact that such a modern-traditional outfit appeared in a new video on the topic of one of the greatest Slovak poems Mor […] More

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    Slovakia – travel tips, advice and info you need

    Slovakia is a country rich in alpine areas, castles and well preserved buildings, which offer a combination of contemporary and medieval charm. It can be said that it dwells in the shadow of its neighbor and former ally the Czech Republic, but it is a fact that Slovakia offers a number of interesting tourist destinations. […] More

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    Recipe: How To Make Bryndzové Halušky

    Bryndzové halušky or sheep cheese dumplings are a Slovak national dish . They are prepared from potatoes , flour , salt , sheep cheese and bacon . A common accessory is “bryndza” noodles, cup of sour milk or whey. There is an annual Bryndzové Halušky festival in Turecká that features an eating contest. Ingredients 750g potatoes 400g Bryndza […] More

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    10 Things That Mean You Are Slovak

    Did you ever wonder what makes a person Slovak? We mean, what are those little things that all Slovaks go through in life, that on end marks them as Slovak. You know, we all have our little national quirks and funny little things that we je “oh that’s only happening here man”. So what you are […] More

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    25 Facts About Slovakia That You Didn’t Know

    So we did write about Slovakia before, and all you had to see was a variety of interesting photos of this ly country. But let me ask you, how much do you really know about Slovakia? Average tourist knows very little outside of mainstream European locations, so let us show you some rather interesting facts […] More

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    Seven Amazing Wonders Of Slovakia

    Slovakia, a small Slavic land, hidden in mountains of central Europe hides it’s jewels jealously from you. So we decided to show you what this little Slavic and European pearl has inside. This is a list of Seven wonders of Slovakia, the things you will probably want to visit there. It’s one of those countries […] More

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    Rare crystal clear lake found in Slovakia by hikers

    Two Slovak climbers during their little expedition to High Tatras Mountains in Slovakia came to a lake. What they found there is a completely frozen and transparent lake. As you can check in the video they have been walking over the lake and it los like they are levitating. The news of this soon vent viral […] More

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    The Blood Countess – Elizabeth Báthory

    Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed was a famous countess from the renowned Báthory family of nobility in the Kingdom of Hungary (she was however from present day Slovakia). She has been labelled the most prolific female serial killer in history and she is still know today for the number of her victims, which is still […] More

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    Čičmany: Slovakia’s painted village

    Čičmany : Slovakia’s painted village – The unique village of Čičmany, located near the source of the River Rajčianka in the Stražov Hills, has been attracting ever greater public interest since the Slavonic Ethnological Exhibition in Prague in 1895. Since then a special sort of tourism and folk studies has developed in the village and […] More

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    Slovakia in the 19th and 20th century

    Most of pictures illustrate rural Slovakia and its peasants who are bearers of Slovak folk culture which is basically pagan, thus interesting for Slavdom as such. Life was different back then, everything loed healthy for sure, just lo at the peacefulness and nice Slavic traditions in Slovakia! Only when you lo at these photos […] More

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