Carpathian beech forests

Forests untouched by human activity called primeval forests. Most of them have been included into the UNESCO list since 2007 under the name of the Carpathian beech forests. The main tree species is beech trees. The beech along with the silver fir creates rare beech or beech-fir communities. 40 m high beech trees live up to 150-200 years. Area of national park lies on the boundary of the Eastern and the Western Carpathians what is also reflected by the plant and animal species occurrence and their communities. more info...

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Poloniny National Park

The Poloniny National Park is the easternmost Slovak national park. There is the highest occurrence of large forest carnivores. The largest cemetery of the World War I in Slovakia is situated on the Hodošík Mount (825 m above sea level). more info...

Kremenec

The borders of three countries meet on the Kremenec, in the altitude of 1208 m above sea level – Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine. Thanks to its height, Kremenec is the dominant and the highest mountain of the Bukovské Hills. more info...

Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art

As the first museum in Slovakia, it conceptually maps, presents and professionally processes even those trends in art and culture that few institutions have yet to accept. more info...

Wooden Churches of North-Eastern Slovakia

Wooden churches are among the most unique treasures of art and religion in Slovakia. From the architectural and religious point of view, we consider them to be the unique structures. more info...

Snina Ponds

The best place for recreation and relaxation in Snina is certainly the Snina Ponds. Visitors can bathe in the recreation area; there are also ideal conditions for water sports and fishing. more info...

Veľká Domaša

The green pearl of Eastern Slovakia – the Domaša water reservoir built on the Ondava River, is situated in a mountain area of the Ondavská Highlands. more info...

Homeland Museum Hanušovce nad Topľou

The museum was founded as one of the last museums in Slovakia, and from the beginning it developed into the Homeland Museum for the entire Vranov region. The museum resides in a Renaissance-Baroque manor house. more info...

Vihorlat Museum in Humenné

The Vihorlat Museum offers visitors these permanent exhibitions: art-historical, natural sciences, sacral expositions and exposition of folk architecture and housing (open-air museum). more info...

Vihorlat Observatory

The Vihorlat Observatory in Humenné, founded in 1952, is a regional specialized scientific, research, cultural, educational and professional observation institution in the field of astronomy and related sciences. more info...

 

Open-air Folk Museum - Museum of Ukrainian Culture Svidník

Complex ethnographic exhibition, on the basis of substantial material, opened in 1982. The open-air museum gives visitors a comprehensive understanding of basic living conditions of Rusyns – Ukrainians of Slovakia in the past. more info...

Dukla battlefield

During the World War II, North-Eastern region was a key point in the liberation of Slovakia from fascist troops. The national cultural monument of Dukla battlefield reminds us of those events. more info...