Over 40% of Slovakia's forests, more than in Switzerland and Norway, or in any other European country. High Tatra mountains at the foot of the farthest north-eastern region, there are still some wolves, bears and eagles. These large wild animals going there directly into the unspoilt nature can support the entire food chain, habitats, wild flowers, butterflies, birds and others. It is ideal for walking and cycling holidays, bird watching holidays, fishing holidays, nature and wildlife photography. The outermost region of the villages are tranquil places with a very slow pace of life, still use horses for farming.
Over the past century, most of the farmhouses have been rebuilt using the bricks to replace the traditional wood. However, the village where the cottages are traditional log cabin-style cottages are still prevalent. Cottage is a traditional, but provide a good standard of accommodation. There are a lot more to Slovakia not only forests, nature and animals. There are historic towns and medieval castles, the UNESCO World Heritage Site, famous spas once visited by the royalty, the open-air classical concerts, live folk music, recreation centers, tennis courts, golf course, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, kayaking, white-water rafting , etc. We also run courses in painting and photography courses.
Michalovce is an economic and cultural center of Lower Zemplin. The city is washed by the middle reach of the river Laborec, Vychodoslovenska lowlands lowlands in the north. Year Michalovce was the seat of the king's property administered by the water of the castle stood guard near the river Laborec an important trade route, the people. The most attractive city is a cultural monument of his estate. He stands in the middle of the city Laborec river. The manor house is now providing shelter to the article Zemplinska Museum Museum Zemplin), which documents the region's natural, public art and the evolution from ancient times until now. Michalovce is the main tourist water reservoir Zemplinska Sirava looking for. Eastern and shallower part of the reservoir (about one fifth of its total area) of the protected Ornithological Reserve, the largest in eastern Slovakia in kind. Nearly 100 species of water birds, including some very rare here.
Interesting style house situated in the mountains close to the stream running through the middle of the valley Hrabovo. The cottage is in a good location that offers opportunities for large-scale … Slovak folk architecture is as broad as it is beautiful. Villagers living in the last centuries, mainly in farming, which is connected to your land and the hills in this part of Europe, discouraged them from straying too far. Thus, the different villages in the valleys, although only a few kilometers away from each other, has its own unique culture and architecture.
Historical characters are also evident in folk buildings scattered across the country. German colonists influenced by the arrival of the form, especially in the mining regions. Later, when the Turks occupied much of the Kingdom of Hungary, 16th and 17th centuries, Hungarians sought asylum in what is now Slovakia, plus its influence. The eastern part of the country, while the contact point between the two great civilizations of the world – the Western Roman and Byzantine cultures. Unique wooden Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches, architecture, called the Eastern Slovakia, pearls, reflect first.
Martin Wynn
