The
south of Slovakia is characterised
by flat flood plains and sprawling
farmlands. The spoken language
of choice is Hungarian, and in
many areas ethnic Slovaks are a
significant minority. Besides Slovaks
and Hungarians, the Turks also
played a major role is shaping
southern Slovakia. Battles with
the invading Turks raged for centuries,
and much of this area fell under
Turkish control at some time between
the 15th and 18th centuries. Dozens
of castles were either erected
or fortified to defend against
the attacks. South of Bratislava
is the Gabcikovo dam, an engineering
wonder on the Danube River.
The Southeast corner of Slovakia
is home to its second largest city
Kosice and central Europe’s
grandest Gothic church outside
Prague. In the small villages dotting
the landscape from Trebisov to
the Hungarian border, the sweet
Tokaj wine is produced.
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M.R. Stefanik
Airport in Bratislava is located
9 kms northeast of the city centre.
Discount airlines are readily available
including Easyjet with 2 routes
to Bratislava from London Luton
and Berlin. Flights can be found
from 15 UK Airports including Gatwick,
Heathrow, London City, Stansted,
Bristol, Birmingham, Teeside, Manchester,
Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Belfast.
SkyEurope Airlines offers international
routes connecting Bratislava with
Amsterdam, Zurich, Milan, Berlin,
Munich, Stuttgart, Prague as well
as flights to London Stansted and
Paris Orly.
Fly any scheduled airline to reach
Prague or Vienna and connect via
Czech Air or Austrian Airlines
for direct flights to Kovice. SkyEurope
Airlines also provides the possibility
to link its international flights
to Bratislava with a direct flight
to/from Kosice.
Routes from Bratislava to: Presov
(1 daily; 7hr); Kosice (6 daily;
5hr-6hr 15min); Poprad-Tatry (6
daily; 4hr-5hr 30min).
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Property in the Slovak Republic
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