Basic information about this expedition

1-st day Bratislava • Dunajská Lužná • Šamorín ( In history was Šamorín well-known in a minor key because of the inquisition and lots of courts with women, who were accused from witchcraft. ) • Trstená na Ostrove • Baka • Gabčíkovo ( Now there are still working the hydroelectric power station and two shipping chambers. ) • Medveďov • Veľký Meder ( It was named Čalovo before. It is the most fruitful part of the Žitný island. ) • Zlatná na Ostrove • Komárno ( The maximal temperature of the air (39,8 C°) in Slovakia was measured here on 5-th July 1950. Komárno was founded as a military fort, which resisted the Tatar onslaught in 1242 and later also Turk onslaught. ) • Hurbanovo ( Here is a well-known observatory and a meteorological station from year 1871. ) • Bajč • Nové Zámky ( The town was founded in the 16-th century during the period of Turkish offence. The town was placed around the town fort, which was demolished after the loss of military signification in 1725. The importance of Nové Zámky increased after finishing railroads Budapest - Bratislava in 1850. ) • Šurany • Úľany nad Žitavou • Kalná nad Hronom

2-nd day Levice ( Levice was initially placed around a medieval castle, which was built up by the end of the 13-th century on a little hill, surrounded by marshes. ) • Žemberovce ( The inhabitants were concerned with viticulture, agriculture, weaving, basket-making and manufacturing wood-work. ) • Brhlovce ( There are sank rocks houses in andesite massif and in tuffs on one street . ) • Ladžany • Sebechleby • Hontianske Nemce • Devičie • Bzovík • Senohrad • Modrý Kameň • Dolné Strháre • Halíč ( In Halič, there were two manufactures, majolica was made up in one of them since 1767 and the cloth in second one. ) • Lučenec • Fiľakovo ( The town was captured by Turkish army in 1553 and was under Turkish control untill the 17-th century. ) • CHKO Cerová Vrchovina ( CHKO-the area, which is protected by our law against any damage. ) • Hajnáčka • Castle Hajnáčka ( The castle was built up during the Tatar invasion. Later on Turks captured the castle in 1545. It burned down in 1703 and was not rebuilt untill now. ) • Hodejov • Rimavské Janovce • Rimavská Sobota ( An administrative and economic centre of the West of Gemer. ) • Tornaľa

3-th day Plešivec • CHKO Slovak Kras ( Kras means carst. ) • Rožňava ( There are burgher's houses situated directly on former mining tunnels. ) • Krásnohorské Podhradie ( The village is placed under the castle, which was built up by the Bebek's family in 1322. ) • Lipovník • Jabloňov nad Turňou • Hrhov • Dvorníky-Včeláre • Turňa nad Bodvou • Drieňovec ( The coal has been mined here since 19-th century. ) • Moldava nad Bodvou

4-th day Košice ( It is a metropolis of eastern Slovakia, it is second biggest town in Slovakia. It is the centre of industry, science, education and culture of the region Eastern Slovakia. There used to be royal settlement Villa Cassa already mentioned in 1230. The town was known as a free royal town since 1342. After Ludovit Velký had given the privileges of Budin to Košice the importance of the town increased. Košice are the first European town with its own coat of arms. In 1860 Košice were joined with the railway line Miškovec - Budapest and in 1870 Košice - Bohumín railway line. That was a great impulse for further development of Košice. The most important historical and architectural objects of the town are in the middle of the square which was announced to be a nature preserve in 1981. ) • Budimír • Petrovany • Prešov ( A district economic and cultural centre of Šariš. In the 17-th and 18-th century was the centre of Šaris county. Solivar is the part of the town. It is complex of objects for mining and cooking salt since the beginning of the 17-th century. ) • Ľubotice • Kapušany ( The first written proof about this village and levying a toll is coming from 1248 and before that the village was a residence of a parish. ) • Tulčík • Demjata ( These villages together with Kapušany were naturally designed to fulfil the function of a line of demarcation and later commercial-toll function on dividing line of two counties in morning Middle Ages. ) • Raslavice

5-th day Tročany ( In this village is one of the 27 east-Slovak wooden chapels, Greece-popish church of Saint Lukas built up in the village centre in 1739. ) • Bardejov ( The centre of Horný Šariš. The area "terra Bardfa" is mentioned for the first time in 1247. Bardejov is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe. ) • Bardejovske spa ( There are 17 mineral wells in this bath town. ) • Rokytov • Tarnov ( There are well-preserved wooden and walled houses with cloister near a room and a homestead under one roof from the 19-th century. ) • Gerlachov • Maľcov • Ruská Voľa nad Popradom ( This village was befallen by a great emigration, which continued after the origin of first Czechoslovakia in 1918 too. ) • Plaveč • Chmelnica • Stará Lubovňa • Hniezdne • Kamienka ( This town was founded during the Šoltíska colonisation. In the second phase of the Walachian colonisation it was settled by Ruthenian immigrants. ) • Veľký Lipník • Haligovce ( A typical village with wooden houses and with a terrace shingle roof. )

6-th day Pieninsky National Park • Spišská Stará Ves • Matiašovce • Slovenská Ves • Spišská Belá ( It was an important centre of this area and there was the greatest cloth manufacture in Hungarian Empire. ) • Strážky • Kežmarok ( It became a free royal town in 1380. It has had its name since the 13-th century after the best sold product-cheese (kässe)-that's why Kesmark. ) • Huncovce • Veľká Lomnica • Poprad ( The first written proof of this town is from 1250 and in 1300 it was mentioned as Stráže pod Tatrami. After 1871 was built up the Kosice-Bohumín route and joined to the railways with the tourist centres of Vysoké Tatry. It has got the highest airport above sea level in Europe! ) • Starý Smokovec • Štrbské Pleso ( A tourist centre with the highest above sea level height named the same as the lake Štrbské pleso. )

7-th day Važec • Východná ( The folklore and the rustic architecture is still very alive in this village. ) • Hybe • Liptovský Hrádok • Liptovský Mikuláš - Nicholas ( On 18-th March 1713 a national hero-Juraj Jánosík was executed here. He was hung on a hook under his rib. Since 1677 it has been the centre of Liptovský region. On 18-th March 1848 The Request of Slovak Nation were announced here. ) • Bešeňová ( Near the village is a strong mineral well, known as a public bath. ) Ružomberok • Jazierce • Vlkolínec ( A village registred on the list of world cultural heritage UNESCO. ) • Liptovská Osada ( The village was founded in the middle of the 17-th century, Goral settlers came here from Orava. ) • Korytnica ( The highest mineral baths above sea level in Slovakia ( 830m). ) • Donovaly • Motyčky • Staré Hory

8-th day Harmanec ( It came into existence in the 19-th century as a village Harmanecká papiereň where was built a paper mill for hand made production in 1829. ) • Dolný Harmanec • Horný Harmanec • Turčianske Teplice ( A bath town. There are thermal wells mentioned already in the 13-th century. Nowadays the diseases of motional system, kidneys and urinary tract are cured here. ) • Horná Štubňa • Dolný Turček • Kremnické Bane - mines • Krahule ( There is an early Gothic church from the 13-th century approximately 1km behind the village. There is a geographical centre of Europe. ) • Kremnica ( An old mining town. Gold-mining started here already in the 11-th century. Now the most important plant is a state mint which is the oldest mint in the world. The centre of the town is the town's cultural preserve with many unique monuments. ) • Bartošova Lehôtka • Stará Kremnička • Šášovský hrad

9-th day Žiar nad Hronom ( Now the most important centre of coloured metallurgy in Slovakia. ) • Handlová ( It is a coal-mining town since 1850. ) • Ráztočno • Veľká Čausa • Prievidza ( A historical and economic centre of the upper Nitra, the centre of the coal-mining. ) • Bojnice ( It is a bath town. Diseases of kinetic system and nervous disease are cured here. A romantic chateu is built up on a tufaceous cliff. ) • Nováky • Zemianske Kostoľany ( There is the second biggest thermic electric generating station in Slovakia. ) • Bystričany • Čereňany • Osľany • Partizánske ( Now it is a centre of shoemaker's industry, which came into existence on the place, where the shoes factory was built up in 1938 - 1942. ) • Žabokreky nad Nitrou • Chynorany • Bošany • Topoľčany ( The name of the town is probably from Slavic word "topol", which means a warm well. ) • Chrabrany • Výčapy-Opatovce • Čakajovce

10-th day Drážovce • Nitra ( A provincial town, the centre of Ponitrie (area around Nitra ), the centre of universities and research in Slovakia. The first settlements was here in the 6-th or the 7-th century. The name Nitra mentioned already in 826, makes Nitra the oldest town of the Czech and the Slovak Republic. ) • Kostoľany pod Tríbečom ( There is St. George's Church in the south part of the Lysec hill, above the village, the oldest preserved monument in Slovakia. ) • Sereď • Trnava ( A provincial, cultural and industrial centre, one of the oldest towns in Slovakia which as the first one gained the privileges of a free royal town in 1238. Trnava is often called the Slovak Rome because of many churches and monasteries. ) • Budmerice • Modra ( This town developed since the 12-th century. Viticulture was the main part of its economy. ) • Pezinok • Svätý Jur ( An old town with big vineyards, the smallest of the "Západoslovenská pentapolitana" towns ( Modra, Pezinok, Svätý Jur, Bratislava and Trnava ). ) • Bratislava

• daily programme and management of every single route consider the interests and the requirements of every participant of the expedition

• tourist outings respect the abilities and claims of every participant of the expedition

• it is possible to make changes of the programme, but it needs to be done after an agreement with the guide within the selected alternative

• each route of the expedition is accompanied by professional guide