SLOVAKIA - Wooden Museum in Orava

Thanks to Adri. Wooden architecture in open-air museum in region Orava.

"A unique open-air Museum of the Orava Village (Múzeum oravskej dediny) can be visited. Over an area of about 20 hectares, and on both sides of the crystal clean Studený potok brook, is a village containing the typical folk buildings moved here from various regions of Orava.

A visitor can see all kinds of buildings - peasant houses, larders, lumber rooms, farmsteads, shepherd's huts, haylofts, etc.); sacral buildings (a wooden church, cemetery and belfry) and the craftsman's and linen-maker's houses (a Wallachian mill and sawmill, a potter's furnace and fulling mill, etc.)." Source

SLOVAKIA - Tranava

Thanks to Cel for the card.

"Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric. The city has a historic center."

SLOVAKIA - Bratislava

Thanks to Martina for the card.

"Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube."

SLOVAKIA - Wooden Church in Hronsek

The wooden articular church is located in the village Hronsek, ca 13 km far from Banska Bystrica. Construction of the wooden building was initiated 23rd October 1725 and already 31st October 1726 it was completed and festively consecrated. The church has total capacity of 1100 seats. 

Thanks Lydia for the card.

SLOVAKIA - Leopold-gate of the New Fortress, Komarno

Leopold  - gate of the New Fortress, (the main entrance to the fort called New Fortress of the fortification system of the bastion type in Slovak town Komarno).  Thanks to Lubo for the card.

SLOVAKIA - Wooden Churches in Slovakia

Thank Petra for the big and beautiful wooden church card.  I'm still fascinated with these churches.

SLOVAKIA - Košice

Thanks to Lucia for the big postcard.

"Košice, also known by other alternative names) is the largest city in eastern Slovakia and in 2013 was the European Capital of Culture (together with Marseille, France). It is situated on the river Hornád at the eastern reaches of the Slovak Ore Mountains, near the border with Hungary. With a population of approximately 240,000, Košice is the second largest city in Slovakia after the capital Bratislava."

Birthday Card

 A birthday card in October!!  Thanks so much Lenka for the card and coin enclosed.!

SLOVAKIA - The Evangelical Articular Church

Thanks to Luke for the wooden church card.

SLOVAKIA Maxicard

Thanks to Alena for the Slovakia Maxicard.

SLOVAKIA - Wooden Village in the Strazovske vrchy Mts.

The typical wooden Village in the Strazovske vrchy Mts.  Thanks to Jana for card.

SLOVENIA - White Christmas

From Karmen, thank you for the lovely card and well wishes.. Hope you have a wonderful white Christmas.

SLOVAKIA - Bratislava

A panoramic view of Old Town with Castle and other major Bratislava sights.  Thanks to Gala for another glimpse of Bratislava, such a lovely city.

SLOVAKIA - Bratislava

Castle and St Martin's Cathedral towering 85m above the Old Town of Bratislava.  Thanks to Gala for the nice card and stamps.

"Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia, and with a population of about 500,000, the country's largest city. While its metropolitan area is home to more than 650,000 people. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia, occupying both banks of the River Danube and the left bank of the River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries."

SLOVAKIA - Banska Stiavnica

Thanks to Danci for the swap.

"Banská Štiavnica is a town in central Slovakia, in the middle of an immense caldera created by the collapse of an ancient volcano. For its size, the caldera is known as Štiavnica Mountains. Banská Štiavnica has a population of more than 10,000. It's a completely preserved mederal town. Because of their historical value, the town and its surroundings were proclaimed by the UNESCO to be a World Heritage Site on December 11, 1993."

SLOVAKIA - Bojnice Castle

A swap with Danci. thank you for the nice romantic castle.

"Bojnice Castle is a medieval castle in Bojnice, Slovakia. It is a Romantic castle with some original Gothic and Renaissance elements built in the 12th century. Bojnice Castle is one of the most visited castles in Slovakia, receiving hundreds of thousands of visitors every year and also being a popular filming stage for fantasy and fairy-tale movies."

"Bojnice Castle was first mentioned in written records in 1113, in a document held at the Zobor Abbey. Originally built as a wooden fort, it was gradually replaced by stone, with the outer walls being shaped according to the uneven rocky terrain. Its first owner was Matthew III Csák, who received it in 1302 from the King Ladislaus V of Hungary. Later, in the 15th century, it was owned by King Matthias Corvinus, who gave it to his illegitimate son John Corvinus in 1489. Matthias liked to visit Bojnice and it was here that he worked on his royal decrees. He used to dictate them under his beloved linden tree, which is now known as the "Linden tree of King Matthias". After his death the castle became the property of the Zápolya family (see John Zápolya). The Thurzós, the richest family in the northern Kingdom of Hungary, acquired the castle in 1528 and undertook its major reconstruction. The former fortress was turned into a Renaissance castle. From 1646 on, the castle's owners were the Pálffys, who continued to rebuild the castle."

SLOVAKIA - Castles of Slovakia

Thanks to Adriana for the nice castles card of Slovakia.

SLOVAKIA - Spissky Hrad/Spis Castle

"The ruins of Spiš Castle in eastern Slovakia form one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe. The castle is situated above the town of Spišské Podhradie and the village of Žehra, in the region known as Spiš (Hungarian: Szepes, German: Zips, Polish: Spisz, Latin: Scepusium). It was included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1993 (together with the adjacent locations of Spišská Kapitula, Spišské Podhradie and Žehra). This is one of the biggest European castles by area."