Slovakia Travel

Slovakia travel and tourism information & guide on vacation spots and destinations in Slovakia. Slovakia is a small country in Central Europe, bordered on the north by Poland, on the east by Ukraine, on the south by Hungary, on the southwest by Austria, and on the northwest by the Czech Republic. Its capital is Bratislava. For many centuries Slovakia belonged to the kingdom of Hungary; more recently it was part of Czechoslovakia. It became independent on Jan. 1, 1993. The northern part of Slovakia is dominated by the Carpathian Mountains. The Slovak lowlands to the south are drained by the Vah, Hron, and Hornad rivers. The links included herein relate to travel and tourism in Slovakia.