There simply is no way to tour Europe and not be awestruck by its scenic beauty, epic history and dazzling artistic and culinary diversity.
We spent few lovely hours in Spania Dolina, this little picturesque village is situated 11 km north of Banska Bystrica, not far from Stare Hory, on the borderline of the Low Tatras and the Great Fatra, at an altitude of 728 m above sea level. It is an ancient copper mining village rich...
We got a sunny gap in bad weather during the visit to Banska Bystrica. The city lies in the Hron River valley, surrounded by mountains. It was an important mining center founded in the 13th century. There are some Gothic and 19th-century Renaissance-style buildings, including burghers’...
In rainy weather, we have arrived at a small village Hronsek with UNESCO listed Wooden articular Church. It is 8 meters high wooden structure built in the shape of a cross with arms 23 and 18 meters long. As there are many unusual motives from Scandinavian architecture, it is assumed that...
Today we spent a day and night in the Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica located in the mountains of Štiavnické Vrchy. This old medieval mining center grew into a town with Renaissance palaces, 16th-century churches, elegant squares, and castles. The urban center blends into the...
We were invited to join the meeting of fans of US cars at Castle Střekov, it was quite short, so later we took a chance to visit the castle (entrance 100 CZK) and try some local specialties in the castle restaurant (lunch for 4 – 1400 CZK). Castle was built in 1316 and perched above the...
After two days of driving (1290 km, Italian toll 41,50 EUR) we have arrived in Genoa harbor. It was one of the worst and messy harbors we ever went through. Here is the procedure step by step – 1) at the entrance to the harbor is a security check, where you have to present your ferry...