Adventure offering
Water – Sound – Motion, the freedom of creativity
In the area along the Danube - thanks to its natural endowment - the freedom and joy of water, sound and movement meet. The Danube, the Öreg lake, the rocky areas, the proximity of the places offer the possibility that, supplemented by audio and video technology, a concert will provide an even greater experience, both visually and audibly.
Many types of exercise can be tried here, even horse lovers, the multitude of hikers, water sports enthusiasts, joggers, bike riders, or those who relax in the park will find the best activity for them. Enjoying the beauty of the landscape, they can recharge their batteries, whether they choose the active or the more comfortable solution.
Interesting facts from Slovakia
The tallest wooden Gothic altar in the world can be admired in Lőcs (Levoča), in the Church of St. James. It is 18.6 m high and was created by master Pál from Lőcs. He carved it from lime wood at the beginning of the 16th century and made it over 10 years.
The Körmöcbánya Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica) is the oldest continuously operating plant. Coins have been minted here since 1328 and e.g. Slovak euro coins will also be produced here.
The Bratislava tapestries exhibited in the Primate's Palace are the world's most complex series of tapestries, which were made in the English royal manufactory in Mortlake (part of London). The series from the 17th century consists of 6 pieces. It depicts the tragic love story of the priestess Hero and a young man named Leander.
The highest stalactite column is hidden in the Giants' Hall (Sieň obrov) in the Keeling Cave (Krásnohorská jaskyňa). It is called "the stalactite of the Rozsnyó cavers" and is 32.6 m high. We can also find it in the Guinness Book of Records.
The first technical college in the whole world was the Banská Academy, founded in 1762 by Mária Terézia. It is located in Selmecbány (Banská Štiavnica) and was the center of the development of mining science and technology in Europe.
The building of the first horse railway in Hungary from Bratislava to Szentgyörgy (Svätý Jur) is one of the oldest station buildings in the whole world.
The Tatra chamois is a very unique species of chamois, as it developed in complete isolation for thousands of years after the end of the ice age. That is why it differs from similar chameleons found in the Alps and Apennines and this type is not found anywhere else. Since there are barely more than 1,000 copies of it alive today, it is therefore strictly protected.
Source: Asseco Slovakia