One of the stateliest buildings of eastern Slovakia is situated in the southern part of region Spiš. It is the manor house Markušovce.
The Markušovce Manor House was built in the mid-17th century. The original form of a Renaissance fort with round towers at the corners was changed during the extensive reconstruction in 1773 when it acquired the Rococo flair.
Shortly after, because of the expected arrival of Emperor Josef II, the summer residence Dardanely was built in the manor's garden.
After all its parts were renewed (1984-1994), the manor enshrines the exhibition of historical furniture and various collections characterizing eastern Slovakia.
The summer residence houses an exhibition of keyboard instruments of the Spiš Museum that is located in the town of Spišská nová Ves. The wonderful hall of the summer residence ornamented by imposing frescoes is now used as a concert hall.
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One of the best preserved Slovak wooden sacral buildings is the articled Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity (Kostol sv. Tojice) in Kežmarok. In 2008, along with seven wooden churches of the Slovak part of Carpathian Mountain Area, it was included on the UNESCO Word Heritage List.
The dominant of the town Kežmarok is the Castle Kežmarský hrad that has entered the history of tourism in the High Tatras as the salient point of the first known tourist trip to this mountain range.
We invite all mountain biking (MTB) enthusiasts who are determined to challenge the beautiful nature of Spiš at the limits of their abilities to Spišská Nová Ves on July 24-25, 2026, to the 14th annual extreme non-stop MTB race "SPIŠSKÝ 333 EXTREME". The race is organized by OOCR Slovenský raj & Spiš, the City of Spišská Nová Ves and the ADAM SNV Leisure Center, with the financial support of the Košice Self-Governing Region and KOCR Košice Region Tourism.
Tatra Veteran 2026
Detective comedy Coco & Tina, September 18, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in Culture House Poprad.
