Consulate of the Slovak Republic to Texas

01/06/2023

Bratislava to welcome the new year in the streets again

After two pandemic years, Bratislava will welcome the new year of 2023 with street festivities.

New Year’s Eve festivities include music, food, music, fireworks and more.

01/05/2023

Christmas trees get a second chance in Bratislava

Bratislava continues to advance the collection and reuse of discarded Christmas trees to a new higher level.

The trees will be transferred into bookshelves after Christmas is over.

01/03/2023

All Slovaks are passive bilinguals, linguist says

Thirty years after divorcing, Czechs and Slovaks still understand each other without hesitation.

12/30/2022

The mountain guide advises where to go in winter

The Turiec region offers everything from mountain exploits to historic events.

12/28/2022

Refurbishment of the SNG sets a new benchmark

The Slovak National Gallery is gradually reopening to the public.

12/26/2022

Two Christmas trams offer free rides in downtown Bratislava

Bratislava now has two Christmas trams which offer rides for free.

One is traditional, the other carries a message of inclusivity.

12/19/2022

Slovakia gets first shoe museum

Slovakia's first museum of shoes has officially opened its doors with displays of footwear from prehistoric times to the present day.

Exhibition takes in prehistoric footwear, maps development of industry.

12/16/2022

Hold your horses! Breeding Lipizzans another Slovakia UNESCO entry

Together with another seven countries, Slovakia succeeded with the joint nomination of Lipizzan horse breeding traditions.

The Lipizzan horse has ancestors that can be traced back to 1580.

12/15/2022

Refurbished national gallery to open to the public on December 11

The SNG is ready to open more than 20 years after closing a significant part of the exhibition premises of the Slovak National Gallery (SNG) in Bratislava.

The inaugural exhibition will guide visitors through the new premises.

12/14/2022

Bratislava unveils the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Finally, after more than 29 years since its establishment, Slovakia has an official protocol place - the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

President: Freedom must be constantly protected.

12/13/2022

Hospital dig unearths Stone Age settlement

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an Early Stone Age site believed to be the first of its kind discovered in northern Slovakia.

Find sheds new light on ancient communities in Slovakia.

12/12/2022

Eugene Cernan – The man on the moon who never forgot his Slovak roots

Eugene Cernan famous as the last man to walk on the moon.who never forgot about his Slovak roots.

1974 visit to ancestral home posed problems for communist regime.

12/09/2022

Netherlands Commerce Chamber raised thousands of euros to support river in High Tatras

The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce raised €8,000 at their annual charity ball in mid-November in downtown Bratislava.

It is not their first charitable event.

12/07/2022

Meet Karel Koch, founder of Bratislava’s Koch Sanatorium

Among the splendid villas on the hill behind Bratislava castle, dense greenery hides the Koch Sanatorium.

The fate of this famed doctor included a stellar medical career, but also political persecution.

12/02/2022

Icelandic company to create interactive exhibition in old Slovak curia

Curia Zuzana in Markušovce in the Spiš region is awaiting a renovation of more than two million euros.

Curia Zuzana was built in 1745 by Franz Máriássy, named after his wife. The farm building was completely renovated in the 1980s.

11/30/2022

New bike chargers and bike service at Kojšovská Hola and in Granárium

Košice Region invites you to visit interesting spots while waiting for batteries to be charged.

11/28/2022

High Tatra's Ice Cathedral now open, inspired by Jerusalem church

The public can for the first time enter inside the walls of The Ice Cathedral at Hrebienok in the High Tatras.

The ice cathedral is in its tenth season already.

11/28/2022

High Tatra's Ice Cathedral now open, inspired by Jerusalem church

The public can for the first time enter inside the walls of The Ice Cathedral at Hrebienok in the High Tatras.

The ice cathedral is in its tenth season already.

11/25/2022

Slovaks have improved their English skills

Slovaks have reached the highest level of English in history and are approaching the world's top.

Slovaks approach global top ranking in English.

11/23/2022

A new metal ladder awaits hikers in the Lačnovský canyon

New hiking infrastructure has been added in the Lačnovský Canyon, a popular tourist locality near Prešov.

A favourite hiking destination near Prešov is safer now.

11/22/2022

SNP Heroes' Trail gets new shelter

New tourist shelter has been opened on The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Heroes' Trail.

"High quality" new generation building located in Volovské vrchy.

11/21/2022

Nová Tržnica market hall in Bratislava is declared a national cultural monument

The Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic has granted the market hall building at Trnavské Mýto Square in Bratislava the status of national cultural monument.

The building has been dubbed the ‘mini-Pompidou Centre’.

11/21/2022

Photos from Slovenské veľvyslanectvo v USA / Slovak Embassy in USA's post

11/18/2022

The only Slovak hotel ship is anchored in Bratislava. Now you can peek inside

The Albertina - the only Slovak hotel ship is currently anchored in the Slovak capital.

The Albertina is 110 meters long, 7.5 meters high and 11.4 meters wide.

11/16/2022

Work to begin on Poloniny bike trail

The new Poloniny bike trail in eastern Slovakia which will open up the national park to cyclists.

New route will open up national park to cyclists.

11/15/2022

Slovak National Gallery gears up to reopen after extensive refurbishment

The Slovak National Gallery (SNG) is preparing to reopen its refurbished main site in Bratislava.

The gallery will open its renovated Bratislava premises in mid December.

11/14/2022

Slovakia looks to new horizons with space agency membership

Foreign investment predicted to rise,after president Zuzana Čaputová earlier this month signed Slovakia's associate membership of the ESA.

Foreign investment predicted to rise, jobs to open up.

11/11/2022

Rides on renovated railway in Vychylovka in the spring

The reconstruction of the two-kilometer section of the Historic Forest Headland Railway in the Vychylovka open-air museum in Nová Bystrica is at an end.

The Kysuce forest railway was established between 1915 and 1918, once used to transport wood.

11/09/2022

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The new Sláviček tourist shelter with unique architecture opened to the public in the Tŕstie nature reserve in Muránska planina national park.

11/08/2022

Rare fossil site in Bratislava gets camera surveillance

The prominent fossil-rich site of Sandberg, in Bratislava’s Devínská Nová Ves district, now enjoys rather more protection after a monitoring camera was installed there.

The camera also provides views of the countryside around Sandberg

11/07/2022

A Slovak who became successful in Manhattan real estate and famous for roasted duck

New York City is a place where Rado Varchola fits in and feels unashamed of being “all over the place”.

Rado Varchola left for New York 30 years ago.

11/04/2022

Slope of Slovak ski star or evening snowmobile ride. Winter in the Low Tatras is approaching

For many, the coming winter months fire up hope for abundant snow, which means excellent skiing conditions in Slovak resorts.

Chopok also offers a gastronomic experience combined with views and a cable car ride.

11/03/2022

Fission reaction starts in third unit of Mochovce

The third unit of the Mochovce nuclear power plant is running at minimum controlled power after operator Slovenské Elektrárne started a fission reaction on Saturday.

The unit will provide approximately 13 percent of the Slovakia's overall electricity consumption.

11/02/2022

The young Slovaks awarded for their determination

From helping seniors to making replicas, the Duke of Edinburgh program awards talented young Slovaks.

From helping seniors to making replicas, the Duke of Edinburgh programme awards talented young Slovaks.

10/31/2022

Dutch musician brings taste of busking to Slovak bars

Robert Leslie plays from metros of New York to towns of Slovakia.

10/28/2022

Slovak cosmetics firm now tops the country's shampoo sales

The Slovak brand DiXi, which produces best-selling shampoos in Slovakia, now holds the top position regarding the volume of liters sold.

DiXi shampoos are produced in eastern Slovakia.

10/26/2022

Modra manor house opens after massive overhaul

The Modra manor house, a national cultural monument, has been opened to the public as a new cultural and creative center following a massive reconstruction.

Building to become cultural and creative center.

10/24/2022

Bloomberg grant to support traffic experiment in Košice

The city of Košice is one of twenty European cities that received a grant of almost 26,000.

The intervention will take place near the historic centre.

10/23/2022

Kriváň Peak (2495m) - the symbol of Slovakia 🇸🇰 It is easily recognisable for its conspicuously curved summit, which is the reason why it is called Kriváň (in English Curved Mount) 🍂🇸🇰

📷 Borievky Photogallery

10/22/2022

He spoke no English but worked his way up. Slovak worked for the world’s richest man

Jozef Biľ arrived in America wearing a traditional Slovak folk costume.