When I attended my first local guides meeting in November 2019 in Treviso, I decided to organize a similar meeting in Eastern Slovakia, in my hometown Košice.
Basic facts about Košice:
- The 2nd largest city in Slovakia is inhabited by app. 300,000 citizens
- The longest pedestrian zone in Slovakia
- The oldest marathon run in Europe (since 1924)
- The largest cathedral in Slovakia
- European Capital of Culture 2013
The historic center of Košice was fortified by walls until the 18th century. Today it is made up of almost a kilometer long pedestrian zone surrounded by historic buildings inhabited by medieval kings, counts and prominent representatives of the nobility. A center full of legends and stories, palaces of rich nobles alternate with houses of craftsmen, churches, squares and narrow streets that ask the views of passers-by. The exhibitions reveal a huge piece of the city’s history, science, culture and art.
Košice - European Capital of Culture 2013 - official video on youtube:
The first meeting will take place on 25.4.2020 at 10.00 am at the Statue of Immaculata - Plague Column
https://goo.gl/maps/8Gdw23QmFScfHTy6A
Registration is here:
https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/97e42a3d5cf741679b0ef9fe6f696233
During a walk that will take about 2.5 - 3 hours. let’s take a look at the most important places in the center:
St. Elizabeth cathedral
https://goo.gl/maps/81a3ReNterf2fvjc6
State Theater
https://goo.gl/maps/MUGwKdcfGVnBAoL46
Chapel. Michael
https://goo.gl/maps/Lda6pZ4mZPE7pRhp7
Levočský House, Brewery and Pub
https://goo.gl/maps/4tRqYFzWrp6uN9v96
Beggar house
https://goo.gl/maps/PQ2maCLx5nHnJXsA6
Executioner’s Bastion and Miklušová prisons
https: // goo.gl/maps/ZSzn4vznSgV4EuYJA
Dominican square with a farmers’ market
https://goo.gl/maps/rdVQdS1r1Ya8r1wa9
peace marathon Square and the Eastern Slovak Museum
https://goo.gl/maps/KSEAFnLG34MRzeDA9srseKW1KzrgYYstv6
East art gallery
https://goo.gl/maps/6C179qvrTjR6Qgpv8
Jewish synagogue
https://goo.gl/maps/rTRhouWuHfRiWRuw9
handicraft lane
https://goo.gl/maps/73WkDc9Tg9oXu9GP8
walks will end with lunch in one stylish restaurant in the city center .
At 2.30 pm we will move together with the ordered bus to the Tokaj wine region, where the second meeting will take place - Tasting of Tokaj wines in the Macík winery and dinner with Slovak cuisine.
https://g.page/tokajmacik?share
Tasting of 9 kinds of Tokaj wines will take place directly in the underground in a historic cellar carved into a tuff massif. Together we test individual varieties of wine, from dry Furmint to sweet Tokaj selection - a special “putna” wine, which was also delivered to the French royal court. The wine master tells us about the current production and history of Tokaj wines. You will also be able to purchase Tokaj wines from the Macík winery.
Price for tasting is 15, -Eur
After the tasting at about 6 pm we move to the lounge for dinner, where we taste specialties of Slovak and Hungarian cuisine. Of course there will be Tokaj wine for dinner.
The expected conclusion of the event is at 23.00, when the ordered bus will transport us to Košice.
Price for dinner is 30, -Eur
Registration is here:
https://maps.google.com/localguides/meetup/20371a08c3a145919141c37f6996c8d1
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