Košice, SlovakiaThe finest main street in Slovakia — a pedestrian boulevard of Gothic, Baroque, and Art Nouveau buildings flanking a musical fountain, with the Cathedral at one end and the State Theatre at the other. Almost completely free of tourism; an entirely authentic Central European urban experience.
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The largest Gothic cathedral in Slovakia and one of the finest in Central Europe — a soaring 14th-century masterpiece on the most beautiful main street in Slovakia. The north tower has 162 steps to a panoramic platform; the crypt contains the tomb of Ferenc Rákóczi II, hero of the Hungarian uprising.
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The greatest museum in Eastern Slovakia — a Neo-Renaissance palace housing the extraordinary Košice Gold Treasure (3,000 gold coins hidden in 1450 and found in 1935), a natural history collection, and regional history exhibits in the most beautiful museum building in the Carpathian Basin.