Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Košice, Slovakia

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 3.6 km
Ascend 36 m
Descend 32 m

Explore Košice in Slovakia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Košice

Sight 1: Thália

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The Thália Theatre is a theatre of the Hungarian national minority in the city of Košice. The theatre was established in 1969. Under the name Thália Színház Košice Theatre, it operates within the founding competence of the Košice self-governing region. It is a travelling theatre, most of its performances are performed outside of Košice, especially in the south of Slovakia and, of course, in Hungary.

Wikipedia: Divadlo Thália (SK), Website

424 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Bábkové divadlo

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Puppet Theatre Košice is a professional puppet theatre in Košice.

Wikipedia: Bábkové divadlo Košice (SK), Website

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chrám Narodenia Presvätej Bohorodičky

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The Greek Catholic Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary's Birth is located at Moyzesova Street in the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia. It is the cathedral of the Eparchy of Košice of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God, Košice (EN), Website, Url

177 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Kostol Nanebovzatia Panny Márie

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The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or commonly known as the Dominican Church at Dominikánske námestie is the oldest church in Košice, Slovakia, and also the oldest preserved building in the town.

Wikipedia: Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Košice (EN), Website, Url

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Hadik-Barkóciho palác

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Hadik-Barkóci Palace is a building located in Košice, on Hlavná Street.

Wikipedia: Hadik-Barkóciho palác (SK), Url

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Arcibiskupský palác

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The Archbishop's Palace of Košice, Slovakia, is a rococo-classical building, formerly the home of Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph I.

Wikipedia: Archbishop's Palace (Košice) (EN), Url

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Saint Elisabeth Cathedral

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The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia. It is the largest church in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe.

Wikipedia: Cathedral of St. Elizabeth (EN), Website, Youtube

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Saint Michael Chapel

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Saint Michael Chapel Maros M r a z (Maros) / CC BY 2.5

The Saint Michael Church is a Gothic style church in Košice, Slovakia. Originally a chapel, the building became officially a church after its reconstruction in 2006.

Wikipedia: St Michael Chapel (EN)

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Archeologické múzeum

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Archeologické múzeum

The Archaeological Museum in Košice is a museum of Košice city fortifications, specifically its Lower Gate. The area was uncovered during the reconstruction of Hlavná Street (1995-1996). The archaeological survey was led by Košice preservationists Marcela Ďurišová and Jozef Duchoň. The museum project is the work of engineer Alexander Lami. The museum under a large concrete slab was opened to the public in 1998.

Wikipedia: Archeologické múzeum (Košice) (SK)

39 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Gersterov dom

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Gerster's House is a classicist building in Košice standing on Hlavná street number 9.

Wikipedia: Gersterov dom (SK)

335 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Evanjelický kostol

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The Evangelical Church or Protestant Church in Mlynská ulica in Košice, Slovakia is a Neoclassical church building of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, a Lutheran denomination. It has Sunday services at 09:30 and 18:00 in Slovak, and at 08:15 in Hungarian.

Wikipedia: Evangelical Church of Košice (EN)

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Jeneyho palác

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Jeney Palace is an Art Nouveau building in Košice located on Štefánikova Street. The building was built in 1902 and was declared a national cultural monument in 2005.

Wikipedia: Jeneyho palác (SK)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Katova Bašta

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Katova Bašta

Kato's Bastion is the largest and best-preserved building monument from the medieval fortifications of the city in Slovakia. It is located in Košice and its origin dates back to the 15th century.

Wikipedia: Katova bašta (SK)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Kalvínsky kostol

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The Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska ulica in Košice, Slovakia was initially an army store-house.

Wikipedia: Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska Street (EN)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice

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The Church of the Holy Trinity or commonly known as the Premonstratensian Church, or initially the Jesuit Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Košice, Slovakia. It is an example of Baroque architecture in the city and was the site of the martyrdom of three saints in 1619.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Košice (EN), Website

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Fontána znamení

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Fontána znamení Maros M r a z (Maros) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The fountain of signs is a fountain on the Main Street in Košice. It is located between the Košice State Theatre and Immaculata sculpture.

Wikipedia: Fontána znamení (SK)

35 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 17: Immaculata

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The Plague Column or Immaculata is a Baroque plague column in Košice, Slovakia.

Wikipedia: Plague Column, Košice (EN)

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Andrášiho palác

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Andrassy Palace is a neo-baroque building in Košice standing on the corner of Hlavná and Biela streets.

Wikipedia: Andrášiho palác (Košice) (SK), Url

134 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Kostol sv. Antona Paduánskeho

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St. Anthony of Padua Church or commonly known as the Franciscan Church or the Seminary Church at Hlavná ulica is the second oldest church in Košice, Slovakia.

Wikipedia: St Anthony of Padua Church, Košice (EN), Website

578 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 20: Kostol Krista Kráľa

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The Church of Christ King is a Dominican church on the grammar of St. Thomas Aquinas, in the city of the Old Town in Košice.

Wikipedia: Kostol Krista Kráľa (Košice) (SK), Website, Url

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