Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Košice, Slovakia
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5.1 km
41 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 KošiceSight 1: Kunsthalle
Kunsthalle Košice is a building that serves as an exhibition space for visual arts and workshops. It is historically the first kunsthalle in Slovakia.
Sight 2: City Park
City Park is the largest public park in Košice in the Old Town. It is located between the streets Staničné námestie, Štefánikova street, Thurzova street, and Rumanova street.
Sight 3: 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.
Sight 4: Kalvínsky kostol
The Calvinist Church at Hrnčiarska ulica in Košice, Slovakia was initially an army store-house.
Sight 5: Andrášiho palác
Andrassy Palace is a neo-baroque building in Košice standing on the corner of Hlavná and Biela streets.
Sight 6: Čákiho-Dezőfiho palác
Čáki-Dezőfi Palace is a building in Košice standing on the corner of Hlavná and Poštova streets.
Sight 7: Kostol sv. Antona Paduánskeho
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.
Sight 8: Palác hornouhorského generálneho kapitanátu
The Palace of the Upper Hungarian General Captaincy is a historical building on Hlavná Street in Košice. As the name implies, in the past it was the seat of the Upper Hungarian Main Captainate. Today it houses the Slovak Technical Museum. The palace was built between 1876 and 1899 in the Art Nouveau style.
Sight 9: Romathan
The Romathan Theater is the Roma National Minority Theater in Košice. It was founded in 1992 and is the only theater of its kind in Slovakia. He presents his performances in Roma and Slovak.
Sight 10: Východoslovenské múzeum
The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie maratóncov.
Sight 11: Košice Peace Marathon
The Peace Marathon Memorial is located on the Peace Marathon Square in the Old Town district of Košice. It was unveiled in 1959.
Sight 12: Kostol Božského Srdca Ježišovho
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Jesuit church in the Old Town district of Košice. The church was originally built as a chapel between 1936 and 1937 and was consecrated to church in 2009.
Wikipedia: Kostol Božského Srdca Ježišovho (Košice) (SK), Url
Sight 13: Kostol Krista Kráľa
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.
Sight 14: Obetiam nehody električky č. 6
The accident of tram line no. 6 occurred in Košice on October 30, 1978. It is the largest accident in the history of urban transport in Slovakia and at the same time one of the most tragic tram accidents in the history of Central Europe. A set of Tatra T3 trams on line 6 got out of control while driving downhill along the SNP class to the Amphitheater and, due to excessive speed, derailed, overturned and crashed into trees. The accident killed 9 people and injured 90. The youngest victim was only 14 years old.
Sight 15: Amfiteáter
Amphitheater Košice is an amphitheater in Košice, Sever district on Festivalovo námestie no. 2.
Sight 16: Kostol Sedembolestnej Panny Márie
The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is a Baroque church in Košice, in the Sever district on Na Calvary Street. It is the largest Calvary church in Slovakia.
Wikipedia: Kostol Sedembolestnej Panny Márie (Košice) (SK), Url
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