Slovakia Christmas Markets

Christmas in Slovakia is celebrated with carols and songs, the beautiful pastorals that were sung in the past among family and community members are now performed by church choirs. The Christmas trees in every home are decorated with candles, fruit, sweets, honey paste angels and wooden figurines. The Christmas markets are a rather recent tradition, but the country has had ...

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is located along the Danube River, in a beautiful location between the mountains of the Alps and the Carpathians, a few kilometers from the Austrian capital Vienna. The city of Bratislava has an interesting old town dominated by a beautiful castle, the old town is made up of a maze of streets and squares where alternating fine buildings ...