North-west of Rožňava in the east of Slovakia, in the valley of the Slaná river is the fairy tale-like two-storied manor house Betliar with four corner towers. Its interior is equally interesting, as it contains a picture gallery, music and hunting halls, a library, antique furniture and exotic collections. Its reconstruction won a EUROPA NOSTRA award. It is a stately hunting manor surrounded by a wonderful English park with romantic structures including an artificial cave and waterfall. The park with the area of 57 hectares is one of the largest maintained parks in Slovakia and has been included in the list of the world historical gardens.
Gombasecka cave /Unesco/
The cave is famous for extra thin sinter “curls”. It is situated in the western foothills of the Silická planina plateau in the Slovenský kras karst. Thanks to its significance and unique ornamentation, it was included into the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its entrance is at the altitude of 250 m above sea level, and about 11 metres above the spring Čierna vyvieračka. The length of the sightseeing route is about 530 m and it takes 30 minutes. The visitors overcome the altitude difference of 43 m during the tour. Its most valuable ornamentation consists of thin sinter ”feathers”, which are in places as much as 3 m long. Other forms of stalactites and stalagmites, different kinds of sinter forms also occur here. The spacious Mramorová sieň (Marble Hall) with cone-shaped stalagmites is especially interesting.
Walking in Josvafo
Jósvafő is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county Hungary, situated at the confluence of the Jósva, Kecső, and Tohonya streams. The area, now designated Aggteleki National Park, abounds with natural springs and caves. The "old village" of the settlement was declared a landmark site in 1999.
Category: Day trip, Duration 9 hours, Condition: Very Easy. Regular trip. Unesco trip. Date: Every Saturday.
Schedule:
Pick up from the hotels:
08.15 Moldavska road
08.25 Mäsiarska street
08.30 Juzna trieda
08.40 Puskinova/Mlynska street
08.45 Tyrsovo nabrezie
08.55 Dolny Bankov
Tour:
09.55 - 11.55 The Manor house Betliar
12.00 - 13.00 lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Gombasecka cave
15.45-16.30 Josvafo walking
17.45- 18.25 drop off in the hotel in Kosice
*if your address is not mentioned in the list be sure that pick up and drop off includes all location in Kosice I, Kosice II, Kosice III, Kosice IV. Be sure that you filled to order form accurate address or name of pick up/ drop off location
Price: 55,- Eur minimum 6 persons
Price includes: Driver/guide, transfer, 12 Eur 2-course lunch, parking, 12 eur entrances the manor house and cave, Tip in the sites and restaurant.
Price not includes: drinks, personal costs, tip to the guide/driver.
