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Prešov · Slovakia
In the destination Levoča and Spiš Castle.
In the photo: Cathedral of St. Martin, in Spišská Kapitula.
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The city
Small town at the foot of the Spiš Castle ruins, which occupy about 4 hectares on top of a hill, between the ecclesiastical district of Spišská Kapitula and the village of Žehra, with its medieval frescoed church. The three sites, together with Levoča, are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The local experience
One of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, with about 4 hectares of walls, courtyards and towers on a limestone hill. Burned in 1780, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has a museum in the upper castle.
Small walled ecclesiastical town in front of Spiš Castle, seat of the Spiš diocese, with the 13th-century Romanesque Cathedral of St. Martin and a single street of canons’ houses. It is nicknamed the Slovak Vatican.
Small Romanesque and Gothic church on a hill in the village of Žehra, with an onion‑shaped Baroque dome and frescoes from the 13th to 15th centuries, including the Tree of Life. It is part of the UNESCO site of Spiš Castle.
