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Brastislava Castle

Slovakia – Romantic Mountains &

Historic Towns

Thursday 11 May to Wednesday 24 May 2023

Slovakia is one of the most beautiful but lesser known countries in Central Europe with an abundance of mountains, historic towns and unspoilt
villages which we are sure will appeal to all.

Day 1 - Eurostar to Brussels & Cologne station who will remain with us for the next 9 days. Day 6 - Ciernohronska Steam Forest Railway
Morning Eurostar train from London St. Pancras to After checking into the hotel, we enjoy a welcome Lying about 40kms from Banská Bystrica, we have a
Brussels with connection for Cologne. Our hotel dinner. full day excursion to this narrow gauge line. Although
is within the station and very close to the famous now a tourist operation, the line serves as a reminder
cathedral and old city. Day 4 - Banska Bystrica of how this part of Europe was once covered by a
A mid-morning direct train via Zvolen takes us to network of such railways. A picnic lunch is included
Day 2 - Dresden Banska Bystrica, arriving in the early afternoon for a today.
A German ICE train takes us via Frankfurt and 3-night stay. A short guided walk enables us to get to
Leipzig to the beautiful city of Dresden for our next know this pleasant city. Day 7 - Low & High Tatra Mountains
overnight stay. There will be time to briefly explore Time to leave Banska Bystrica and head east on
the city this evening. Day 5 - Banska Stiavnica the rural line through the Low Tatra Mountains
We travel by road to Banska Stiavnica, a historic which bisect Central Slovakia. A change of train at
Day 3 - The Elbe River Valley town and UNESCO World Heritage site. Here we Margecany and another at Poprad Tatry will bring us
We follow the lovely Elbe River upstream from visit the mineralogy and open air mining museums
Dresden and continue via Prague to Bratislava, capital with lunch included. The return journey is by train via into the even more spectacular High Tatras which
now dominate our view to the north. This chain
of Slovakia. We meet our local Slovakian guide at the Zvolen to Banska Bystrica.

High Tatra Mountains, Slovakia

13 Over 45 Years of Unforgettable Rail Journeys