Tag: Central Europe road trip
Central Europe Road Trip 6/6: Bratislava & Tihany – Blue Church, Michael's Gate, Lake Balaton FinaleThe final part of our 12-day, three-country Central Europe road trip. In the Slovak capital Bratislava we saw the Presidential Palace, the castle, Michael's Gate, the man in the top hat and the dreamy Blue Church, then drove back to Hungary for Lake Balaton from the Tihany Peninsula.
Central Europe Road Trip 5/6: High Tatras, Spiš Castle & Levoča – Cable Car up Lomnický ŠtítPart 5 of our Central Europe road trip, the Slovak mountain chapter: an evening walk at Štrbské Pleso, the cable car from Tatranská Lomnica via Skalnaté Pleso up Lomnický Štít (2,634 m), then Spiš Castle, one of Central Europe's largest castle ruins, and Levoča's Renaissance town hall.
Central Europe Road Trip 4/6: Košice, Slovakia – St. Elisabeth Cathedral, Singing FountainPart 4 of our Central Europe road trip takes us to Košice, Slovakia's second-largest city: the country's largest Gothic cathedral, the Singing Fountain, a black dragon sculpture and plague column on the main street, and Jakab's Palace, which looks like a fairy-tale castle.
Central Europe Road Trip 3/6: Szentendre & Füzér Castle – Danube Artists' Town and a Hilltop CastlePart 3 of our Central Europe road trip. We leave Budapest for Szentendre, the Danube artists' town with its colourful Umbrella Street and cobbled lanes, then drive northeast to Füzér Castle near the Slovak border for views over the Zemplén Mountains.
Central Europe Road Trip 2/6: Budapest in One Day – Széchenyi Baths, New York Café, Gellért HillPart 2 of our Central Europe road trip: one classic day in Budapest. A morning soak at Széchenyi Baths, Vajdahunyad Castle and Heroes' Square in the afternoon, cake in the New York Café, then the Danube sunset from Gellért Hill. With practical tips.
Central Europe Road Trip 1/6: Vienna & Budapest – Karlskirche, Fisherman's Bastion, Road VignettesPart 1 of our late-May 2025 Central Europe road trip: Karlskirche, St. Stephen's Cathedral and cake in Vienna, then Hungary, the Danube and Buda Castle Hill with Fisherman's Bastion and the Magdalene Tower. Includes tips on electronic road tolls for a three-country drive.