Sidewalk cafe at Hlavne namestie, Kosice, Slovakia

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Košice

Equal parts pretty and gritty, Košice captures attention with its old town, a jewellery box of Gothic towers, medieval bastions and baroque sculpture. The pride of Eastern Slovakia's largest city is its central square, which boasts the country's greatest concentration of historic monuments.


Attractions

Must-see attractions

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