Košice

Worth seeing in and around Košice

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Cathedral of St. Elizabeth

   The Cathedral of St. Elizabeth, also called Saint Elizabeth Cathedral, is a Gothic cathedral in Košice, Slovakia.

   700 m · cathedral in Košice, Slovakia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice

   Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice is a university located in Košice, Slovakia. It was founded in 1959 and is organized into five faculties.

   300 m · university in Slovakia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National Theatre Košice

   The National Theatre Košice is situated in the centre of Košice, Slovakia. The representative building of the State Theatre was built in a Neo-baroque style according to projects of Adolf Lang during the years 1879–1899.

   800 m · opera house in Košice · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Košice Zoo

   The Košice Zoo is a zoo in Košice, Slovakia in the borough of Kavečany. It covers 292 hectares and is the largest zoo in Slovakia and the third largest in Europe.

   8.2 km · ZOO in Košice, Slovakia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of Virgin Mary's Birth

   The Greek Catholic Cathedral Church of Virgin Mary's Birth is located at Moyzesova Street in the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia. It is the cathedral of the Eparchy of Košice of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church.

   500 m · Greek Catholic church building in Košice, Slovakia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Technical University of Košice

   Technical University of Košice is the second largest university of technology in Slovakia.

   1.7 km · university in Slovakia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Orthodox synagogue in Košice

   The New Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Puškinova Street near the historic centre of Košice, Slovakia. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.

   1 km · synagogue in Košice, Slovakia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   East Slovak Museum

   The East Slovak Museum in Košice, Slovakia, is one of the oldest Slovak museums, founded in 1872. It is located in the Old Town borough of Košice, at Námestie Maratónu mieru.

   1.2 km · museum in Košice, Slovakia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St. Michael Chapel

   The Saint Michael Church is a Gothic style church in Košice, Slovakia. Originally a chapel, the building became officially a church after its reconstruction in 2006.

   700 m · church · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Košice football arena

    Košická futbalová aréna is a football stadium in Košice, Slovakia. It is the home ground of a local club FC Košice and has an all-seated capacity of 12,555.

    2.3 km · football stadium in Košice · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Most of Košice's attractions are along the main pedestrianized street, known as Hlavná ulica (Main Street), Námestie Maratónu mieru (Peace Marathon Square, the north end of Hlavna), and Námestie osloboditeľov (Square of the liberators, at the southern end of Hlavna) at various parts. With its unique atmosphere Hlavná ulica creates the heart of the town.

1. 01
   East Slovak Museum
2. 02
   Slovak Technical Museum
3. 03
   Archeological museum Lower
4. 04
   Mikluš's Prison

   Exhibition focused on the history of the city, it's part of the East Slovak Museum.

5. 05
   Executioner's bastion and Rodosto

   Katova Bašta is the only remaining part of the city walls.

6. 06
   Museum of Aviation

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Things to do

1. 01
   Walking

   The best thing to do on a short trip or shortly after arriving is to walk the compact and lovely historic centre.

2. 02
   Children's Heritage Railway
3. 03
   Zoo

   One of the largest zoos in Europe by its area.

4. 04
   The State Theatre

   The State Theater, already mentioned in the See section, proposes a classic program that includes operas and ballets for in Slovak language for quite low prices.

5. 05
   Kasárne Kulturpark

   Cultural Center in old barracks completely renovated in 2013 including the park that surrounds it.

6. 06
   Tabačka Kulturfabrik

   Alternative cultural center including concerts and movies.

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Where to eat

Hlavna and adjacent streets has the greatest concentration of restaurants. In outer districts you will find popular pizza places. Prices usually are a bit higher downtown. On Sunday restaurants often open only for dinner. There's just one completely vegetarian restaurant (Ajvega) but most restaurants have one or several vegetarian dishes on the menu.

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Getting to Košice

Airports

Debrecen (DEB), 139 km · Rzeszów-Jasionka (RZE), 165 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 185 km

Stations

Košice International Airport, 6 km · Košice railway station, 1.5 km

• Bratislava → Košice

  313 km · quickest by road, 5h 51m · €44–60
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  134 km · quickest by road, 2h 36m · Ft3,780–5,050
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• Jasionka → Košice

  383 km · quickest by road, 8h 3m · zł120–160
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