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Slovakia’s UNESCO sites – Vlkolinec

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Many of the sites on the UNESCO list are the Old Town areas of large cities (Prague, Krakow) or whole walled towns like Cesky Krumlov, but this particular site – Vlkolinec – is a village of 45 very well preserved log houses high up a hillside in the middle of Slovakia, near the entirely missable town of Ruzomberok.

I was in the area visiting my fiancée’s family so we stopped off here on the way back from seeing a nearby castle.

There’s an entry fee for non-residents (yes, regular people live here, as evidenced by the cars and satellite dishes) of €2, which includes taking a peek inside the museum house.

Overall, it’s probably not worth a significant detour, but it’s placed very handily for one of the possible routes if you take a private transfer between Krakow and Budapest and makes an interesting place to get out of the car and stretch your legs.

Here are a few photos from our visit:

And a map:

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