cathedral
St Elisabeth Cathedral, Kosice
Largest church in Slovakia and the easternmost Gothic cathedral in Europe, standing on the main axis of Kosice old town.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Košice Region, Slovakia · Europe
Medzev is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Jasov, 38km from Aggtelek (Baradla Cave).
Medzev is a town located in Košice Region, Slovakia. With a population of 4,111, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Medzev sits in Slovakia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Bratislava time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Medzev to your route.
Medzev (; Hungarian: Mecenzéf, German: Metzenseifen, also known as Metzenseifen to Americans) is a town and large municipality in Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It is one of several towns in Bodva Valley. Other towns in Bodva Valley include: Jasov, Lucia Bania, Vyšný Medzev (UpperRead more
Metzenseifen), and Stos. Historically, It belonged to one of the original mountain towns in the Lower Zips/Dolný Spis: Gelnica/Göllnitz, Smolník/Schmöllnitz, Nálepkovo/Wagendrüssel, Krompachy/Krompach, Mníšek nad Hnilcom/Einsiedel, Švedlár/Schwedler.
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Medzev is located in Košice Region, Slovakia, Europe. The coordinates are 48.7004 latitude, 20.8937 longitude.
Medzev has a population of approximately 4,111 people, making it a town in Slovakia.
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cathedral
Largest church in Slovakia and the easternmost Gothic cathedral in Europe, standing on the main axis of Kosice old town.
27 km · about 30 min drive
castle
One of the largest castle complexes in Central Europe, a dramatic UNESCO-listed ruin sprawling across a hilltop above the Spiš region.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A vast UNESCO karst cave system of dripstone halls and underground concerts on the Slovak border.
38 km · about 45 min drive
national park
An adventure-filled national park laced with narrow gorges, waterfalls, and thrilling iron ladder and chain hiking routes.
47 km · about 55 min drive
waterfall
A thrilling Slovak Paradise canyon ascended via metal ladders and bridges beside cascading water.
47 km · about 55 min drive
castle
A 13th-century fortress straddling a narrow basalt ridge above the Zemplén wine villages, with walkways along the crag and views over the Hernád valley: one of Hungary's most dramatically sited yet least-visited castles.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
One of the world's great ice caves, UNESCO-listed, with ice up to 26.5 m thick filling a mountain cavern in the Slovak Paradise: a frozen underground floor you walk across even in high summer. Short forest walk up from the road.
48 km · about 55 min drive
photogenic
A nine-arched stone railway viaduct of 1931 curving across a meadow above Telgárt, where the line loops over itself to gain height: Slovakia's most photographed piece of railway engineering, at its best in morning mist or under snow.
53 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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