The region's uniqueness and cultural potential are determined by historical and geographical factors as well as its ethnic and religious composition. Apart from the majority of the Slovak nationality, Šariš was inhabited by a German ethnic group, Ruthenians, Ukrainians, Roma and Jews. Among the tourist attractions reflecting the ethnic culture of the region are:
The Museum of Jewish Culture - Synagogue in Prešov - is part of a complex of Jewish community institutions. Its richly decorated interior with a fully preserved inventory is one of the most attractive monuments in Slovakia. The building still serves as a house of prayer. The exhibition is located in the women's gallery and it is called Barkány's collection of judaík (Collection of Barkány's Judaica).
Contact:
Múzeum židovskej Kultúry - Synagóga v Prešove, Okružná 32, 080 01 Prešov, +421517731638, http://www.synagoga-presov.sk/
Židovské suburbium v Bardejove (Jewish suburbium in Bardejov)
Mlynská 13, 085 01 Bardejov, +4210544722506
Museum of Ruthenian Culture in Prešov - is dedicated to the history and culture of the Ruthenian ethnic group in Slovakia and in the world. In his exhibitions, he describes, inter alia, the history of the Orthodox Church in Slovakia, miniatures of wooden churches and everyday life of Ruthenians in a traditional rural environment.
Contact:
Múzeum rusínskej Kultúry v Prešove, Masarykova 20, 08001 Prešov, +421512453316, +421907814739, mrk@snm.sk, www.snm.sk, https://www.facebook.com/SNM.MRK/about/?ref=page_internal
The Museum of Ukrainian Culture and the Open-Air Museum in Świdnik - this is the oldest museum of national minorities in Slovakia (founded in 1956). In three exhibitions it presents the cultural and historical development of the ethnic group (main exhibition), traditional architecture and housing (ethnographic exhibition in nature - open-air museum) and an overview of works of art from the 15th century to the present (Dezider Milly Gallery).
Contact:
Múzeum of ukrainian cultúry a Skanzen vo Svidníku, Centrálna 258, 089 01 Svidník, +421542451001, +421542451003, sekretariat-muk@snm.sk; www.snm.sk, www.facebook.com/muzeum.svidnik
Museum of Šariš Bardiów - one of the oldest museums in Slovakia (the open-air museum managed by the museum is the oldest in Slovakia). Permanent exhibitions include a historical and natural exhibition and an exhibition of the museum of folk architecture. The museum's art and history collections are among the most valuable in Slovakia. At the same time, the facility has a Slovak range of documentation of the iconographic works of the Eastern rite.
Contact:
Šarišské múzeum Bardejov, Radničné námestie 13, 08501, Bardejov, sarmus@nextra.sk, +421544724966
Tripolitana - Prešov Provincial Museum - the museum is located in three cities. Rákoczi Palace in Prešov offers 5 comprehensive exhibitions, including the most extensive and comprehensive collection of firefighting equipment in Slovakia. In addition, the museum presents the history of aristocratic residences, the history of art, the history of clocks, weapons and numismatics, an ethnographic exhibition, an exhibition of inanimate nature and Slovak opal. The branch in the village of Hanušovce nad Topľou is represented by the castle founded as the aristocratic residence of the Dessewffy family and the living archaeological museum Archeopark. The Stropkov branch offers exhibitions: Painting Gallery by František Veselé and Ľalka (Dolls).
Contact:
Tripolitana - Krajské múzeum Prešov, Hlavná 86, 08001 Prešov, +421517734708, muzeum@tripolitana.sk, https://www.facebook.com/krajskemuzeumpresov
Other local centers:
Ľudové múzeum v Brezovici, Šteľbašská izba, Múzeum v Kurove, Čirčianska chyža and others.
Galleries: Šarišská galéria v Prešove, Galéria a múzeum ľudového umenia vo Finticiach, Mestské múzeum a galéria Veľký Šariš, Mestská galéria Lipany, Caraffova väznica s galériou v Prešove and others.
Other tourist attractions are the former free royal cities of Šariš - Prešov, Bardiów and Sabina. From 1647, Presov was also a town of župný (then a self-governing organizational unit). Together with Bardejov, they belonged to important craft centers and the main fair centers of Šariš. City tourist information centers organize cyclical events: Bardejovské potulky (Bardejov Walks) and Objavovanie Prešova (Discovering Prešov), during which they familiarize the interested with the historical and contemporary attractions of the cities.
Contacts:
Objavovanie Prešova - Mestské informačné centrum v Prešove, Hlavná 67, 08001 Prešov, +421513100125, +421513100126, info@gopresov.sk, https://www.facebook.com/gopresov/
Bardejovské potulky - TIK Bardejov - Turistická informačná kancelária, Radničné námestie 21, Bardejov, +421544744003, tik@bardejov.travel, www.tik.bardejov.travel, www.tik-bardejov.sk
Slovakia can be proud of the remarkable concentration of castles and palaces on its territory. Many of them began to be built after the Tatar invasion in the 13th century. Šariš is also rich in ruins of castle complexes (eg Kamenicki Castle, Kapušany Castle, Plaveč Castle, Zbojnícky Castle, Šebeš Castle, Bodoň, Hanigovský, Lipovce, Obišovce, Zborovský castles). To enhance the beauty of the castles, chateaux and chateaux in the Šariš area, the Šarišská hradná cesta (Gray Castle Trail) project was created, which connects individual buildings and raises awareness of their existence among tourists.
Contact:
OOCR REGIÓN ŠARIŠ, Hlavná 73, 08001 Prešov, info@regionsaris.sk, +421908546716, www.regionsaris.sk, www.sarisskahradnacesta.sk
Šariš has a mountain and sub-mountain character, which allows for various forms of spending time outdoors in nature - shorter trips and more difficult tourist routes are available, bicycle routes in summer, cross-country trails in winter, ski resorts. A number of ideas for outdoor activities can be found on the following websites: www.visitsaris.eu, www.severovychod.sk, www.dukladestination.com, https://www.regionsaris.sk/, as well as in the guide for the Presov Region available at at https: // www.po-kraj.sk/sk/kraj-ponuka/publikacie/.
Among the natural attractions worth mentioning are the world-famous spa Bardejovské kúpele (Bardiów-Żdrój) and the only accessible cave in the Prešov region - Zlá diera.
Bardejovské kúpele (Bardiów-Zdrój) - the beauty of the spa are natural mineral springs, which due to their composition are among the most important in Europe. In the 19th century, they were one of the most visited centers of social life in Hungary. They were also visited by Empress Elizabeth, known as Sissi (the building where she once lived is named after her). The spa is still attractive and offers not only health treatments, but also relaxation in nature and many cultural activities.
Other mineral springs: Kvašna voda in the Prešov district Cemjate, Salvator in the village of Lipovce, Cigeľka and others.
The Zlá diera Cave - Lipovecká Jaskyňa (Lipovecka Cave) or in the Zla džura dialect is located near the village of Lipovce. It is distinguished by a very delicate way of sharing. Visitors go underground with a helmet on their head and traditional cave carbides as the cave is not illuminated by electricity. The public can visit it from April 1 to November 15. The Lake of Happiness is considered the most unusual. “According to legend, it should be especially liked by virgins. If they dip their fingers in it, they will find their life partner within a year. "
Contact:
Bardejovské kúpele, 08631 Bardejovské kúpele, +421544774000, sekretariat@kupele-bj.sk
Zlá diera cave near the village of Lipovce, +421905237565, +421907967316, kosc@zladiera.sk, facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaskyna.zladiera
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