Discover Košice 2026

As Europe's easternmost and largest Gothic cathedral, St. Elisabeth Cathedral impresses with its elaborate stone ornamentation and one of the oldest surviving crypt burial sites in the region, where a Slovak national hero rests.

As the first city in Slovakia, Košice held the title of European Capital of Culture in 2013, leading to a comprehensive restoration of the old town as well as the conversion of a former barracks into the modern art center Kasárne/Kulturpark.

As the country's second-largest city, Košice forms the economic and cultural center of eastern Slovakia, with a lively university scene and one of the longest pedestrian zones in Central Europe along the main street Hlavná.

The musical fountain at the heart of the pedestrian zone accompanies its choreographed water displays with classical music on summer evenings, regularly drawing locals and visitors for a relaxed evening stroll.

Košice Airport has direct flights from several European cities. Alternatively, the city is reached from Bratislava by train in about five hours along the north-south rail line.

As Europe's easternmost and largest Gothic cathedral, St. Elisabeth Cathedral impresses with its elaborate stone ornamentation and one of the oldest surviving crypt burial sites in the region, where a Slovak national hero rests.

As the first city in Slovakia, Košice held the title of European Capital of Culture in 2013, leading to a comprehensive restoration of the old town as well as the conversion of a former barracks into the modern art center Kasárne/Kulturpark.

As the country's second-largest city, Košice forms the economic and cultural center of eastern Slovakia, with a lively university scene and one of the longest pedestrian zones in Central Europe along the main street Hlavná.