Practical info: 2-day CR product
Location.
Recommended mode of transport: car, bus
Product Description:
Follow in the footsteps of the 1st and 2nd World War. During the trip you will have the opportunity to visit unique places of the North-East of the Prešov region. It is one of the few regions of the present Slovak Republic (SR) where military operations took place during World War I. The fight for the Carpathian Mountains was also concentrated on the territory of its extreme northeast. Hundreds of soldiers of the opposing sides (Slovaks, Czechs, Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, Russians, Ukrainians) gave their lives in difficult natural conditions. This area became a place of suffering 30 years later, when the Carpathian-Dukla operation - one of the most difficult military operations in mountainous terrain during the Second World War - took place here. During the two days you will have the opportunity to visit the battle sites, where there are memorials, commemorative sites, bunkers, observation posts, combat equipment, military cemeteries, as well as UNESCO sites.
Itinerary:
Day 1
☑️ Svidník
9.00 - 10.15 ➡️ Military History Museum
It is located in Svidník and documents a chapter of war history. It is housed in a building whose shape resembles an anti-tank mine, as its exposition gives an interesting testimony about the course of the Carpatho-Dukla operation in 1944. Recommended tour time: 1 hour
10.15 - 10.30 ➡️War Cemetery Svidník II.
A memorial site of great cultural and historical value, which commemorates the victims of the First World War. Recommended tour time: 15 minutes
10.30 - 11.30 ➡️ Museum of Ukrainianour culture - open-air museum
On the area of 11 hectares you will be introduced to the cultural-historical, political and social development of Ruthenians - Ukrainians in Slovakia from the earliest times to the present day. Recommended tour time: 1 hour
Lunch
13.00 - 14.00 ➡️ Gallery Dezider Milly
The gallery is one of the expositions of the Museum of Ukrainian Culture, which presents the development of the art of Rusyn-Ukrainians from the 16th century to the present day. Recommended tour time: 1 hour
14.15 - 14:45 ➡️ Ladomirova - Greek-Catholic wooden Church of St. Michael the Archangel (UNESCO)
This extraordinary temple was built in 1742 without a single metal nail. It belongs among the most representative temples of the Eastern Rite on the Slovak side of the Carpathian Mountains and is listed by UNESCO. Recommended tour time: 30 minutes
15.00 - 18.00 ➡️ Water World Svidník
After a full day you can relax in the modern aquapark and swimming pool in Svidník. There you will find outdoor and indoor pools and a wellness centre. Recommended tour time: 3 hours
Dinner and accommodation Svidník - personal time off
Day 2
9.00 - 10.00 ➡️ Údolies of death
It is part of the natural Dukla battlefield complex, located between the villages of Kapišová, Kružlová and Nižná Písaná. Recommended tour time: 1 hour
➡️ War Cemetery German soldiers in Hunkovce dates back to the time of World War II. Nearly 3,100 German soldiers who died during the Carpatho-Dukla Operation are buried here. Recommended tour time: 15 minutes
➡️ Greek Catholic Cathedralm Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God
The temple is a national cultural monument, it was built at the end of the 18th century and reconstructed after World War II. Some precious icons from the temple are stored in the Šariš Museum in Bardejov. Recommended tour time: 15 minutes
11.00 - 12.00 ➡️ Dukla battlefield
Part of the Dukla battlefield is also the Memorial of the Czechoslovak Army Corps as a symbol of paying tribute to the fallen soldiers. A tour of the entire area offers you the opportunity to directly touch the weapons on display, enter the bunkers, walk in places that claimed the lives of thousands of soldiers. Recommended tour time: 1 hour
Lunch
13.30 - 14.00 ➡️ Observation tower
In the area of the Dukla Pass you have the opportunity to visit the observation tower, from which you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Slovak-Polish border, where the combat operations of the Carpatho-Dukla Operation took place. Recommended tour time: 30 minutes
14.15 - 15.15 ➡️ Dsave - The Polish town of Dukla is located approximately 17 km from the Dukla Pass, which forms the border between Slovakia and Poland. A visit to the town offers a number of cultural and historical attractions. Recommended tour time: 1 hour
15.45 - 17.00 ➡️ Zyndranova
Visit a village that has long been home to the Lemko ethnic group, whose culture differs from other ethnic groups living in the Carpathian Mountains. It is these characteristics that are captured by the Museum of Lemko Culture, which houses an ethnographic and historical exhibition and artefacts commemorating the combat operations at the Dukla during World War II. Recommended tour time: 1.15 hours
Dinner and return
The project "Carpathian Adventures - new cross-border tourism products" No INT/EK/PO/1/II/B/0157 is co-financed by the European Union from the European Regional Development Fund within the framework of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Poland-Slovakia 2014 - 2020.
