Top Kosice Culture in 2026

Are you visiting Košice, the (un)known heart of Europe in the east of Slovakia? Want to learn about this gorgeous city and its beauty? Want to see, why locals or foreigners consider it the Heart of Europe? You found the right place! On this walking tour, a passionate local person will guide you around and you will see everything you need in this small but beautiful city! You will learn about the history of Košice and Slovakia, experience the culture of Slovak people and we guarrantee that you will fall in love with it. Bonuses included, so you can experience Slovakia not only with your eyes, but even more! We will see the Cathedral of St. Elisabeth, Urban Tower, The Singing Fountain, State Theatre, Plague Column, Smiths Street, Mikluš Prison, East Slovak Museum exterior and more! A small half-way break for WC or refreshments included.

This self-guided walking tour turns Košice's old town into a story you follow at your own pace. Ten stops trace the city's layered history along Hlavná — from Slovakia's largest cathedral and its freestanding bell tower to a musical fountain, a neo-Baroque theatre, a lane of craft workshops and a gun tower from the medieval defences. Everything runs from your smartphone. There is no app to download and no physical guide to keep up with: at each stop you get a short audio story, the same account in writing if you prefer to read, an interactive quiz, and map directions to the next location. Start whenever you like, pause for a coffee, linger where you want and move on when you're ready. No group, no fixed departure time — just you, the route and about an hour of easy walking. Audio and text are available in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.

This tour is built around a single, extraordinary story of Ľudovít Feld, a Košice-born artist who survived Auschwitz by working as Josef Mengele’s personal painter. Our journey begins at the cultural center dedicated to Feld, where his art and life provide an immediate, deeply personal, and profoundly unique connection to the Holocaust. From this powerful and singular starting point, the tour expands, but its thematic core of art and memory remains. We visit Bardejov, where the UNESCO-listed Jewish Suburbia serves as a testament to a community's history, and Prešov, with its celebrated Judaica collection. Finally, the cinematic connection in Sabinov—the setting for the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street—provides a modern artistic lens through which to view historical events. This fusion of a single artist’s struggle with broader historical and cultural landmarks makes for a truly unparalleled experience.