The euro, a three-hour Mukachevo-Kosice train and a cable car to 2,634 metres that sells out days ahead. A practical guide to Slovakia: budget, rails, mountains.

A national dish built on sheep cheese, a soup families argue over, and Slovakia's own slice of the Tokaj wine region. A food guide with prices and local haunts.

Over a hundred castles, an ice cave holding 110,000 cubic metres of ice and gorges climbed by ladder. Slovakia's top sights, assembled into a one-week route.

Picking a resort for skiing for beginners? Gentle slopes, ski schools, rental, lesson prices and the mistakes every first-timer makes.