Unique folk traditions

Strong folk traditions in Slovakia, including folk dance performances and traditional arts and crafts like woodcarving, pottery, lace embroidery, and beekeeping, serve to showcase the country's distinctive identity. Visit the Slovak National Museum in Martin, which is home to Slovakia's largest open-air ethnographic museum, to discover more about the country's rich folk culture. This can be seen as one of the Reasons to Visit Slovakia.

Viewing the thousands of items that show the development of Slovak arts and crafts over hundreds of years will help visitors comprehend the country's folk identity and traditional building techniques. There are two villages you might visit if you want to see distinctive folk architecture that has been undisturbed by the modern world. The ancient wooden buildings in the village of "imany" with their distinctive white ornamental decorations gained fame. 136 wooden homes make up the monument reserve.

Vlkolínec, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Slovakia, is unaffected by new development and is a distinctive urban complex of traditional buildings. There are 45 wooden cottages in the community that are protected, and you can find about 30 old people living there who are still dressed traditionally.