Tourist guide

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Tourist guide

• by Matthew Gaborcik

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Welcome to Kemarok !
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History

• emarok lies in a picturesque
  mountainous countryside in the North of Slovakia
  below the peaks of the
• High Tatra. The river Poprad flows
  across the town, outlining the historic route of
  the approximately
• north-south-bound roads.
• In the literary documents dealing with the
  development of Kemarok it has been generally
  stated that the town of
• the present days was originated by fusion of
  three settlements. The important trade roads
  north-sound-bound,
• west-east-bound crossed there, facilitating trade
  contacts between Poland and Hungary. Due to the
  influence of
• developing trade transport the area developed
  into an important and huge market, trade and
  cultic centre. The
• process of the development of the settlement
  began to take place probably already in the 10th
  century so that in
• the first half of the 13th century when the
  Saxons arrived almost the whole territory of the
  town was inhabited.
• Already in the 13th century there were several
  remarkable stone and brick-built objects in the
  town. Besides the
• parish church of the Holy Cross there was also
  the church of St. Michael which was later pulled
  down. The con-
• structions of towers and bastions cannot be
  supposed to have taken place already in the first
  stage. In the year
• 1380 Kemarok became a free royal town with many
  privileges. It was actually a period of greatest
  building acti-
• vity. In the years 1433-1544 the town owned one
  of the most important rights the right of store.
  The Hussite
• invasion to Spi region in 1433 was reflected in
  the history of Kemarok as well. The town became
  their strong-
• hold. In the year 1641 Master George from Spiska
  Sobota build the Town Hall. Throughout the
  15-17th century
• the citizens of Kemarok reconstructed their city
  within the town walls. In the year 1583 the
  castle was transfor-
• med into luxurious renaissance one by Sir.Thököly
  whose it became a property. In the 17th century
  in all houses
• the renaissance artistic elements such as vaults,
  windows, portals, galleries became to appear. The
  renaissance

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Geography

• Kemarok is situated in the centre of a very
  attractive
• region called Spi. Not more than 50 km around
  there
• are another tourist centres like Poprad, Levoca
  and
• national parks High Tatras, Pieniny national
  park, etc.
• Poland is approximately 45 km far from Kemarok.
  In
• summer it welcomes a large numbers of visitors
  from
• abroad especially Germany who appreciate its
  beautiful
• sightings and of course the legendary
  international
• culture festival that takes here rarely place
  every year.
• In winter the city with its region offers a lot
  of opportu-
• nities for skiing and hiking.

• Population 17 500 citizens
• Area 24,8 square km
• Communication abilities railway, highway,
  airport (app 15 km)
• Accommodation Hotel Club , Hotel Start ,
  about 15 pensions
• Historical monuments castle, articular wooden
  church, lyceum,
• town
  hall, town library, evangelic church,
• gothic
  catholic church and many more
• Other attractions ELRO (European culture
  festival), swimming
• pool, Start - ski
  park, tennis clubs, horse racing

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Downtown

• If you are looking for a magnificent place to
  stay at
• during the summer/winter holidays you shouldn't
• forget on town like Kemarok. With its beautiful
• downtown sceneries itll surely make you feel
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• relaxed, surrounded by historical monuments like
• nowhere in the world. Not only you will have an
• excellent choice to visit the renaissance-styled
  castle
• which is more than 600 years old but also a great
• amount of galleries, museums, cafeterias and con-
• fectioneries that are built to fit exactly with
  the down-
• town harmony. About 8 luxurious restaurants are
• ready to serve you the traditional Slovak food
  Bryn-
• dzove haluky as well as all common European
  food
• classics. Today when the town is completely
  reconst-
• ructed youll have the opportunity to drive
  straight
• downtown with your own car and park in front of
  any
• famous hotel. The downtown lanes of Kemarok are
• gently shaped with tree alleys and buildings are
  nicely
• varicoloured so it would definitely be a pity to
  leave

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ELRO

• The town of Kemarok has organized the European
  craft fair, a craft folk market, since 1991.
  Craftsmen and
• women from Slovakia and many other foreign
  countries come to demonstrate their culture and
  handicrafts every
• second weekend in July. During this time Kemarok
  changes into a typical craft market, where people
  can not
• only buy but also see original traditional
  products being made. You can see craftsmanship
  from wood, iron,
• glass, gold, leather, stone, lace and much more
  besides. Various masters of dance, song, music
  and theatre
• come to our town to show you something of the
  rich and diverse culture found in Slovakia and
  many others
• countries. We have also prepared some interesting
  exhibitions for you - in two of the towns
  galleries and of
• course in our castle. If you are looking for
  something good to eat, there are also many
  opportunities to find food
• and drink in the numerous snack bars and
  restaurants available.

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Surroundings

• One of the biggest attractions when you decide to
  visit not only Kemarok but the whole country is
  definitely Tatra
• National Park. The political events over the past
  years have rendered access to the High Tatra
  significantly easier.
• In this wild mountainous land bordering between
  Slovakia and Poland the most prominent peaks
  spread up to 2655
• metres high. In addition to great number of tarns
  and rich amount of flora and fauna
  representatives (many endemic
• rare and protected species e.g. chamoix and
  marmot) High Tatras has always been a world
  known spa centre of
• respiration health-care. The environ also offers
  opportunities for sports and relaxation. A lot of
  tourists head for the
• numerous trails with various degrees of
  difficulty, beautiful views of the mountainous
  landscape and sightings of the
• fauna and flora. Several limestone caves are
  located in the region as well, visiting them is
  an excellent alternative
• for the occasional rainy day. In the winter
  season nearby ski-resorts offer downhill and
  cross-country skiing. Night
• time skiing on lit slopes at trbské Pleso and
  Lopuná valley has become popular in recent days.
  And whats most
• Important visitors have a wide choice of
  accommodation. The type of accommodation ranges
  from the classic and
• luxurious old-fashioned hotels built at the
  beginning of the 20th century to the famous
  Slovakian spa-hotels and mo-
• dern hotel network. Additionaly there are a
  wealth of family-run pensions and private homes
  providing a very high
• standard of accommodation. For those who prefer
  the open air there are five campsites which offer
  space for ano-
• ther 7000 visitors during the summer season.

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Accommodation

• HOTEL CLUB
• This romantic hotel is situated right in the
  historical centre of the town. It
• offers lodging in two apartment suits, two
  one-bed rooms and fifteen two-
• bed rooms (capacity can be extended by extra
  beds). The hotels excellent
• food service with a wide choice of Slovak
  specialties and game awaits you
• in an attractive hunt club room setting of our
  restaurant.
• Contact tel [phone], e-mail
  club_at_region.sk
• HOTEL LESNA
• Those who seek active relax will appreciate
  rental of sports equipment,
• indoor swimming pool, sauna massage, three clay
  tennis courts and a
• minigolf playground that Hotel Lesna can offer.
  It provides accommodation
• in luxurious apartment suites and double rooms
  equipped with a bath-
• room, WC, balcony, telephone and satelitte TV.
  The hotel is situated in
• Stara Lesna, a small village, which is about 15
  km far from Kemarok.
• Contact tel [phone], e-mail
  lesna_at_tatry.net
• PRAHA GRAND HOTEL
• The hotel is situated in the centre of Tatranska
  Lomnica in the midst of an

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We are looking forward to your visit !