"The Renaissance Town of Levoca" Top 5 Page for this destination Levoca by carolynllew

Levoca Travel Guide: 61 reviews and 112 photos

The walled town of Levoca is 26 kilometres east of Poprad. My daughter and I visited it briefly on a cold cloudy day in early December. The medieval walls and central square have not been spoilt by modern development. The central square is full of beautiful Renaissance buildings.

museum

The king of Hungary invited Saxon Germans to colonise this region in the 13th century as a protection against Tatar incursions and also to develop mining.
As well as St James 15thC church, the Town Hall which now houses the Spis Museum,is well worth seeing .

Greek church

Pros and Cons

Pros:Unspoilt by modern development
Cons:Locals wary of strangers
In a nutshell:Beautiful

Last visit to Levoca: Dec 2004
Intro Updated Feb 8, 2005
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barryg23 Aug 21, 2006 at 1:01 PM Report Abuse

Good tips on Levoca. Looking forward to my visit.
kit_mc May 2, 2005 at 6:06 PM Report Abuse

There's certainly quite a few things to do in Levoca but I'd recommend Bardejov. I think I'm just jaded because everything seemed closed over my time there! Nice pics and tips. Keep it up!