Spissky Hrad
After a few days in Lipsky Makulas waiting for the weather to improve ( it didn’t) we headed further east and hit a problem which was finding another campsite. None of the usual guides cover Slovakia and so we had bought a map with campsites marked on it. This turned out to be of limited value as the first one we tried did not exist and we found ourselves in a tiny village where we were probably the most exciting thing that had happened for weeks – Sheila got out to ask some girls if they knew where the campsite was and Gilroy watched from the van as all the other kids in the street raced up to see what was happening, nice to know we provided some entertainment.
We eventually managed to find Camping Danuba which was on the main road just outside Prešov and hidden behind a tatty petrol station but it was clean it was cheap (€10) and it was empty. From here we were able to visit the impressive Spišsky Hrad which must be one of the biggest castles in the country. This medieval castle can be seen for miles before you get to it and it is no less impressive once you get in. Like most castles it was gradually expanded over the years and parts of the walls extend down the hill. It was cheap to get in and there was an excellent audio guide available (returnable deposit only). Fortunately there is a car park at the top of the castle hill so we did not have to climb up the castle hill you can see in the picture, it was a big car park and no problem parking the van there.
We learned that one of the previous occupants had been protective of the Roma in this region and we subsequently noticed that there were a lot of Roma in this part of Slovakia. All very dark complexioned, betraying their Indian roots.
We eventually managed to find Camping Danuba which was on the main road just outside Prešov and hidden behind a tatty petrol station but it was clean it was cheap (€10) and it was empty. From here we were able to visit the impressive Spišsky Hrad which must be one of the biggest castles in the country. This medieval castle can be seen for miles before you get to it and it is no less impressive once you get in. Like most castles it was gradually expanded over the years and parts of the walls extend down the hill. It was cheap to get in and there was an excellent audio guide available (returnable deposit only). Fortunately there is a car park at the top of the castle hill so we did not have to climb up the castle hill you can see in the picture, it was a big car park and no problem parking the van there.
We learned that one of the previous occupants had been protective of the Roma in this region and we subsequently noticed that there were a lot of Roma in this part of Slovakia. All very dark complexioned, betraying their Indian roots.
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