Halmi Place
If you’re unsure where to find us in Košice, the chances are we’ll be at Halmi Place. Stroll through the passage off of Hlavni at number 21, take a left before the umbrellas and stroll up the grand staircase, into a co-working coffee-drinking space of breathtaking magnificence. If you close your eyes tight enough, you might just be able to imagine being some sort of grand old noble, but we’re happy to sit with a cold lemonade, hot coffee or whatever else and live in the now. Quite possibly our favourite place in town.Hrnčiarska
Botanical Garden
Located within the grounds of the Pavel Šafarik University, Košice’s Botanical Garden is an oasis of verdant fauna that is home to thousands of plants, animals, flowers and the rest. Of particular interest is the vast collection of cactuses (or cacti? We never knew), with over a thousand of the spiky pests lurking in this expansive garden. There is also the opportunity to spend some time in a greenhouse and see if you could deal with the intensely muggy conditions of a rainforest, so consider that an ideal practice before you go off to live in the Amazon.State Theatre
Jakab Palace
To some, it is a shadow of its former glories. To others, us included, it remains the most graceful building in Košice and undoubtedly one of its most Instagrammable. The Jakab Palace sits at the edge of the city park and is instantaneously arresting, a striking Neo-Gothic mansion that could house the rich and famous of Košice, except it never really did. It was here that Peter Jakob lived, a local builder responsible for the National Theatre. Okay, ‘local builder’ probably isn’t a glowing enough adjective for Mr. Jakab.Statue of the Marathon Runner
Did you know that Košice is home to the oldest marathon in Europe? No? You do now! If you’re a fan of running 26.2 miles by choice then Košice is a must-visit on the continent, and the city’s tradition of running for a bloomin’ long time is honoured with this little statue in the old town. It was created by Arpád Račko, the Slovak sculptor responsible for a host of statues around the region.
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