We visited here from New Zealand and came to this tower with a cousin. The steps up were pretty exciting and I felt like Indiana Jones 😆. Some people though might find it a bit claustrophobic because everything is very narrow. It was cool seeing the big bell roughly around the middle tower and then climbing to the top and getting a 360 degree view of Košice city centre. My favourite part was being able to ring the ball at the top and even though it wasn’t insanely big it still made so much noise. My family in the park close by could hear it when we rang it. There was a wire mesh that was there for our safety but also made it a bit annoying to look and take photos. At the end climbing down we had to call a phone number because the door was always locked and a person came and unlocked it, but they told us that it would probably happen so it’s not like they forgot about us or something don’t worry. Anyways, loved the great views and the climb was fun. Ringing the bell was the best part.

This is one of the most fascinating churches I have ever seen! You can buy a ticket and climb the old staircase, visit the Rákoczy crypt and climb the church tower which offers spectacular views of the city centre. There is also a holy mass several times a day.

I visited St. Elisabeth's Cathedral with my wife, who is Slovakian, and our son. Whilst admiring how impressive this building is I often forget, or don't appreciate, that this cathedral was built in 1378 to honour St. Elisabeth of Hungary. Many of the people in this region are deeply affect by Košice becoming part of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and then Slovak Republic in 1993.

A place where you connect the old architecture with new modern architecture… an old building next a new one… old narrow road connecting new streets… a place where you want to spend time in … then you have the main street with cafes and restaurants along both sides..

An outstandingly beautiful Gothic cathedral, right in the center of Kosice. It is the largest cathedral in Slovakia and it can be visited for free. For €3 you can visit the cathedral bell tower, which is a steep and narrow climb that starts outside of the main entrance to the cathedral.

St. Elisabeth Cathedral is a breathtaking masterpiece of Gothic architecture and the crown jewel of Košice. What makes the experience truly magical is the way sunlight filters through the stained-glass windows, casting vibrant colors across the stone walls and floor. The interplay of light and shadow creates a peaceful, almost sacred atmosphere that invites reflection. It's a must-see for anyone visiting the city!

Absolutely beautiful cathedral, we enjoyed climbing up to the bell tower very much . Amazing views of the whole city underneath.

Amazing experience and lovely staff! Thank them again for their work.

An interesting and compact museum about the building which used to serve as a prison here in Košice with some history of the city and the building. Tickets can be bought in the office several meters away from the museum itself. A ticket that covers 4 museums of the East Slovak Museum costs 8€ for students—which I would say is quite worth it. P.S. if you need English, ask the staff in the office and you will be provided with an audio guide and instructions on where to go. Very friendly staff people!

Went to door of prison which was closed, so asked at the ticket office in executioners bastion and was told we could buy tickets there and she would let us in. So we did that, she let us in and put on a video for us to watch and explained how to use audio guides and then left us to our own devices so we wandered around the museum by ourselves. The museum is very interesting and has lots of interesting things to look at, I would recommend going. Cost is 4 euros for an adult.

If you want to know more about Kosice's history this stop is a must. Miklus Prison shows part of Slovakia history from the years 1200 and the following centuries. You can see weapons, cells, the kitchen and more in three different levels, including a subterranean one, all of this with the help of an audio guide in different languages and introductory video.

It's ok, the signs telling you what the exhibits are need to be in multi language, so all can understand. The audio guide needs to be in some kind of order. The ticketing needs to explain what you get for each price. I got the ticket that includes everything but nothing says once you've done this area got to here. All very disjointed would have been a lot better with better direction

Awesome day out with the kids!

Definitely worth a visit if you are in Kosice

This is an interesting place if you are interested in religion. You can understand a little bit about the history of the bell in front of the tower. There are no observation decks or windows from which you can see the city.

One of the dominant structures in Košice. This hundreds of years old tower would benefit from some kind of renovation, but is still worth visiting - including the St.Urban Bell located outside on a small square. Inside is a small wax museum (historical figures from Košice).

The Urban Tower fits perfectly into the architectural style of Košice

Currently under renovation.

Nice historical place

I arrived by train, from Prague, center is great, parks, green with trees, and old medieval monuments, churches. Square rich in restaurants, beer is cheap, in hotel you can buy good slivovice and distilates. I new Kosice for the history, but the visit made me to appreciate the old fashioned and nice place.

Beautiful old tower

Rich variety of historical artifacts, so many things to see. There is a room looks like treasure room full of coins. And the baroque and gothic exhibitions in the first floor were also very nice. And there are paintings on the top floor and a religious exhibition on the grand floor, lastly there is a garden. It pretty much has everything. I spent some hours here. Recommend it!

Beautiful displays and very reasonable price. Wide variety of archeological artifacts and period pieces. Beautiful painting exhibit by local artist. I really enjoyed the vault room and the religious exhibits.

Incredibly interesting nature of Karpat' s with a beautiful exhibition. Very informative and entertaining. I am pleasantly surprised by the great low-cost experience.

Nice place with a great collection of Western Erope golden coins. Small but nice baroque collection. An into into High Tarti range. We enjoyed our time. Admission for adults is 8€

Tried to come visit the museum on a Sunday 12:30. Door is open and a person is sitting in the ticket sales. Arrogant, says that does not speak English and will not sell us a ticket. I try to negotiate (to buy) a ticket through google translate, but apparently his colleague is on break the next half an hour and he does not want to sell anything to us. Breaka are fine, its also fine (but uncommon) to close your museaum in the middle of the day, but this should be communicated. Very dissappinted as we wanted to visit the museum.

Nice museum in town centre with exhibitions about propaganda, the kosice treasury and an old wooden church in the backyard. Usually the church is closed because of chemical reaction, but if you ask the staff nicely, they might open it up for u. But I was a bit disappointed, since I imagined some part about the rich history of eastern slovakia, but actually there was not much about that in the museum, also very little about the city itself. Worth mentioning is the exhibition about the history of the museum itself on the 3rd floor.

Great experience and value. For 30e (for whole faimly) we visited this museum, Natural History Museum and Mikluš Prison (there is even more, but we didn't have enough time). This building houses permanent gold coin exhibition, which is impressive. There are also historical and baroque exhibition (which also seem permanent). Currently there are exhibitions about Gothic period, some popular Slavik musician and painter, all of which are also great. The only downside is that not all information are given in English.

Lovely show, it seems to keep going all evening! Nice selection of quite random songs too, all a bit of fun.

A stunning fountain both in the day and at night, when the lights start about 6pm. So lovely to just sit and listen to the music with the mesmirising water. Also seeing families and children enjoy it so much.

In Košice, the Singing Fountain on Hlavná Street is such a nice spot — perfect for summer refreshment and good times. I spent so much time here with Tomi: the water jets, music, playful energy, kids everywhere, just full of life and positivity. The fountain isn’t just beautiful, it’s fun: we’d sit nearby, relax, watch the show, hear laughter, and feel the city breathe. Interesting fact: The Singing Fountain was built in 1986, making it the oldest “singing fountain” in the former Czechoslovakia.

The singing fountain is a great water-feature, complete with a light-show and musical background. Unfortunately it doesn't always work and there's no published schedule. We weren't lucky enough to see the light show.

Fun attraction in the center of Kosice. Seems to be active from 10am and it's illuminated after dark.

Its main attraction of the main square.. a must visit places in Kosice.

A great place to sit and eat lunch and chill on a summer's day, probably best experienced in the darker hours for full effect bonus of coloured lighting in the fountains of water 👍💯👌

Villa Regia is a cozy spot in the center of Košice with a warm, rustic atmosphere. The pork ribs were excellent — tender, juicy meat with a well-balanced, slightly sweet and spicy glaze. Served with grilled corn and pickled cucumbers, the dish was both hearty and well-presented. One downside: only one type of beer was available. For a restaurant of this level, the drink selection felt too limited.

Best bryndzové halušky ever! The cheese was incredibly tasty and you couldn't stop eating it. The oyster mushroom was excellent as well! Fully recommend this place.

We were really excited to try the restaurant as heard good feedback. However, when we arrived at 21:30 and asked if the restaurant is still open [note: they do accept orders until 22:15 and are open until 23:00], the older female waiter stared at me for 10 seconds with a death stare ih her eyes, and then reluctantly said yes in a mean and unfriendly tone, and then left to go smoke without seating us. We left and won't be coming back. This was all in Slovakia language, so no language barrier

My wife and I were in Kosice for a wedding and arrived a day earlier so we could experience a bit of Slovakia. From start to finish our stay at Villa Regia was amazing, our room was lovely, and all the staff we so friendly and welcoming. The food in the restaurant was excellent and I would recommend trying some of the traditional Slavik dishes there. To top it off, we had an early flight and the staff made us sandwiches which we were given when we left. Thank you Villa Regia, we will be back!

Convenient place to have lunch (traditional slovak food); the serving was fast, the dill soup was amazing, but the rest was super salty (the papricas, they oyster mushroom plate and the veal as well).

Really nice place with old world charm. Very good service and tasty delicious food. They have private rooms for large groups of 15+ people.

When I'm in Kosice i always go here for lunch. They used to have daily menu, now they swich to weelky menus, you have at least 5 options to choose from and also daily soup as well. Food is excellent, fresh and well cooked. Staff is very profesional and helpfull.

I looove this concept!! Perfect for on the go. Had the lentil soup with the tumeric (?) cup, absolutely fenomenal. My friend had the tomato soup, didn’t like it too much, taste was a bit bland in our opinions. Will definitely come back to try the other soups/dishes they have to offer

Oh, how I love I love this place. We were only here for 2 days and ate lunch here twice. The soup was so delicious and was fun to eat. We have nothing like this in Australia 😢 The staff were fantastic to with explaining everything. Thanks for such fantastic food.

I got this place recommended by my friend, since i love soups i had to give it a try. The place itself looks nice and cozy, you have great selection of tasty soups and eatable cup in which it’s served. I had hokkaido chickpea curry soup - so delicious!

Excellent concept ! Here you can have 4/5 different tasty soups in different type of bread comestible bowl. We were satiated after one soup : we tried the mushrooms one and one with Bryndza (local sheep/goat cheese). Very nice place in Košice !

Great soup at a reasonable price. The concept of having a bread cup for the soup is amazing (i.e., less waste). Gluten free option is also available. We will return! Recommended!

Very nice place, even if is small inside. They have different kind of soup ( beans, broccoli, cheese, cabbage) and the prove is around 4.50€! I recommend it

Tasty soup that comes in an eatable bowl! Superb service as we were struggling to order in slovakian so our server spoke perfect English! Soup was very tasty and fun to eat the bowl at the end! Very good value and super tasty.

The atmosphere is nice and friendly. The waitress was a bit rude when we were setting the reservation but all seems well.throughout dinner. Food was good but could do with some minor improvements. All in all an ok experience.

We found this place while walking. We loved here. I suggest you their vegetable risotto, dumplings, polish cheesecake, sandwich with pear and goat cheese. Staff was friendly, prices are very reasonable. It’s on the most well-known street with good quality of food. We paid around 10€ per person.

Great little restaurant. Decor is very traditional not sure whether it is to attract the tourists but nevertheless food was delicious, menu is in English and waitresses speak English too. So all in all had a great time for a bargain price. Great location too so definitely recommending

The food was good but the customer service made me feel not welcome and uncomfortable. I came with guests and was ashamed for such a service. I will never go there again despite the food quality. Lady waitress should rather stayed st home.

Cute little restaurant in the city center with traditional Slovak meals and interior which showcases traditional Slovak style. The staff was helpful and very friendly even during peak hours and when the restaurant was full. I definitely recommned this place. ✅

Good and bright place) I liked design) it looks like a Soviet Union and name is Med and Malian it are Russian words))) i recommend) staff speak English and Slovak) price is not cheap, but it is ok, because good kitchen and fast service)

Absolutely delicious melt in mouth food. Good price and service. Loved the Halushky for starters. Pork cheeks with mash n beetroot. For dessert had the cheese filled dumplings with raspberries... tot the real pieces of fruit in the cider was a nice touch. Do go for it in this cosy gem.

The room was good, but very easy, old fashioned. The bed and bathroom was really nice. Breakfast also really enjoyed, fresh bakery and more If you don't have to much expectations for a room, it is a good choice, due to the rear down town.

Good size rooms, bathroom etc. Would welcome thorough cleaning(it is not bad altho can be touch better) repainted etc... noisy minifridge and bathroom extractor -you can hardly hear outside noises(except crazy bikers...) but have disturbing noises from inside

Large rooms with new bathrooms but no AC though. The staff was very nice when we asked to change a standard room that was too hot and noisy on a large street for a calm very large appartment facing the patio and at no extra cost. Breakfast was a bit disappointing (no toaster!). Not far from the historical center

This hotel is in a great location easily walkable to the main square where you'll find all the bars, coffee shops restaurants etc However the hotel itself lets itself down. This is what I found. The onsite restaurant cooks throughout the day and the smell of soup,goulash or stew permeates through the hotel. The reception is 24 hour (if they're there?) and they have snacks and drinks available. The corridor leading to the rooms has no lights so at night be careful. The rooms are big have their own bathroom but are getting a bit shabby. The curtains must've been too long as someone has trimmed them to fit but now they are fraying. Our room overlooked the road and was noisy so having the window open was impossible. We were there for 4 nights the room wasn't cleaned in that time, I did ask reception for it to be done. Cosmetics in the bathroom need improvement only shower gel and a bar of soap, they need to include shampoo. Breakfast is on offer at 7€ but you have to book the night before ( I didn't go to breakfast so can't comment) One other thing the walls aren't too thick so you can hear your neighbours, especially if they're doing stuff!!!!!!

À very helpful Ukrainian guy at the reception. The room is nothing special, but OK for an overnight stay. Dry-cleanibg the carpet wouldn't hurt though. There's a tea kettle in the room, which is nics

The hotel is in an amazing location, 5 minutes from the city centre. Rooms are clean alongside the bathroom. The elder gentleman at the reception was amazing, friendly and hospitable. Price was good and would most certainly visit again!!!

The hotel is in a great location. However the single room for solo travelers was too small. There was no kettle for boiling water. No water provided. The facilities were under maintenance. The hospitality from the staff was perfect.

I was there after a dinner with client. Three of my colleagues and I were there. I had one beer and the others ordered the sample package where they can try out all beer in small amount. Everything was perfect. The space look nice, maybe a bit noisy but there were a lot of people so it was understandable. We didn't order food but the waitress a bit slow. All in all we were satisfied.

Loved Pivovar Hostinec! Great spot to try local craft beers. The place has a cool historic vibe, like stepping into an old brewery. We sampled three beers — all were excellent. Fast and friendly service. Highly recommend!

Decent meal and beer, nothing exceptional or bad. Good service but very loud experience. I got a black current infused beer and the pork tenderloin with bacon pancakes. The pork was good, the rest was okay.

Fantastic place for anyone who loves craft beer. They offer a wide selection of freshly brewed beers - Hostinecká 12° is an absolute must-try! What makes it even better is that they often collaborate with other fantastic breweries like Čierny Kameň and Sibeeria, bringing even more variety and creativity to the tap list. The food is delicious, and the vintage, authentic interior adds so much character. It’s a cozy place to enjoy great beers with friends. I recommend trying the gnocchi with spinach and meat, and if you're with a group, the sharing plates are perfect - tasty food that pairs wonderfully with the beers. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Košice!

The oldest brewery in Slovakia. A very touristic place and thus less authentic. Brewery offers about six types of beer, not all of them a hit for my taste. There is a food menu. The food level is reasonable, nothing more. Average level service. Location in the heart of the old city.

Tasty food, different beer than in other pubs, special hockey food specialities. Food was good but long wait for the waiters, we were almost about to leave because of the long waiting time just for order next round. We were a group of 10 people and nobody came for a long time, all the glasses were empty. The waiters were nice but probably not enough staff or what was the problem.

We had the beer degustation selection, with some appetizers and fish and chips. The beers were good, but to be honest I had better ones from smaller breweries. The food was really good especially the appetizers, but also decent fish and chips. The service was fast, pleasant and they spoke English.