Parks and the outdoors in Košice

13 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Košice.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

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Anicka
pronounced as [ahnjiczka]
A popular park area and easily approachable weekend hangout for many locals. Tennis, playgrounds for children, summer swimming pool, pubs and lovely evening walks by the river. Take bus 71/72/29 north from the city center to 'Mier' stop and ask for directions.
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Barca Park
Barčiansky Park
A nice park, 7 hectares in size in the suburb of Barca. It has a pond, a statue of pope John Paul II (at the tram stop) and is lined by two manors.
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Botanical Garden
Botanicka zahrada
Different local trees growing outdoors, and a greenhouse with tropical trees and plants. There are regular themed exhibitions related to for instance butterflies, fossils or cacti.
children €2, adults €3
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Children's Heritage Railway
Detska historicka zeleznica
3-km-long railway line in the forest. Three locomotives, Katka-named vapor locomotive, Danka and Janka diesel locomotives operating from the end of the suburbs to the recreational area of Alpinka.
children: one way €3/roundtrip €4, adults: one way €5/roundtrip €6
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City Park
Mestsky park
Main city park created in the 1860s and renovated in 2013. There are very beautiful trees, a kiosk with from time to time a concert, a fountain and lake, a small bridge, a children's playground and fitness facilities.
Mon-Sun 06:00-22:00
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Dominikánske Námestie market
Regional producers sell products like seasonal vegetables, eggs, honey or flowers, old ladies selling products from their gardens and Romani selling berries from the mountains.
every morning excepy Sun
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Hike from Kojšovská hoľa to Košice-Čermeľ
A beautiful day hike, 33.5 km in length. Take a bus from the bus station to Zlatá Idka and start walking from there. The hike has an ascent of 1036 m, and a descent of 1471 m and commonly takes a little more than 9 hours.
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Hike from Košice-Čermeľ to Vysoký Vrch
Departure at Zlatá Idka, accessible by bus as above. It's a hike of 25.5 km with both an ascent and descent of 907 m, and it commonly takes a little more than 7 hours. Departing from the Children's railway (240 m ASL) (see listing above), follow the signs with red stripes to Nad Kavečanmi (580 m ASL) and on to Sedlo Repy (805 m ASL) next to Vysoký Vrch. Then follow the signs with blue strips to return to Košice-Čermeľ.
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Jahodná
Small winter sports station in the middle of the forest. Alpine ski rental. Public transport access is a little less easy than for the Kavečany station because of the sporadic schedule of bus number 14.
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Kasárne Kulturpark
Cultural Center in old barracks completely renovated in 2013 including the park that surrounds it. Offers concerts, exhibitions and conferences.
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OC Galéria
Galéria Shopping Center
Shopping centre is close to the city centre. You may find it in about 10 minutes walk to west (up the steeper hill) of Steel Arena ice hockey arena.
Daily 09:00-21:00
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St. Michael's Chapel
Kostol svätého Michala
The chapel probably dates from the first half of the 14th century and had always been a part of the parish church. It was built as a cemetery chapel in the centre of a cemetery inside the city walls stretching from the Cathedral to the south on the island of the Čermeľský potok (Čermeľ brook) in the place of the present park in the Hlavná ulica (Main street). The outer decoration is Gothic, the turret is fitted in the roof structure. The patron of the dead, the Archangel Michael, vanquishing the Satan as dragon is shown on the altar. There are Archangels Rafael and Gabriel on his sides. In the interior, there is a nice stone tabernacle, the ornamental sculpture "Ecce Homo" and remains of wall paintings from Middle Ages. The oldest coat-of-arms of Košice is above the door leading to the vestry.
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Walking the historic centre
The best thing to do on a short trip or shortly after arriving is to walk the compact and lovely historic centre.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Košice (CC BY-SA 4.0).