Podunajsko is a tourist region in the vicinity of Danube river, in southern part of Western Slovakia.

Cities

• 1 Dunajská Streda
• 2 Gabčíkovo – Important dam and locks on the Danube, poossibility of river cruising.
• 3 Komárno – Main centre of the Hungarian culture in Slovakia.
• 4 Štúrovo – Bridge over the Danube in front of Esztergom Basilica in Hungary. Aquapark and a popular spa
• 5 Veľký Meder

Other destinations

• 1 Dunajské luhy protected landscape area – A floodplains area suitable for swimming, fishing, hiking and biking.
• 2 Burda mountains – The tiniest mountain range in Slovakia, both in size and height.

Understand

In many areas of the region, the Hungarian-speaking citizens are actually a major part of the population. Thus big influence of the Hungarian culture can be felt here. In fact many of the cities on the border are split into Slovak and Hungarian parts, like Komárno - Komárom and Štúrovo - Esztergom.

See

• Star observatory in Hurbanovo, north of Komárno
• Water mills on the Little Danube river, north of Komárno in Jelka, Jahodná, Kolárovo and other villages.

Do

• Cycle route along Danube river to Bratislava – A part of cycling path from Passau all the way to Black Sea.
• All-year-round thermal spas in Dunajská Streda, Veľký Meder, Štúrovo, Komárno and other towns.

Go next

Komárom-Esztergom and Győr-Moson-Sopron counties in Hungary are just across the Danube river.