Košice is Slovakia's second largest city and the center of eastern Slovakia.
It lies in the valley of the river Hornád in the Košice Basin, encircled by the spurs of the Čierna Hora mountains to the north and the Volovské vrchy hills to the west.. The town has a relatively large historic center.
The most important building of the town is Slovakia's biggest church, the 15th-century Gothic St. Elisabeth Cathedral, the easternmost Gothic cathedral in Central Europe. Except the magnificent cathedral, there are also the 14th-century St. Michael Chapel, the St. Urban Tower and the Neo-baroque State Theatre in the centre of the town. The Executioner’s Bastion and the Mill Bastion are witnesses to the ancient system of fortifications for protecting the city against its enemies. The visitors can also discover the beauty of several other monuments and buildings of great cultural and historical interest (the old Town Hall, the Old University, the Captain's Palace, Liberation Square, etc.) as well as several galleries (the East Slovak Gallery) and museums (the East Slovak Museum). The visitors can relax in the quiet of Municipal Park located in the area around the city center.

Sacral buildings

• Calvinist Church
• Church of Sisters Ursulines
• Church on Calvary
• Dominican Church
• Evangelical Church
• Franciscan Church
• Greek-Catholic Church
• Hospital Church of Holy Spirit
• Plague Chapel of St. Rosalie
• Premonstratensian Church, former Jesuistical Church
• St. Elisabeth Cathedral
• St. Michael Chapel
• Synagogue at Puškinová Street
• Synagogue at Zvonárska Street