After a hearty meal of Slovak fare (vegetarians be warned this is meat and 2 veg territory), we make our way back to Brandon’s place, a 3-bed newly reformed atico apartment at the top of a stunning mansion house, located a side street or two away from the main centre. Brandon searched high and low for the right place to call home; he found it eventually and now rents this place for around 800 €/pcm. Whilst this of course is at the top end of the rental market, both property purchase and rental prices in ...

Let’s start off with a fact, Bratislava enjoys the unusual accolade of being the only national capital in the world that borders two other countries, 62km from Prague and being just 60 kilometres from Vienna, they are said to be the world’s two closest capital cities, it is no wonder therefore that our misconceptions of this former communist eastern bloc country were instantly shattered upon arrival in this self confessed ‘little big country’s’ capital city in Slovakia’s South West.

Ski resorts in Slovakia have property with fairytale charm and a reputation for the cheapest skiing in Europe. With some of the highest mountain resorts in central Europe, rising to an altitude of 2655 meters, Eastern Slovakia’s High and Low Tatra mountains boast fantastic skiing available for four to five months of the year. Buyer attracted to cheap property prices are also lured by the Slovak Paradise park’s forests, waterfalls and lakes where many new leisure activities are opening up to be enjoyed during the beautifully mild and sunny summer months.

Slovakia has not only upped its city construction but is also entering the lucrative ski property market. Aiming to attract property buyers interested in up and coming ski resorts currently looking at buying in ski resorts such as Bulgaria’s Perelik, Pamprovo & Bansko.

Ruzomberok is a town located on the river Váh in northern Slovakia’s Zilina region. This small town wedged between three mountain chains, the Mala Fatra, Nizke Tatry and Krizovatkais cleaning up its act to promote the area for the international ski travel scene.

Just released off plan, Ruzomberok is the location for a new ski apartment development. The Hrabovo Apartments ...

Slovakia was rated number 7 on the recent A place in the sun 20 best places to make money in 2006. Slovakia is the eastern half of the former Czechoslovakia, from which it gained independence in 1993. Landlocked, it borders the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary and Austria. It joined the EU in May 2004 with the eventual aim of adopting the Euro and has consequently seen a steady rise in property prices. 

Bratislava is Slovakia’s capital city with a population of over 400,000. Situated in the foothills of the Lower Carpathian Mountains, Bratislava city is split across by ...