From Wikitravel

Žilina [1] is a town in northwestern Slovakia with population of over 80,000.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By train 2.2 By bus 2.3 By plane 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 9.3 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out

Understand

Zilina is 5th largest town in Slovakia.

Recently there was a large investment from Kia Motors Company in Zilina. A large automobile factory is being build in a nearby area and a lot of Kia employees from Korea have moved to Zilina. Because of this, you can find specialized Korean food sections in some larger supermarkets.

Zilina is an important transport junction point linking south (Bratislava, Vienna) with north (Krakow, Warsaw) and east (Kosice, Ukraine) with west (Ostrava, Prague).

Get in

By train

Direct trains from Prague, Warsaw, Moscow, Budapest and Bratislava.

By bus

Coach services from most of the major Slovak towns. The most comfortable way to get to Zilina is to use Albus Lines. You'll get a comfortable air-conditioned bus that only makes one additional stop between Bratislava and Zilina for only 230 Sk (approx. $9).

By plane

Czech Airlines provide regular flights to Zilina from Prague.

Get around

See

Take a stroll in the historic centre and admire the old churches. Beautiful mountines around - Mala Fatra.

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

Typical dishes and food products for the region made of sheep cheese:

• "bryndzové halušky" - pasta with soft sheep cheese
• "korbáčiky"
• "parenica"
• "oštiepok" - smoked sheep cheese, similar to Polish "oscypek"

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

Get out

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