Vlkolinec, Slovakia

Stop, step back in time, and breathe in the fresh clean mountain air. Vlkolinec is a UNESCO village of folk architecture with painted log houses typical of peasant living long, long ago. Located in the Carpathian Mountains. It is one of the beautiful places to visit in Slovakia.

Colorful timber houses and log well.

 Although, it's a living-history village, it's a real village. Eighteen of the 55 houses are lived in year round.

 Picket fence.

Typical garden. 

 Newly constructed timber house.

Shredded wood used as insulation.

 Between the houses.

  Corn husk dolls displayed in a window.

 More farmer houses around the bend.

Carved water canal runs down the center of the street. 

  Rain gutter.

Shingled roof.

A family selling souvenirs.

Tree stumps carved into shepherds who tended their sheep on this hillside.

Shepherd's hut. 

Grapes grow abundantly on side of the house.

 Intricate wood carving.

 Bicycle made entirely from wood found in the Gallery of Folk Art.

 Hand carved Bethlehem scene.

The primitive nature of Vlkolinec stands in contract to modern Slovakia. We enjoyed visiting Vlkolinec and seeing this slice of life indicative of Slovak life.