Rudolf Abraham

Award-winning travel writer and photographer specialising in Central and Eastern Europe.

Wooden church at Hervartov, Slovakia

Wooden church at Hervartov (Roman Catholic, dedicated to St Francis), near Bardejov, northeast Slovakia. It was built around the end of the 15th century, and (along with several other wooden churches, both Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic, dotted around the the Polish and Ukrainian borders in this part of Slovakia) is a UNESCO World Heritage …

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St Elizabeth’s Cathedral, Kosice

St Elizabeth’s Cathedral (Dóm Sv Alžbety), Košice, eastern Slovakia. Built from the late 14th to early 16th century, with further work and restoration during the 18th and 19th century, it is the largest cathedral in Slovakia and one of the easternmost Gothic cathedrals in Europe. It is a beautiful building, with extensive sculpture on the …

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Kosice street art

Street art in Košice, European Capital of Culture 2013, Slovakia Košice’s Street Art Communication Festival runs from May to August 2013. Click here for more images of Slovakia. Photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.

Kosice hats

Eleonora Gaskova, 3rd generation hat-maker from Košice (European Capital of Culture 2013), Slovakia, on the Slovakian stand at WTM (World Travel Market) 2012, Excel Centre, London, UK (6 November 2012) Photo © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.

Torun gingerbread

Young Polish women making Torun and other traditional gingerbread at the Polish stand, on the first day of WTM (World Travel Market) 2012, Excel Centre, London, UK (5 November 2012) Photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.