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joey_macmo
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I was invited to write a small "guide" for the Evertonians who are going to the match in Ruzomberok (as Slovak Evertonian). However, I suppose that such a guide will write Everton on its official site, so I am trying to give you more detailed and (hopefully) useful information that is not likely to be on the official site.
I collected information from my own internet survey (I'm not from Ruzomberok) and from one member of our Czech & Slovak Everton Supporters Club, who is from Ruzomberok.
Public transport:
In general, trains are more comfortable and faster than coaches in Slovakia. I have noticed that many Evertonians want to travel to Ruzomberok via Krakow, but some of you have trouble finding public transport links between Krakow and Ruzomberok. Public transport between Krakow and Ruzomberok is not very good (Ruzomberok is a very small town...), generally better (but more expensive) option is to rent a car (in Krakow Airport or in Krakow city).
The best website for finding public transport links is
http://cp.atlas.sk/vlakbusmhd/spojenie/
It is available only in Slovak language, so I translated basic words from this web page so I hope it should be enough for you to use it (or use google translator):
Odkiaľ: From where
Kam: Where
Dátum a čas: Date and time
Len priame spojenia: Direct connections only
Len vlaky bez povinnej rezervácie: Only trains without a mandatory reservation
Teraz: Now
Odchod: Departure
Príchod: Arrival
Celkový čas: Total time (for travel)
Anyway, I found this connections for Thursday morning 3.8. (Krakov - Ruzomberok):
Krakow Airport 7.30 - Ruzomberok coach station (autoobusova stanica) 10.05 (turbotiger.eu)
Krakow coach / bus station 11.00 - Ruzomberok coach station 14.00
Krakow Airport 13.50 - Ruzomberok coach stat. 16.26
Back after the game:
3.8. Ruzomberok coach stat. 19.05 - Krakow Airport 21.35 (but probably this is too early)
3.8. Ruzomberok train station 23.01 - Bohumin train station 1.41 by Slovak railway
(go to the Bohumin coach station - just 2 min. walking distance), wait until 2.35 - coach to Krakow Airport 5.05 (Turbotiger.eu)
4.8. Ruzomberok train station EC Express 1.46 - Bohumin train station 3.54,
4.04 Bohumin train station EN Silesia train - Krakow main station 7.08
4.8. Ruzomberok coach station 3.15 - Krakow Airport 6.15
4.8. Ruzomberok coach station 8.10 - Krakow Airport 10.50
4.8. Ruzomberok coach station 12.50 - Krakow Airport 15.30
Traveling to Ruzomberok via Vienna / Bratislava:
The train between Vienna and Bratislava runs every half hour. Connections for Thursday morning 3.8. – a few examples:
Wien Hbf 6.16 – Bratislava train station 7.22 arr., dep. 7.55 – Ruzomberok 11.32
Wien Hbf 8.16 – Bratislava train station 9.22 arr., dep. 9.55 – Ruzomberok 13.32
Wien Hbf 10.16 – Bratislava train station 11.22 arr., dep. 11.45 – Ruzomberok 14.32
Wien Hbf 10.16 – Bratislava train station 12.22 arr., dep. 12.55 – Ruzomberok 17.03
Taxi:
Some have asked me for a taxi from Krakow to Ruzomberok. Taxi is, of course, expensive, but for some Evertonin maybe only one option (due to a late flight).
I´m from Slovakia so I don´t know much about a taxi in Krakow. But in general - call a taxi over the phone, tapping directly on the street is more expensive. Do not arrange a taxi from companies that are at the airport or at the train station, they are the most expensive. Call a taxi that is properly registered, and a taxi has a yellow sticker in the window and has good internet references and lower prices.
I found on the internet that cheapest texi companies in Krakow are
1. Mega taxi http://megataxi.pl/
2. iCar taxi http://icartaxi.eu/
https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/ShowT...w_Lesser_Poland_Province_Southern_Poland.html
Focus - good food:
1. Pizzeria da Andrea u Taliana – Probably the best food in Ruzomberok (in terms of international cuisine), a nice stylish interior, but they are expensive in Slovakian terms.
Cuisine: a large number of different types of pizza, pasta, tortellini, ravioli, seafood, suitable for vegetarians.
Beer: good (Pilsner)
Location – 500 metrov from the train station (7 min. walking distance), address: Podhora 26 street.
Web page: http://utaliana.sk/sk/menu
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...ndrea_u_Taliana-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
2. La Famiglia – restaurant for families with children, modern, good food.
Cuisine: pizza, steak, pasta, burgers, children's menu
Draft beer: good (Bernard lager)
Average prices: 5 € - 12 €.
Location: 1,2 km from the train station (15 min. walking distance), address: Bystricka cesta 2 street.
Web page: http://www.famiglia.sk/
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...nna_restauracia-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
3. Ristorante Camino
Cuisine: pizza, pasta (italian food), steak, european food, suitable for vegetarians
Location: 3,4 km from the train station (42 min. walking distance), address: Cutkovska 1 street.
web page: http://www.camino.sk/
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...storante_Camino-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
Focus - good traditional, local food:
4. Koliba u dobrého pastiera (they offer also accommmodation).
Cuisine: traditional local (Slovak) food in good quality, for example Bryndzové halušky (consists of halušky - boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi, and bryndza - a soft sheep cheese, sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat/bacon), Brydzové pirohy (wrapping pockets of unleavened dough around a soft sheep cheese filling, cooked in boiling water) etc.
Beer: bad (Zlaty Bazant) – do not drink!
Location: 4,1 km from the train station (52 min. walking distance), address: Cremosna 8684 street.
Web page: http://www.kolibaupastiera.sk/sk/
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...obreho_Pastiera-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
5. Salaš Krajinka
Cuisine: traditional local (Slovak) food in good quality + European, Eastern European, Central European food, suitable for vegetarians. Traditional local foods (examples): Bryndzové halušky, Halusky (boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi) with cabbage, Zemiakové pirohy pirohy (wrapping pockets of unleavened dough around potato, cooked in boiling water).
Beer: just from bottle and what is worst – it is Urpiner (terrible, disgusting, horor beer – do not drink it in any case! If someone in Ruzomberok offer you Urpiner beer, run!).
Location: 4,6 km from train station (57 min. walking distance), address: Cernova 556 street.
Web page: http://www.salaskrajinka.sk/sk/ponuka/restauracia.html
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...-Salas_Krajinka-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
6. Restaurant Koloseum
Cuisine: The food is of average quality, the references to it are mixed (but not bad). Mexican, pizza, fish, pasta, a few vegatarian dishes.
Beer: draft beer – Zlatý Bazant (bad)
Location: 300 m from train station (4 min. walking distance), address: Hurbanova 5 street.
web page: http://www.koloseumrestaurant.sk
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...aurant_Koloseum-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
priemerné jedlo, pivo zlé zlatý bažant , ale v centre mesta
Focus - good beer, drinks:
7. Café Efekt
Beers: good – Pilsner, Gambrinus, Kozel, Master (Czech lagers)
Cuisine: pizza, local and european food (average quuality by references), a lot of meat, a few vegetarian dishes.
Location: 1,6 km from train station (21 min. walking distance), address: Štefana Moyzesa 1579/28 street.
Will be full, early reservations are strongly recommended, We (Czech and Slovak Everton Supporters Club) will be there also.
web page: http://www.cafeefekt.sk/
8. Laverna Steak House Alert - this pub has probably the best selection of beers but has mixed,
mostly poor references to services / waiters and the quality of meals.
Beers: very good – Pilsner, Staropramen (Czech lager), Hoegarden, Guinness
Cuisine: pizza, mexican, steak, meat.
Location: 500 m from train station (7 min. walking disatnce), address: Podhora 7 street.
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...Reviews-Laverna-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
9. Nove Korzo - pub for rock / hard rock / heavy metal (etc.) fans.
Beer: good (Starobrno) and bad (Corgon – positive is that Corgon in this pub is from tank).
Cuisine: No
Location: 400 m from train station (5 min. walking distance)
web page: www.novekorzo.sk
Of course, in the center of the town you can find other pubs (for example around Hotel Kultura), the above mentioned pubs and restaurants are just tips.
Police and safety restrictions:
It is difficult to predict the severity of security restrictions and the police behavior, but generally do not expect so tolerant stewards and policemen as in England J In Slovakia, the police are infamous about the harsh interference with fans for small offenses. Please be careful.
If you have any other question (or if I forgot some important information), do not hesitate ask me
Great post thanks mate.
Will any of the places be showing the game? Might be struggling for a ticket
bugsy
Player Valuation: £1.5m
We are getting 500 tickets,club are working out how best to distribute them
bugsy
Player Valuation: £1.5m
Can you get back to Bratislava after the matchI was invited to write a small "guide" for the Evertonians who are going to the match in Ruzomberok (as Slovak Evertonian). However, I suppose that such a guide will write Everton on its official site, so I am trying to give you more detailed and (hopefully) useful information that is not likely to be on the official site.
I collected information from my own internet survey (I'm not from Ruzomberok) and from one member of our Czech & Slovak Everton Supporters Club, who is from Ruzomberok.
Public transport:
In general, trains are more comfortable and faster than coaches in Slovakia. I have noticed that many Evertonians want to travel to Ruzomberok via Krakow, but some of you have trouble finding public transport links between Krakow and Ruzomberok. Public transport between Krakow and Ruzomberok is not very good (Ruzomberok is a very small town...), generally better (but more expensive) option is to rent a car (in Krakow Airport or in Krakow city).
The best website for finding public transport links is
http://cp.atlas.sk/vlakbusmhd/spojenie/
It is available only in Slovak language, so I translated basic words from this web page so I hope it should be enough for you to use it (or use google translator):
Odkiaľ: From where
Kam: Where
Dátum a čas: Date and time
Len priame spojenia: Direct connections only
Len vlaky bez povinnej rezervácie: Only trains without a mandatory reservation
Teraz: Now
Odchod: Departure
Príchod: Arrival
Celkový čas: Total time (for travel)
Anyway, I found this connections for Thursday morning 3.8. (Krakov - Ruzomberok):
Krakow Airport 7.30 - Ruzomberok coach station (autoobusova stanica) 10.05 (turbotiger.eu)
Krakow coach / bus station 11.00 - Ruzomberok coach station 14.00
Krakow Airport 13.50 - Ruzomberok coach stat. 16.26
Back after the game:
3.8. Ruzomberok coach stat. 19.05 - Krakow Airport 21.35 (but probably this is too early)
3.8. Ruzomberok train station 23.01 - Bohumin train station 1.41 by Slovak railway
(go to the Bohumin coach station - just 2 min. walking distance), wait until 2.35 - coach to Krakow Airport 5.05 (Turbotiger.eu)
4.8. Ruzomberok train station EC Express 1.46 - Bohumin train station 3.54,
4.04 Bohumin train station EN Silesia train - Krakow main station 7.08
4.8. Ruzomberok coach station 3.15 - Krakow Airport 6.15
4.8. Ruzomberok coach station 8.10 - Krakow Airport 10.50
4.8. Ruzomberok coach station 12.50 - Krakow Airport 15.30
Traveling to Ruzomberok via Vienna / Bratislava:
The train between Vienna and Bratislava runs every half hour. Connections for Thursday morning 3.8. – a few examples:
Wien Hbf 6.16 – Bratislava train station 7.22 arr., dep. 7.55 – Ruzomberok 11.32
Wien Hbf 8.16 – Bratislava train station 9.22 arr., dep. 9.55 – Ruzomberok 13.32
Wien Hbf 10.16 – Bratislava train station 11.22 arr., dep. 11.45 – Ruzomberok 14.32
Wien Hbf 10.16 – Bratislava train station 12.22 arr., dep. 12.55 – Ruzomberok 17.03
Taxi:
Some have asked me for a taxi from Krakow to Ruzomberok. Taxi is, of course, expensive, but for some Evertonin maybe only one option (due to a late flight).
I´m from Slovakia so I don´t know much about a taxi in Krakow. But in general - call a taxi over the phone, tapping directly on the street is more expensive. Do not arrange a taxi from companies that are at the airport or at the train station, they are the most expensive. Call a taxi that is properly registered, and a taxi has a yellow sticker in the window and has good internet references and lower prices.
I found on the internet that cheapest texi companies in Krakow are
1. Mega taxi http://megataxi.pl/
2. iCar taxi http://icartaxi.eu/
https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/ShowT...w_Lesser_Poland_Province_Southern_Poland.html
Focus - good food:
1. Pizzeria da Andrea u Taliana – Probably the best food in Ruzomberok (in terms of international cuisine), a nice stylish interior, but they are expensive in Slovakian terms.
Cuisine: a large number of different types of pizza, pasta, tortellini, ravioli, seafood, suitable for vegetarians.
Beer: good (Pilsner)
Location – 500 metrov from the train station (7 min. walking distance), address: Podhora 26 street.
Web page: http://utaliana.sk/sk/menu
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...ndrea_u_Taliana-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
2. La Famiglia – restaurant for families with children, modern, good food.
Cuisine: pizza, steak, pasta, burgers, children's menu
Draft beer: good (Bernard lager)
Average prices: 5 € - 12 €.
Location: 1,2 km from the train station (15 min. walking distance), address: Bystricka cesta 2 street.
Web page: http://www.famiglia.sk/
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...nna_restauracia-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
3. Ristorante Camino
Cuisine: pizza, pasta (italian food), steak, european food, suitable for vegetarians
Location: 3,4 km from the train station (42 min. walking distance), address: Cutkovska 1 street.
web page: http://www.camino.sk/
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...storante_Camino-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
Focus - good traditional, local food:
4. Koliba u dobrého pastiera (they offer also accommmodation).
Cuisine: traditional local (Slovak) food in good quality, for example Bryndzové halušky (consists of halušky - boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi, and bryndza - a soft sheep cheese, sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat/bacon), Brydzové pirohy (wrapping pockets of unleavened dough around a soft sheep cheese filling, cooked in boiling water) etc.
Beer: bad (Zlaty Bazant) – do not drink!
Location: 4,1 km from the train station (52 min. walking distance), address: Cremosna 8684 street.
Web page: http://www.kolibaupastiera.sk/sk/
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...obreho_Pastiera-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
5. Salaš Krajinka
Cuisine: traditional local (Slovak) food in good quality + European, Eastern European, Central European food, suitable for vegetarians. Traditional local foods (examples): Bryndzové halušky, Halusky (boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi) with cabbage, Zemiakové pirohy pirohy (wrapping pockets of unleavened dough around potato, cooked in boiling water).
Beer: just from bottle and what is worst – it is Urpiner (terrible, disgusting, horor beer – do not drink it in any case! If someone in Ruzomberok offer you Urpiner beer, run!).
Location: 4,6 km from train station (57 min. walking distance), address: Cernova 556 street.
Web page: http://www.salaskrajinka.sk/sk/ponuka/restauracia.html
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...-Salas_Krajinka-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
6. Restaurant Koloseum
Cuisine: The food is of average quality, the references to it are mixed (but not bad). Mexican, pizza, fish, pasta, a few vegatarian dishes.
Beer: draft beer – Zlatý Bazant (bad)
Location: 300 m from train station (4 min. walking distance), address: Hurbanova 5 street.
web page: http://www.koloseumrestaurant.sk
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...aurant_Koloseum-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
priemerné jedlo, pivo zlé zlatý bažant , ale v centre mesta
Focus - good beer, drinks:
7. Café Efekt
Beers: good – Pilsner, Gambrinus, Kozel, Master (Czech lagers)
Cuisine: pizza, local and european food (average quuality by references), a lot of meat, a few vegetarian dishes.
Location: 1,6 km from train station (21 min. walking distance), address: Štefana Moyzesa 1579/28 street.
Will be full, early reservations are strongly recommended, We (Czech and Slovak Everton Supporters Club) will be there also.
web page: http://www.cafeefekt.sk/
8. Laverna Steak House Alert - this pub has probably the best selection of beers but has mixed,
mostly poor references to services / waiters and the quality of meals.
Beers: very good – Pilsner, Staropramen (Czech lager), Hoegarden, Guinness
Cuisine: pizza, mexican, steak, meat.
Location: 500 m from train station (7 min. walking disatnce), address: Podhora 7 street.
References: https://www.tripadvisor.sk/Restaura...Reviews-Laverna-Ruzomberok_Zilina_Region.html
9. Nove Korzo - pub for rock / hard rock / heavy metal (etc.) fans.
Beer: good (Starobrno) and bad (Corgon – positive is that Corgon in this pub is from tank).
Cuisine: No
Location: 400 m from train station (5 min. walking distance)
web page: www.novekorzo.sk
Of course, in the center of the town you can find other pubs (for example around Hotel Kultura), the above mentioned pubs and restaurants are just tips.
Police and safety restrictions:
It is difficult to predict the severity of security restrictions and the police behavior, but generally do not expect so tolerant stewards and policemen as in England J In Slovakia, the police are infamous about the harsh interference with fans for small offenses. Please be careful.
If you have any other question (or if I forgot some important information), do not hesitate ask me
sheedys big toe
Player Valuation: £8m
Thanks for the info, myself and my daughter are going, probably hire a car. Hope the women are as helpful
Wat Tyler
Player Valuation: £70m
windymiller
Player Valuation: £50m
If you're travelling via Vienna the riverboat from Vienna to Bratislava (or vice versa) is a very nice alternative to the train. It's slower but you can sit on deck with a beer!
Frodsham Blue
Player Valuation: £750k
That's brilliant mate.
Thanks very much for the help.
Any advice on getting from Katowice please.
We're planning on staying Tuesday night in Katowice, then train down on the Wednesday.
Thanks again!
Thanks very much for the help.
Any advice on getting from Katowice please.
We're planning on staying Tuesday night in Katowice, then train down on the Wednesday.
Thanks again!
There should be some modestly priced brass out there, any ideas lad?
No. Just no.
You can also use coach (Flixbus), if you go to Bratislava via Vienna, it's usually pretty cheap: https://shop.flixbus.co.uk/search?r...73.2131137736.1500975811-639949686.1500975811
Blue bargee
Player Valuation: £225k
450 tickets and they will need to be picked up in Ruzomberok
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