Cultural Directory of Slovakia - Information

The International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC) is a worldwide network of organisations that document and promote the music of our time.IAMIC currently supports the work of 43 member organisations in 38 countries (2006). Each of these 'Music Information Centres' promotes and documents the music of its own country of region over a variety of musical genres including contemporary classical music, world music, jazz and popular.

Košice City Information Centre is a municipal centre which provides information about tourism attractions, cultural and sporting activities and local business and local government services. It administers the sale and advance sale of admission tickets and the booking of accommodation and tours, runs an Internet club and sells maps, books, souvenirs, videotapes, dictionaries, globes, flags, gifts, Modra ceramics, paintings and bobbin laces.

The primary objective of Levice Information Agency is the provision ofinformation for both local residents and tourists. It provides information about local culture, history and tourism as well as details of business operators in the region. It also sells information and promotional materials such as books, souvenirs and postcards and provides various services such as copying, telephone, fax and Internet use.

Tatras Information Centre, Starý Smokovec provides information on what’s on, what to see and where to stay, offers an accommodation and tour booking service and sells maps, books and a range of souvenirs.

Piešťany Information Centre provides a comprehensive information system; it provides information about traffic connections arranges accommodation, organises the sale of promotion and advertising materials, tourist maps and souvenirs, as well as the tickets for selected events. In addition, it offers the Internet service.

Trnava Information Service (TINS) provides information about historical sights and institutions, cultural and sporting activities in Trnava to visitors and local people, offers accommodation and tour guiding services, administers advance sale of tickets to various events, arranges visits to the town viewing tower outside the summer season, sells souvenirs and publications and creates proposals for new souvenir designs.

Jasenská dolina (JASED) Information Centre, Belá-Dulice offers a comprehensive tourist information service in the Jasenská Dolina ski and recreational resort and (in association with Veľká Fatra Tourist Association) in the Veľká Fatra microregion, pursuing marketing activities related to its field of activity.

Information Centre and Travel Agency in Trstená falls under the organizational department of the town of Trstená. Its major activity is to inform tourists and visitors of the town about various activity possibilities in Orava region and the town of Trstená.

The Information and Foreign Relations Directorate of Žilina Regional Government is responsible for: (i) participating in the preparation and formation of inter-regional co-operation agreements, ensuring the implementation of signed co-operation agreements and co-ordinating all activities among the stakeholders; (ii) being conceptually involved in the activities related to a comprehensive regional development at the level of the higher territorial unit; (iii) organising and ensuring negotiations among the representatives of the region and the representatives of state bodies, organisations,