A selection of short feel-good stories from Slovakia. Budget airline Ryanair’s cheeky online campaign calls the Slovak capital a "hidden gem of Europe," with flights to Bratislava from just €16.99.

Hail, country mine --Nitra mine --Up and down the Vah --When the Slovak --A pony gallops --My mother --If I were a little bird --Some day --Lo, there, my companions --Three days they pursued me --Blow ...

In central Slovakia, the country’s largest cuckoo clock now marks the hour with folk musicians, blending superstition, music and craft. An old saying has it that if someone hears a cuckoo calling from ...