Things to do and tourist attractions in Slovakia

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Skok Waterfall
Waterfalls

If you are looking for an undemanding and not long hike in the Tatras, you should definitely go to Mlynická Valley to the Skok Waterfall. This waterfall with a height of ...

Štrbské Pleso
Old Chateau
Castles, chateaus, mansions

Banská Štiavnica is an exhibition hall of historical monuments. This hall includes also an Old Cheatau, which is a kind of stone chronicle of this mining town. The Old Ch...

Banská Štiavnica
Rysy - 2503 m asl
Hiking

Rysy are an iconic peak of the Tatras located in their main ridge on the Slovak-Polish border. They are credited with many precedences - the highest peak of Poland, the h...

Štrbské Pleso
Kubínska hoľa - 1346 m asl
Hiking

Kubínska hoľa (grassy uplands) together with the neighboring peak of Minčol reigns Oravská Magura. It is the second highest mountain of this mountain range, rising direct...

Dolný Kubín
Kamzík Hill - 439 m asl
Hiking

The wooded hill Kamzík is a popular walking and relaxing place for the inhabitants of the city of Bratislava who go to this beautiful piece of nature especially during th...

Bratislava - Nové Mesto
Lookout Tower in Bojnice
Lookouts

A unique observation tower with an elevation of about 30 meters has grown above town of Bojnice. It is a relatively demanding technical construction, which is unprecedent...

Bojnice
Lookout Tower Dubeň
Lookouts

On the Dubeň Hill (613 m above sea level), there is an impressive observation tower above the city of Žilina. The lookout tower is imposing with its height of 27.4 meter...

Žilina
Kosice Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The Košice Castle is almost forgotten locality not only in awareness of Košice inhabitants. It almost does not appear in medieval written sources, and if appears, there a...

Košice - Kavečany
Popradské pleso
Hiking

Popradské pleso (Poprad Mountain Lake) is an iconic location for any hiking in the High Tatras. It is a place that no visitor to the Tatras should miss.

It is located in...

Poprad
Polana - 1889 m asl
Hiking

The Poľana Hill is situated in the Low Tatras and is flat and overgrown with grassy and forested vegetation. Poľana has become a sought-after location of active tourism a...

Demänovská Dolina
Kyseľ Ravine
Hiking

The passage through each ravine is challenging and requires sufficient tourism capability. If you would like to try such a more demanding ravine with more beautiful trans...

Hrabušice - Podlesok
Pajštún Castle
Castle ruins

Pajštún Castle belonged to the system of border castles, which in the 13th century took over the function of protection of the northwestern border of the Hungarian state ...

Borinka
Ľubovňa Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions

Uncover ancient secrets, follow the footsteps of kings and discover all the corners of the Ľubovňa Castle, which since 1311 rises above the town of Stará Ľubovňa.

Everyb...

Stará Ľubovňa
Lietava Castle
Castle ruins

Lietava Castle ruins are located 10 km from the regional town of Žilina on the steep ridge between Lietava and Lietavská Svinná.

The castle of Lietava was probably built...

Lietava
Waterfalls of the Cold Creek
Waterfalls

The most beautiful waterfalls of the High Tatras are certainly the Waterfalls of the Cold Creek (orig. Studený potok), which are located on a short section of the creek f...

Starý Smokovec
Greater Rozsutec - 1610 m.a.s.l.
Hiking

Greater Rozsutec (1 610 m above sea level) is located in the northeastern part of the main ridge of Krivánská Little Fatra. With its form and height, it dominates the who...

Terchová
Veľký Kriváň Mountain - 1708 m n.m.
Hiking

Veľký Kriváň (1,708 m above sea level) is the highest peak of Little Fatra. It is located on the main ridge of the Kriváň part of Little Fatra. It has a wonderful view of...

Terchová
Trenčín Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The castle of Trenčín dominates not only the city of Trenčín but also the whole of Považie region. It was built in the 11th century as a border fortress, guarding importa...

Trenčín
Súľov Rocks
Hiking

The untamed Súľov Rocks rise dramatically to the heights - this is the area with distinctive rock formations in Súľov Mountains. They are located approximately 10 km from...

Súľov - Hradná
Suchá Belá Gulley
Hiking

Suchá Belá Gulley is one of the jewels of the Slovak Paradise National Park. The gulley is 4 km long and the water in it through cascades and waterfalls overcomes the alt...

Hrabušice
Skalnaté pleso (Rocky Mountain Lake)
Other attractions

The majestic Tatras hide many natural phenomena that have become popular tourist spots. Exactly such a magical place is Skalnate pleso (Rocky Mountain Lake). If you have ...

Tatranská Lomnica
Hornád Breakthrough
Hiking

One of the sites, thanks to which the Slovak Paradise National Park is one of the most beautiful natural areas of Slovakia, is Breakthrough of Hornád River.

The Hornád B...

Smižany
Orava Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions

Orava Castle is one of the most famous and most beautiful castles in Slovakia. This distinctive landmark of the Orava region was the site of important historical events a...

Oravský Podzámok
New Castle in Banská Štiavnica
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The New Castle is one of the most beautiful dominants of Banská Štiavnica. The white Renaissance fortress towering on the Frauenberg Hill (also called Ladies' Hill) was b...

Banská Štiavnica
The manor house in Svätý Anton
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The Manor House in Svätý Antonis a National Cultural Monument. It was built on the site of a fortified medieval castle from the 15th century, it was rebuilt several times...

Svätý Anton
Strečno Castle and the medieval village of Paseka
Castles, chateaus, mansions

If you come to the parts of the Strečno Gorge or to the picturesque village of Strečno, do not forget to stop on the high limestone cliff. The magnificent Strečno Castle ...

Strečno
Upper holes - Janošík's Holes
Hiking

Choosing to go to Little Fatra and not to overcome the Upper Janošík's Holes would be a big mistake that you would later regret.

The starting point for discovering the c...

Terchová
Lower Holes - Janošík's Holes
Hiking

Jánošík's Holes are a system of gorges and canyons in Krivánska Malá Fatra. They are located in the Rozsutec National Nature Reserve and consist of three coherent parts: ...

Terchová
Chopok Hill - 2024 m asl
Hiking

The Low Tatras attract tourists from all over Slovakia as well as the surrounding area. They offer not only beautiful nature, great tourism, but also many attractions and...

Demänovská Dolina
Cottage at the Zelené pleso
Hiking

The cottage at the Zelené pleso (Green Mountain Lake) is situated in a beautiful environment of the mountain lake valley in the heart of the High Tatras. The scenery of t...

Tatranské Matliare