Things to do and tourist attractions in Banská Bystrica and surroundings

Šachtičky Ski Resort is located in the mountains near Banská Bystrica. It is suitable for recreational skiing for casual as well as professional skiing for demanding skie...

Ski resort of Čachovo - Selce is located northeast of Banska Bystrica and about 2 km from the village of Selce.

With the first snowfall, fans of downhill skiing will fin...

If you are looking for a great skiing experience for the whole family, Ski Center Tajov will be perfect for you. It is located just outside the town of Banská Bystrica. I...

Králiky Ski Resort is located near the town of Banská Bystrica near the village of Králiky. The resort area offers visitors with skiing on four groomed slopes, which are ...

The Kordíky Ski Center is located in Kremnica Hills. It is especially suitable for less demanding skiers, beginners and families with children. The tracks are covered wit...

The ski resort is located on the side ridge of Suchá Mountain in Kremnica Hills. The variety of terrain for downhill skiing will satisfy all categories of skiers. There a...

Krahule Ski Resort is located in the Kremnica Hills in the village of Krahule near one of the alleged centers of Europe. Skiing is provided on undemanding slopes in lengt...

If you want to use your free time not only for a walk through the flower beds and tree alleys, but also to learn a bit, visit the Borová Hill Arboretum.

The Borová Hill ...

Donovaly is an important center of tourism and winter sports and a tourist starting point for the Greater Fatra and the Low Tatras. Here, you will find a total of 19 ski ...

The ruins of Pustý Castle (i.e. Abandoned Castle) are located near the town of Zvolen over the confluence of the rivers Hron and Slatina. It consists of two castle comple...

Šášov Castle is built on a high cliff above the Hron River, on its left bank, in the northern part of the picturesque Štiavnica Mountains. It is unmistakable - it can be ...

If you are looking for a great skiing trip near Zvolen, head straight to the Kráľová near Zvolen ski resort. The resort is ideal for recreational skiers as well as advanc...

A distinctive village of Dobrá Niva, located in central Slovakia near the town of Zvolen, can also boast of its own castle.

The Dobrá Niva Castle dates from the second h...

The ruins of Blatnica Castle are located on a steep hill in the Greater Fatra Mountains.

It was built in the second half of the 13th century primarily to protect the imp...

On the narrow outcropping of the Štiavnica Mountains, sometimes reffered to as Brezový Castle, there are the ruins of Žakýlsky Castle. It is one of the least known castle...

Ski resort Hronec - Majer is a pleasant ski resort near the town of Brezno. It is rather a small resort with a family atmosphere and a beautiful view of the Low Tatras.

In the woods, not far from the village of Sklené Teplice, there are hidden remnants of the Teplica Castle, which is almost unknown among tourists. The castle had an excel...

The Jasenská Valley Ski Resort is located in the Greater Fatra Mountains. There are two ski centers - Kašová and Lehota.

The Kašová Resort is located in the lower part o...

The ski resort Ski Hlobišov is located on the edge of the picturesque village of Hronec and provides a wonderful view of the main ridge of this picturesque mountain area....

The Krpáčovo resort includes 2 ski lifts - long and short. A suitable combination of terrain of different difficulty allows the ski resort to be used by beginners as well...

Ski Center Košútka is a ski resort right in the heart of Podpoľanie. It is part of the year-round recreation center Park Košútka. Ski Center Košútka is ideal for beginner...

The Botanical Garden in Banská Štiavnica is located in beautiful surroundings on the adjacent grounds of the former building of the Mining and Forestry Academy, founded i...

You will experience wonderful skiing on the peaks of the Low Tatras in the ski resort of Ski Tále, located in the cadastre of the village of Horná Streda.

During the win...

Ski Čierny Balog is a complex recreation center offering interesting leisure and sports activities in every season. During winter, a ski resort with five moderately deman...

Ski resort of Cigeľ Priedavky-Šabľová lies above the village of Cigeľ, about 7 km south of Prievidza.

The groomed slope in the resort is served by one ski lift and you w...

If you have ever traveled by car in the direction of Martin, you have certainly seen the ruins of Sklabiňa Castle in the distance, just near the picturesque village Sklab...

The ski resort is situated on the northern slopes of foothills of the Low Tatras, just off the important road from Banská Bystrica through Podbrezová, towards Poprad. It ...

Another beautiful castle ruin from the Turiec region is the one that rises on a high limestone rock above the village of Kláštor pod Znievom. This charming ruin in the Tu...

Ski Resort SALAMANDRA is located near Banská Štiavnica and it is one of the few resorts with chair lift in the surroundings. The Doppelmayr seat operates a one and a half...

On the andesite hummock towering above the village of Podhradie, there are ruins of a medieval castle called Sivý Kameň (ie Grey Rock). The castle was built in the first ...