Things to do and tourist attractions in Banskobystricky region

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Mining Museum in Nature
Technical monuments

In the nature of Banská Štiavnica, in the picturesque valley below the Klinger tajch (water reservoir) on the outskirts of the town, there is the Mining Museum (open-air ...

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
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
Šomoška Castle
Castle ruins

The ruins of Šomoška Castle are located about 10 km south of Fiľakovo, in the immediate vicinity of the Slovak - Hungarian state border. It is named after the Hungarian v...

Šiatorská Bukovinka
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
Vígľaš Chataeu
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The dominant feature of the village of Vígľaš is the majestic cheateau situated on a small flat outcropping of the Javorie Hill. Originally, it was a Gothic castle, which...

Vígľaš
Divín Mansion
Castles, chateaus, mansions

In the refurbished premises of the Zichy's Mansion in Divín, there is the Divín History Museum. In its expositions you will see an overview of the history, nature and oth...

Divín
Tank of World War II
Memorials

Can you guess which tank won World War II? For many, the answer is probably clear. It is the Soviet tank T-34. And one of them, as a memory of the liberation struggles of...

Klenovec
Period blast furnace from the Hungarian Kingdom
Technical monuments

In the mountainous surroundings of Osrblie, there is a blast furnace from the period of Hungarian Kingdom. It is an important technical monument, of which only the remain...

Osrblie
Soví hrad (Owl Castle)
Castle ruins

Directly above the houses of the village of Šurice, there are the remains of the Soví hrad (Owl Castle) on the high cliff. The history of the castle is unclear. In the li...

Šurice
Roman baths
Castle ruins

Dudince - spa town, which is sought after every year by people for healing water, wellness and relaxation it offers. But there are also those who like to discover natural...

Dudince
The Castle and Museum of Modrý Kameň
Castles, chateaus, mansions

If you have ever walked along the smallest town of Slovakia, Modrý Kameň (The Blue Stone), you have surely noticed the silhouette of the castle ruins in the distance. It ...

Modrý Kameň
Pustý Church
Castle ruins

The Pustý Church in the village of Veľká Čalomija is one of the oldest sacral buildings in Slovakia. Until now, only remains have been preserved, but they, however, attra...

Veľká Čalomija
Zvolen Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions

National Cultural Monument of Zvolen Castle is the dominant and symbol of the Central Slovak city of Zvolen. This Gothic-Renaissance chateau was built in the 1970s by the...

Zvolen
Mint in Kremnica
Technical monuments

Mint in Kremnica is one of the oldest continuously operating enterprises in the Slovak Republic. Its history began in 1328, when the Kremnica settlement, which grew up ar...

Kremnica
Divín Castle
Castle ruins

The ruins of the Gothic Castle of Divín are located directly in the village of Divín.

Divín Castle was built in the 13th century. In the 16th century, the castle was sei...

Divín
Ľupča Castle
Castles, chateaus, mansions

National cultural monument Ľupča Castle rises above the town of Slovenská Ľupča, about 10 km east of Banská Bystrica. It was founded in the middle of the 13th century by ...

Slovenská Ľupča
Mining walkway
Technical monuments

n the village of Špania dolina there is a small educational Mine Trail. The educational trail starts directly on the square near Klopačka. The walkway can be reached in a...

Špania Dolina
Muráň Castle
Castle ruins

The third highest located castle in Slovakia is situated on the Cigánka Boulder on the outskirts of the untouched nature of the Muránska Plain.

What is today a castle ru...

Muráň
Revište Castle
Castle ruins

The mysterious and idyllic Revište Castle spreads over the picturesque village of Revišstké Podzámčie. It is a ruin of a Gothic castle on the edge of a forested cliff on ...

Žarnovica - Revištské Podzámčie
Ruins of Teplica Castle (Pustý Castle)
Castle ruins

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...

Sklené Teplice
Ruins of Rákoš Castle
Castle ruins

Once you decide to explore the forests around the village of Rákoš, you will undoubtedly find the ruins of the castle with the same name. Rákoš Castle used to be a magnif...

Rákoš
Extinct castle of Kapla
Castle ruins

In the village of Širkovce, in a very hilly terrain, there used to stand the medieval castle named Kapla also known as Širkovce Castle. It was known for many years only f...

Širkovce
Mansion in Hronsek
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The most important historical monument of the village Hronsek is the local baroque mansion with corner bastions. The manor house dates back to 1775 and is located in a be...

Hronsek
Partisan Republic in Kalište
Memorials

At the foot of the southern slopes of the Low Tatras, deep in the mountains among the coniferous forests, a silent witness of horrors lies. In the slightly sloping valley...

Banská Bystrica
Manor house in Dolná Mičina
Castles, chateaus, mansions

Near Banská Bystrica, in the village of Dolná Mičiná, there is a Renaissance manor house - a cultural and historical monument of Slovakia.

It was built in the second hal...

Dolná Mičiná
Historic train in Vígľaš
Technical monuments

The village of Vígľaš lies in the valley of the river Slatina in Zvolen basin 14 km east of Zvolen. The ruins of the Vígľaš Chateau rise on the left bank of Slatina, dire...

Vígľaš
Cellars in Hrušov
Technical monuments

The village of Hrušov lies in the south of the Banská Bystrica Region, in the western part of the Veľký Krtíš District. Hrušov retains its distinctive character with trad...

Hrušov
Memorial in Nemecká
Memorials

In 1945, there were many tragic events that took place during World War II fights. One of the saddest happened by the Lime kiln near the village of Nemecká.

This is the ...

Nemecká
Town Castle in Kremnica
Castles, chateaus, mansions

The free royal mining town of Kremnica has not lost its historical charm even in today's modern age. It is one of the few cities in Slovakia that has preserved its magnif...

Kremnica