Things to do and tourist attractions in Banskobystricky region
Only these types of attractions are shown: zoology and botany, museums and history, caves, and castles, chateaus, mansions. reset filterBanská 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...
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...
The history of the town of Banská Štiavnica is closely connected with mining of mineral resources as well as ores of precious and nonferrous metals. This historic and for...
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...
The birthhouse of the leading figure of the second wave of Slovak realism, J.G. Tajovský, stands intact, serried by the beautiful nature of Tajov. This beautiful house wi...
Fiľakovo was a city where people expected to be bombed because there was military production of the highest category. In addition, Fiľakovo was an important railway junct...
The village of Ľubietová is connected with mining history and metallurgy. If you want to learn more about this golden history of Ľubietová, but also about traditional cra...
One of the most fascinating expositions of Slovak Mining Museum is certainly the Mineralogical Exposition located in the national cultural monument of the Berggericht - a...
Underground bowels of the Horehronské Valley are proof of the extremely beautiful power of nature. Not far from the well-known tourist centers of Tále and Mýto pod Ďumbie...
The Museum of Horehronie in Brezno is one of the younger museums in Slovakia. Its permanent exhibition Literary Brezno is located in the renovated premises of the old gra...
The Andrej Sládkovič Municipal Museum opened its doors to the general public in November 1968. Since then, its premises have gradually expanded and the memorial room of A...
The name of Kostná Valley (The Bone Valley) is not random. It is an important locality of early Tertiary bones of tapirs, mastodons and rhinos. Kostná Valley is therefore...
The Slovak Mining Museum is the only one of its kind in the territory of Slovakia. It was founded in 1964 by the fusion of the City Museum and the State Mining Museum Dio...
A beautiful village of Podkonice, nestled in the lap of beautiful Central Slovak nature, offers not only perfect relaxation, but a bit of specific history too. You can fi...
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...
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...
The wine-growing settlement included in the List of Monuments of Folk Architecture in Slovakia lies in a beautiful and quiet location on the outskirts of the Štiavnické M...
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 ...
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 ...
The Forestry and Woodworking Museum in Zvolen is located in the historic premises of town houses, which are a national cultural monument. Until 1992, the museum focused p...
The historical heart of the town of Banská Štiavnica consists of period burgher houses. In three of them, decorated with beautiful ornamental facade decoration, houses th...
Zveropark in Revištské Podzámčie is a place where nature is as beautiful as from a fairy tale, interesting animals, a roaring waterfall, a lake full of fish, a meadow per...
Arteska House of Art in the town of Detva is a private cultural center of modern visual arts providing space for students and non-professional artists to present their wo...
Muránska Plain is a beautiful location with many hiking trails that will take you to the most amazing natural rarities. However, the Muránska Plain National Park hides na...
The museum has a nationwide scope and is specialized in the development of Slovak society in the years 1938 - 1945 with emphasis on the documentation of anti-fascist libe...
Many visitors to the Muránska plain National Park automatically associate the phrases "meadow full of groundhogs" or "groundhog meadow" with the location of Biele vody ne...
If you are interested in mining history and mining in general, the interesting place for a trip will certainly be the villageof Hodruša-Hamre near Banská Štiavnica. One ...
The castle is located at the top of the rock almost in the center of Fiľakovo. The first written mention of the castle is from the 13th century, where it is stated that t...
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...
The cave underground of the southern part of the Greater Fatra National Park conceals mysterious natural splendors, which together formed the most important Slovak cave. ...
