Only 15 km from Rimavská Sobota, there is a picturesque karst area of Drienčanský Karst, which is not so well known among tourists, but still hides a large number of prot...
The trip to the Drienčany Karst is not only about recreational experience but also about hiking. The educational trail will inform you about the local attractions as well...
Between the villages of Vyšná and Nižná Pokoradz, there is a place where nature has shown its magic. Indeed, the location is truly remarkable and that is why attracts man...
The lookout tower at Maginhrad is one of the newly built lookout towers in Slovakia. It stands on a hill of the same name at an altitude of 430 meters and thanks to its h...
The village of Sirk was in the past an important locality of iron ore mining. That's why a blast furnace and a hammer were built here. The iron furnace was in operation f...
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...
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...
In the southeastern part of the Licinská Uplands, there is the natural monument of Breakthrough of Muráň. In this locality, the Muráň River is surrounded by a narrow cany...
In the southeastern part of the Licina Highlands, there is a natural monument of Muráň Breakthrough. It has been a protected area since 1980 and the subject of the protec...
Tŕstie is a mountain massif with a distinct peak of the same name, which rises to a height of 1121 m above sea level. The Tŕstie Hill represents a majestic dominant tower...
Peško Cave is a karst tunnel passable on both sides. It is located in the woods near the village of Bretka. It is interesting that this cave was inhabited in the Stone Ag...
Chorepa Saddle is a meadow saddle in Klenovské Hills, about 6 km from the town of Kokava nad Rimavicou. The saddle is a natural sight-seeing location with a beautiful vie...
On the boundary of villages of Klenovec and Kokava nad Rimavicou, there is a lookout tower called Slopovo. It stands at an altitude of 851 meters in the beautiful surroun...
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...
Not far from the village of Magnezitovce, there is a magnificent technical monument - the Koprášský tunnel and viaduct. The Koprášský tunnel was built in 1941. The tunnel...
Tisovská Hradová is one of the most significant landscapes in the surroundings of Tisovec. This massive limestone hilltop with numerous caves has provided people with a s...
The cog railway Tisovec - Zbojská - Pohronská Polhora was established in 1896, especially for the needs of the developing metallurgical industry.
The railway was used fo...
Observation towers attract many tourists every year. Several of them are located also in the Banská Bystrica Region, and new ones are continuously being built every year ...
Not only Slovak, but also worldwide cave unique, Ochtinská Aragonite Cave, is located in Revúcka Highlands, between towns of Jelšava and Štítnik.
The beautiful cave was ...
Cerová Uplands is full of natural beauties and places worth visiting. If you go to the village of Gemerské Dechtáre, you will surely find one of these natural beauties. I...
The construction of an alternative line to Slavošovce was started in 1941. The reason was the affiliation of the southern Slovak territories to Hungary after the Vienna A...
Zaboda is a small cone-shaped hill that rises in the Cerová Uplands above the village of Hájnačka. The local landmark, the Zaboda Hill, is the residue of the lava flow th...
The surroundings of the town of Revúca are formed by several hills that attract tourists. However, the most prominent of them is definitely the Kohút Hill, which is also ...
If you want to take a small trip, which will be enjoyed not only by adults but also by children, choose to discover the fairytale mystery of the largest Slovak cave, Domi...
There are volcanoes also in Slovakia. Today, they are extinct, but they thundered lava once. One of the already extinct but still very young volcanoes is the volcanic hil...
Gombasecká Cave is one of the most important caves of the Slovak Karst National Park. It is also very often associated with fairy tales. The nature has provided the stala...
The plains of the Slovak Karst, more precisely above the village of Kečovo, on the western slope of the Maliník Hill and the Čertova diera (Devil's Hole) are dotted with ...
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...
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 natural lookout of Poludnica (Noonday Witch) is a spectacular rocky cliff and at the same time a national nature reserve that lies beneath it. This rocky cliff protru...