Things to do and tourist attractions in Orava

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Rafts on Orava River
Museums and history

Rafting - today's romance, once it meant hard calluses of our old fathers. For centuries, rafts have been mainly used to carry constructional timber and various other goo...

Horná Lehota
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
Museum of Orava Village
Museums and history

The Orava Village Museum is probably the most famous Slovak open-air museum. It lies in the bosom of a beautiful Orava nature surrounded by the peaks of Roháče. You can f...

Zuberec
Educational Trail of Forest Transformation
Hiking

In the surroundings of the beautiful Orava nature, in the cadastre of the village Klin, there is an Educational Trail of Forest Transformation passing through. The predom...

Klin
Double Cross on Grapa Hill
Hiking

The picturesque village of Oravské Veselé is surrounded by several mountains and hills, but only one of them can boast of an interesting and symbolic attraction. The hill...

Oravské Veselé
Uhlisko - 860 m asl
Hiking

Between the Orava towns of Trstená and Tvrdošín, there is a part of the Oravská Magura mountain range, which includes the Uhlisko Hill.

This locality attracts mainly by ...

Trstená
Lookout Tower Borová above Tvrdošín
Lookouts

If you want to enjoy the beautiful view of Orava Dam, Babia Hora Hill and the panorama of the Western Tatras and the surrounding hills, take a hike to the observation tow...

Tvrdošín
Exposition of Hviezdoslav's The Gamekeeper's Wife
Museums and history

The gamekeeper's lodge under the majestic Babia Hill remembers the old times when the poet Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav drew inspiration here. The gamekeeper's lodge under B...

Oravská Polhora
Forestry educational trail Pilsko
Hiking

Forest educational trails are a successful project under the auspices of LESY SR, (FORESTS OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC), the aim of which is to present not only the environmen...

Oravské Veselé
Medieval Village of Falconers
Museums and history

We have been building a medieval village - Archeoskanzen under the Orava Castle for a long time. This place is the only one of its kind in Slovakia. It presents a museum ...

Oravský Podzámok
Museum of Noble Carriages
Museums and history

Let yourself be carried away by the allurement of the last century, when the** luxurious Landauers and Landaulets, the elegant Mylords** for gentlemen and Victorias for l...

Oravský Podzámok
Bobrova raľa
Museums and history

The largest preserved complex of original folk architecture in Central Europe can be found in the Orava village of Podbieľ. This village surrounded by beautiful alpine na...

Podbiel
Ostražica - 767 m asl
Hiking

The picturesque Orava village of Nižná is bordered by the Ostražica hill. It is a beautiful place not only for undemanding tourism, but also for getting to know our histo...

Nižná
Lookout Tower Skorušina
Lookouts

The beautiful Skorušinské Hills are located north of the Western Tatras. Their highest peak is Skorušina.

The ridge of Skorušina mountains is divided by deep valleys and...

Brezovica
Educational trail of Juráňová Valley
Hiking

The educational trail passes through one of the most beautiful gorges not only in Juráňová Valley but also in Slovakia. It offers a very varied and undemanding tourism fo...

Oravice
Babia Hill
Hiking

The beautiful region of northern Slovakia is bordered by a mountain called Babia Hill. It can also boas of some extraordinary attributes. Babia Hill is the northernmost o...

Oravská Polhora
Bielska Rock
Hiking

The Orava village of Podbiel is set in a real fairy-tale environment. And this unique magical atmosphere is enhanced by the interesting natural phenomenon that rises abo...

Podbiel
Minčol - 1394 m asl
Hiking

There are several hills called Minčol in Slovakia, all of them offering excellent hiking, relaxing in nature, or beautiful scenery. They differ only in their position and...

Dolný Kubín
Pilsko Hill
Hiking

Pilsko is the second highest mountain in the Orava Beskydy. It is located on the Polish-Slovak border, which crosses 400 m below the mountain peak (the peak is on the Slo...

Oravské Veselé
Florin's House in Dolny Kubín
Museums and history

If you've ever been to Dolny Kubin, you must have at least passed a nice craft house surrounded by beautiful greenery in a quiet location near Hviezdoslav Square. It is F...

Dolný Kubín
P.O.Hviezdoslav Literary Museum
Museums and history

Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav was one of the leading figures of Slovak literature and Slovak culture at the turn of the 19th century and the 20th century. His extensive and i...

Dolný Kubín
Ostrá a Tupá skala (Sharp and Dull Rock)
Hiking

In the southeastern part of the Orava Highlands, there is a protected area of Ostrá and Tupá skala (Sharp and Dull Rock), which is an interesting landscape relief framing...

Vyšný Kubín
Prehistoric settlement of Mokrý Kút
Museums and history

In the idyllic environment of the Orava Highlands and Choč Mountains, nearthe municipality of Vyšný Kubín, there is a large meadow with a prehistoric settlement called M...

Vyšný Kubín
Room of Grandmothers
Museums and history

If you would like to feel like our ancestors lived for a while, you should visit the village of Párnica near Dolný Kubín. There is the Room of Grandmothers, which will br...

Párnica
Ťatliakovo Lake
Hiking

The Tatras would not be the Tatras if there were no enchanting glittering lakes,mountain lakes or waterfalls. They refine the harshness of the majestic and wild peaks. On...

Zuberec
Martin Kukučín Memorial House
Museums and history

When it is said "Martin Kukučín", his significant literary works such as Dom v stráni, Rysavá jalovica or Keď báčik z Chochoľova umrie come to our mind. But do you know w...

Jasenová
Roháčsky Waterfall
Waterfalls

The charming Roháčsky waterfall enriches nature in the Western Tatras, in the popular Roháčska valley near the equally famous Roháčske mountain lakes. The waterfall is si...

Zuberec
Volovec - 2063 m asl
Hiking

Volovec Hill is a charming two thousander, which will not leave any tourists cool. Its vast slopes copy the Slovak - Polish border and for many, it is a popular stopover ...

Žiar
Bobrovec Lakes
Hiking

Almost fabulous natural scenery can be found in Bobrovec Valley, which leads under Sivý vrch (Grey Hill) to Brestová (1902 m above sea level). The valley is about 5 km lo...

Zuberec
Roháče Mountain Lakes
Hiking

Wandering around Roháče hills is an indescribable experience for many nature and tourism enthusiasts. It is a beautiful location with excellent access, which welcomes wit...

Habovka