The Orava Dam with an area of 35 km2 was built on the Orava River between 1941 and 1954. Four municipalities (Slanica, Osada, Oravské Hámre and Ústí nad Oravou) were floo...
Mysterious Church in Orava - Church of St. Cosmos and St. Damian - stands for sawback ruins about 5-10 minutes on foot over the village Sedliacka Dubová that cannot be om...
The ruins of an old stone church in the slope above the village are surrounded by a cemetery. It is perhaps the most romantic monument of Zázrivá. The church was built in...
František's Smelting Plant (locally called just "hámor") is a technical monument, a ruin of the ironworks factory hall (smelting plant) from 1836. It is located in Orava,...
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...
The impressive, 15-meter-high lookout tower stands majestically above the village of Zákamenné. The wooden tower was built within the EU project of cross-border cooperati...
The architectural and historical pride of Tvrdošín, as well as the oldest building of the town, is the wooden church of All Saints from the mid-15th century. It is situat...
The historic forest railway is part of the former Kysuce-Orava forest railway from the early 20th century. Riding a beautiful Orava nature in this technical monument is a...
AquaRelax is a modern water world situated in the metropolis of the Orava region - Dolný Kubín. This unique water park offers to its visitors the proper spa enjoyment wit...
Coming to Orava from Kysuce is a real feast for the eyes and soul. Along the way, there is beautiful alpine nature, vast hills and mountains rising to the white sky.
You...
The Historical Forest Caputium Railway is part of the Museum of Kysuce Village in Nova Bystrica - Výchylovka. It is a well-preserved and functionally restored part of the...
The small Orava village of Istebné is one of the most important cultural and historical monuments. There is a wooden articular church of St. Michael, which took its curre...
The older generations would surely remember the legendary movie Jánošík, where the outstanding actor Paľo Bielik was starring. In those times, the film props of the gallo...
The village known for its history connected with folk hero Jánošík offers many attractions for tourists. One of them is wooden nativity scene. But this nativity scene is ...
The wooden articular evangelical church dates from the 17th century and was built on the order of Job Zmeškal - the captain of the castle guard at the Orava Castle and th...
The village of Terchová is an important Slovak pilgrimage site where Saint Cyril and Method days are held annually. That is why a calvary was built on the hill. The one i...
Nearby the small villages of Malé and Veľké Borové, more precisely on the hill of Súšava, there is a wooden tourist lookout tower that will show you the beauty of Liptov ...
The picturesque foothill village of Veľké Borové is an unusual tourist lookout tower. At first glance, you would have guessed that the lookout tower has been standing her...
There are two water mills in Kvačianska Valley, in the place called Oblazy.
The Upper Mill - Gejdošovský, was built in the first half of the 19th century by the village ...
In Bystrická Valley, there is a small village of Stara Bystrica, which impresses not only with its picturesque scenery, but also with a fairytale lookout tower.
Lookout ...
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...
A new, 16-meter-high wooden lookout tower was built near Oravská Polhora in 2019. The majestic wooden structure is built on a stable stone base. You will get to the top o...
Aqua-Vital Park with all-year-round operation is part of the Lúčky Spa.
It offers both outdoor and indoor pools. The outdoor recreational pool, filled with mineral water...
Lúčky Spa is not only a oasis of relaxation in a beautiful environment, but it is also a hope for women looking for motherhood. Spa treatment in Lúčky focuses on healing ...
The Kalameny thermal spring is located in the Kalameny Valley in Choč Hills about 1 km north of the village of Kalameny. The thermal spring in Kalameny is an artificial b...
Zlá voda (The Bad Water), also known as Rojkov traventine hill, is a remarkable travertine formation with a crater spring of mineral water and a circular lake on top. The...
An interesting technical work under the Sokol massif is the Old Tunnel of Kraľovany, which was built in 1871 on the Košice - Bohumín railway in the section Žilina - Popra...
Flooded quarry Kralovany (also known as Sutovo lake) is located in Rieka - town part of Kralovany. The lake will enchant you at first sight. Flooded quarry is mainly used...
Kysuce - it is not only magical nature, but also beautiful monuments. And when these two attributes come together, a beautiful place like the Chapel at Haladej can be cre...
A total of 16 meters high lookout tower is located a short distance from the top station of the Dedovka cable car, directly above the cottage Koliba.
From a bird's eye v...