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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Museum of Kysuce Village in nature shows the landscape, the environment, folk architecture and the way of life and culture of the people of Kysuce in the second half ...
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...
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 village of Terchová is the birthplace of the most famous Slovak brigand Juraj Jánošík. The museum exposition dedicated not only to Jánošík but also to development of ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
Liptov Castle was once the highest located castle in Slovakia. It rises on Sestrč Hill above Kalameny and Bukovina.
Its position was defensive. The castle was built by K...
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...
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...
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...
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...