Things to do and tourist attractions in Potok and surroundings

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

The dominating feature of the Zbojská saddle is a magnificent lookout tower revolving around the folk architecture. The perfect rural atmosphere is enhanced by the ubiqui...

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...

On the stream of the Kopanica stream, in the village of Pohorelá, nature created a beautiful waterfall called "Waterfall below Orlová". Its water veil falls from a height...

Directly above the houses of the village of Šurice, there are the remains of the Soví hrad (Owl Castle) on the high cliff. The history of the castle is unclear. In the li...

Hajnáčka is the name of the castle ruin at the village of the same name, which is surrounded by the beauty of Cerovská Uplands.

The village originated from the settlemen...

The ruins of the Gothic Castle of Divín are located directly in the village of Divín.

Divín Castle was built in the 13th century. In the 16th century, the castle was sei...

National Natural Monument Waterfall of Bystré is located on the southern slopes of Poľana, about 8 km north of Hriňová. It can boast of its 23-meter height, making it one...

One of the most beautiful and less demanding ravines in the Slovak Paradise, Zejmarská Ravine, is made special with the gurgling of beautiful waterfalls - Nálepka's Water...

Not far from the small village of Ľupoč, there is a wooden viewing platform at a place called Vinny vrch. It is situated on the edge of the forest and offers wonderful vi...

The Horné Lazy observation tower is one of the highest observation towers in Slovakia. It is an impressive almost 40 m high, and when climbing to its top, you will overco...

The ruins of Šomoška Castle are located about 10 km south of Fiľakovo, in the immediate vicinity of the Slovak - Hungarian state border. It is named after the Hungarian v...

Slovak Paradise is a truly exceptional location that will enchant you with its varied landscape diversity. It is characterized mainly by deep and narrow rock valleys of l...

Not far from the picturesque village of Predajná, dense forests hide two beautiful natural gems. These are two waterfalls, which originated on the local stream of Čelno. ...

Karanč Hill is located in the volcanic mountain range of Cerova vrchovina, which lies on the border with Hungary. With its altitude of 727 m above sea level, it can boast...

The Slovak Paradise could be also called a golden mine of waterfalls. In almost every gorge or ravine, you will find larger or smaller waterfalls and cascades. Even in So...

The smallest waterfall of the Sokolia Valley (Falcon Valley) in the Slovak Paradise is called the Rocky Waterfall. It reaches a height of only 3.5 meters, but it is enoug...

The magic kingdom of waterfalls in the ravine of Suchá Bela is finisked by the Bočný vodopád (Side Waterfall). A green marked hiking trail starting directly at the touris...

If you take for a short tour in Malý Kyseľ Ravine, which is, however, rich in nature uniques, you should definitely not miss the Moss Waterfall. It is one of three succes...

Suchá Belá Ravine in the Slovak Paradise hides one of the highest waterfalls of this locality. The riverbed waterfall is located above Okienkový Waterfall and under the S...

The Misové Waterfalls are the most romantic element in the Suchá Belá ravine in the Slovak Paradise. Therefore, not only romantic souls, but also lovers of good tourism s...

Okienkový vodopád (Window waterfall) is one of several waterfalls in the Suchá Belá Ravine belonging to the Slovak Paradise National Park.

This enchanting cascading wate...