Bench on Husna hill
Čremošné
The bench at the top of Husna Hill. From Turčianske Teplice, the yellow hiking trail leads through the village of Háj to Husný vrch. This…
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The bench of love on the Čremošnianské lazoches
Čremošné
The bench of love on the Čremošnianské lazoches. Above the village of Čremoššné are the extensive Čremošnianské lazy. These grassy ridges…
Benches in Blatnicka valley
Blatnica
Benches in Blatnicka valley. The karst Blatnická valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in Slovakia. It is located in the Turiec…
Swing over Necpalmi
Necpaly
Swinging over Necpalmi. "The most beautiful view of Turiec is from the swing above Necpali." This was the motto of the festive day on 8…
Budatín Castle
Žilina
Budatín Castle in Žilina is one of the oldest standing monuments of the town. Its story began at the end of the thirteenth century, when it…
Castles and chateaux
Strečno Castle
Strečno
The Strečno Castle, which rises on a limestone cliff about four hundred and twenty metres above sea level, is an important historical…
Castles and chateaux
Old Castle / Starhrad
Nezbudská Lúčka
The Old Castle, originally called Varín Castle, is one of the oldest castles in the Považie region. It was built one thousand two hundred…
Castles and chateaux
Hričov Castle
Hričovské Podhradie
Hričovský Castle is one of the oldest castles in the Považie region. Its history dates back to the thirteenth century, when King Bela the…
Castles and chateaux
Lietava Castle
Lietava
Lietava Castle Lietava Castle is one of the most important medieval fortresses in Slovakia. It is situated on a rocky ridge in the eastern…
Castles and chateaux
Sulov Castle
Súľov-Hradná
Sulov Castle was built in the thirteenth century to protect the nearby trade route. The first written mention of it dates back to 1470,…
Castles and chateaux
Orava Castle
Oravský Podzámok
Orava Castle grew on a rocky cliff above the Orava River in the middle of the thirteenth century. Originally there was a wooden fortress,…
Castles and chateaux
Liptov Castle
Kalameny
Liptovský castle stands on the Sestrč hill at the height of almost a thousand metres above sea level. It is the highest castle in Slovakia…
Castles and chateaux
Likava Castle
Likavka
Likava Castle is the largest castle building in Liptov and one of the highest castles in Slovakia. With its height of more than thirty-six…
Castles and chateaux
Castle and manor house in Liptovský Hrádok
Liptovský Hrádok
Liptovský Hrádok is the only ruin of a water castle in Slovakia. It stands on a small limestone rock by the Bela River in the northern part…
Castles and chateaux
Sklabiňa Castle
Sklabinský Podzámok
Sklabiňa Castle is one of the largest castle complexes in the Turiec region and in the whole Žilina region. It lies in the foothills of…
Castles and chateaux
Zniev Castle
Kláštor pod Znievom
Znievsky Castle, originally called Turčiansky Castle, is the oldest castle in the Turiec region and one of the highest castles in Slovakia.…
Ruins
Blatnica Castle
Blatnica
Blatnicky Castle rises on a steep hill behind the village of the same name. It was built in the second half of the thirteenth century as a…
Cultural and historical heritage
Marriage Palace in Bytča
Bytča
The Marriage Palace in Bytča is an exceptional monument not only in Slovakia, but also in the wider Central European area. It was built by…
Cultural and historical heritage
Radoľa Manor House
Radoľa
The manor house in Radola belongs to the oldest secular buildings in Kysuce. It was built in the second half of the sixteenth century as a…
Cultural and historical heritage
Manor house in Oščadnica
Oščadnica
The Oščadnica manor house was built at the beginning of the twentieth century as a summer hunting lodge of Count Valentin Ballestrem. The…
Religious buildings
Živčáková
Korňa
Živčáková is known as the place of the apparition of the Virgin Mary, which happened on 1 June 1958. The farmer Matúš Lašut from Turzovka…
Cultural and historical heritage
Holy Trinity Cathedral
Žilina
The Church of the Holy Trinity is one of the oldest and most important buildings in Žilina. Its history dates back to the fourteenth…
Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. Cyril and Methodius, Terchová
Terchová
In the heart of Terchova stands the majestic parish church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the largest church in Slovakia dedicated to the…
Cultural and historical heritage
Basilica of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Rajecká Lesná
Rajecká Lesná is located in the northwest of Slovakia in the Žilina Region. It is home to one of the most important pilgrimage sites in our…