Guide to Slovakia

The Orava forest railway was in the past part of Kysuce - Orava Forest Railway. It was forest railway from municipality Oravská Lesná  through the village Zákamenné  to village Lokca and was used for transport of wood. Thanks to the activities of the Monuments Board and Orava Museum and the contribution from the European Regional Development Fund, in the years 2005 - 2007 the Orava part of the ...

The Strečno Castle  is a reconstructed ruin of a medieval castle located in northern Slovakia, 12 km east from the city of Žilina. The castle stands on a 103 m. high calcite cliff above the village of Strečno. It constitutes a significant landscape landmark of the Upper Váh region. The first recorded mention of the stone castle is from 1316. Today the castle belongs to the national cultural ...

Basilica minor of the Holy Cross is Late Gothic Roman Catholic parish church. It was built between 1444-1498 on the site of an older parish church, which in 1443 burned down. Church is the youngest and with its sizes one of the biggest Gothic three-naves churches in Spiš region. (Internal dimensions: length 51 m, width 22 m, the height of the main nave is 15,75m). In 1998, it was ...

Mysterious  underground of Čachtice spreads  as the spider´s net under all village of Čachtice. From the original wine cellars inhabitants of Čachtice built  an extensive system of corridors with several floors for protection before Turkish attacks. Several weeks after a lost battle of the Hungarian king with the Turks at Mohács (29. 8. 1526) where also our king Luis II Jagelonsky died, ...

It is the largest as well one of the most beautiful and popular water reservoirs. The peak of the legendary hill of Sitno can be reached from its banks within 1.5 hour. It is a suitable place for swimming with children with local farmer mini-zoo, boat rental, places to eat or stay for a night. Although the lake is frequently visited, it has managed to preserve its beauty and romantic allure.It ...

The crypt of soldiers from the First World War in Osadné is the only one of its kind in Slovakia. It is located in the Orthodox Church in Osadné, which was built in 1930. 1025 dead soldiers from the world war 1914 – 1915 rest here. In 1933, 23 names of buried soldiers were known, currently 61 names of buried soldiers are already known. Mајor battles took place in and around Osadné during ...