Wooden church Mikulášová - Open air museum in Bardejov
Greek-Catholic wooden Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God, built in 1730, was originally located in the village of Mikulášová. A municipality of Mikulášová was first mentioned in historical documents in the year 1414. In fact it dates back even further, probably to the second ...
Snina Mansion
The mansion in city of Snina is a classicistic mansion from the end of the 18th century. The mansion was built by Terézia van Dernáth in 1781. Countess Terézia van Dernáth was the granddaughter of the last male descendant of the Drugeth family who have been the lords of Snina since about 1321. The sons of countess sold in 1799 Snina with unfinished mansion to Rholl family - entrepreneurs in mining and metallurgy, who discovered iron ore in Vihorlat mountains. Jozef Rholl finished building of mansion in 1800. The two-floored building with a rectangular ground plan was a beautiful lordly residency with many rooms - bedrooms, dining room, guest rooms, salons, hall, kitchen and chamber. In years 1850 - 2009 mansion had several owners, in 2009 the owner became a city of Snina. The mansion was renovated in 2012 and opened to the public in year 2013. The manour house is seat of museum with permanent exhibition at present. The permanent exhibition in the mansion maps the history of the city, the times of the First and Second World Wars, historical sights of the town of Snina and there is a demonstration of manor house furniture from 19th century. There is also a seat of the city gallery in the manor house and there are organized social and cultural events, exhibitions and concerts of classical music.
Súľov Mountains
Súľov Mountains (in Slovak Súľovské vrchy) is a small mountain range in northwestern part of Slovakia. Sulov mountains are popular for unpretentious hiking trails, cycling and sport climbing. Popular are, e.g., hiking trails from the village Súľov-Hradná to remains of Súľov Castle, to Lietava ...
Demänovská Cave of Liberty
Demänovská Cave of Liberty (in Slovak Demänovská jaskyňa slobody is a karst cave in the Low Tatras mountains, in the Žilina region in the district of Liptovský Mikuláš. The cave is located 13 km south of city of Liptovský Mikuláš on the right side of the Demänovská valley. It is the most visited cave in Slovakia. It consists of domes, halls and corridors created in six cave levels. The entrance is located at an altitude of 870 m above sea level. m., about 50 m above the level of the small river Demänovka. The cave was discovered by A. Král with the help of A. Mišura and other explorers in 1921. It was opened to the public in 1924.
