Salt water – mineral spring and peat bog
One of the strongest iodine-bromine springs in Slovakia under Babá Hora, with a history of spas and a rare peat bog in the vicinity.
Monuments and attractions in Orava
Castles, museums, wooden churches, open-air museums, viewpoints and trips for the whole family - everything is worth seeing in Orava.
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Hviezdoslav's Gamekeeper's Lodge – Literary Exhibition
A wooden gamekeeper's lodge under Baba Mountain, where Hviezdoslav sought inspiration for The Gamekeeper's Wife. There is also an exhibition by native Milo Urban.
Orava Dam
The largest body of water in Orava: beaches, sailboats, cruises and sunsets over Námestovo with a view of Oravská Magura and Babia Hora.
Lime kiln in Zuberec
The remains of the municipal lime kiln from 1900 under Sivy Hill - a reminder of how the people of Zuberec burned lime to whitewash their wooden houses.
Church of St. Wendelin in Zuberec
An interwar church in the center of Zuberec designed by architect Michal Milan Harminec, consecrated in 1933.
A. Kocyán Educational Trail in Oravice
Two nature trail routes following in the footsteps of forester and naturalist Anton Kocyán – an easy 3.2 km around the Peciská peat bog and a longer circuit to Magura.
Historical center of Trstená
The elongated square of the town founded in 1371 with a Franciscan church, a monastery, Baroque columns and the parish church of St. Martin.
Gallery of Maria Medvecka
The classicist mansion in Medvedží hides the lifelong work of painter Mária Medvecká – Orava, its landscape and people in more than 250 paintings and drawings.
Thermal pools Oravice (municipal swimming pool)
Municipal thermal swimming pool under Roháče: two outdoor pools with geothermal water around 34 - 38 °C, open all year round.
Brestovská Cave
The first accessible cave in Orava and the Western Tatras with an active underground flow - an intimate guided tour a short distance from the open-air museum in Zuberec.
Juráň Valley
The narrow limestone canyon of Biela Voda with footbridges over the stream, giant pots and waterfalls - one of the most beautiful walks in the Western Tatras.
Rafts in Orava – sailing under Orava Castle
An hour-long cruise on a traditional wooden raft on the Orava River from Horná Lehota to Oravský Podzámek with a view of Orava Castle and stories from the rafters.