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.

Múzeum šľachtických kočiarov a saní

Museum of Noble Carriages and Sleighs

Museums and galleries · Orava Podzamok

The largest collection of historic carriages and sleighs in Slovakia – 21 restored exhibits directly below Orava Castle.

AquaRelax Dolný Kubín

AquaRelax Dolny Kubin

For children and entertainment, Water and swimming pools · Dolny Kubin

Indoor aquapark with a 32°C relaxation pool, water slides, a wild river, a children's pool and a sauna world - a guarantee for families even in the rain.

Pamätný dom Martina Kukučína v Jasenovej

Martin Kukučín Memorial House in Jasenová

Museums and galleries, Open-air museums and folk architecture · Ash tree

Birthplace of writer and doctor Martin Kukučín – a village house with furnishings from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and a statue of the author in a neighboring park.

Kolonádový most v Dolnom Kubíne

Colonnade bridge in Dolny Kubín

Technical monuments · Dolny Kubin · Free admission

A covered wooden bridge with a shingle roof connects the center of Dolný Kubín with the Bysterec housing estate - one of the most photographed corners of the city.

Florinov dom

Florin's house

Museums and galleries · Dolny Kubin

A picturesque burgher's house from the 18th century, where a dye factory once stood and where the poet TH Florin later lived - today a memorial room and exhibition spaces of the Orava Museum.

Oravská galéria – Župný dom

Orava Gallery – County House

Museums and galleries · Dolny Kubin

The historic building of the former Orava County on the square in Dolny Kubín houses permanent exhibitions of Gothic, Baroque, folk and modern Slovak art.

Artikulárny drevený kostol v Istebnom

Articulated wooden church in Istebno

Churches and wooden churches · Istebné

One of the five preserved articular churches in Slovakia – a wooden church on Medová hórka above Istebný with a Baroque altar and a brick bell tower.

Drevený artikulárny kostol v Leštinách (UNESCO)

Wooden articular church in Leština (UNESCO)

Churches and wooden churches · Polishes

A wooden Evangelical church from 1688–1689 without a single nail, with a richly painted interior – one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Orava.

Meander Park – termálny aquapark Oravice

Meander Park – thermal aquapark Oravice

For children and entertainment, Water and swimming pools · Oravice

Year-round thermal aquapark under the West Tatras – 100 % geothermal water up to 38 °C, water slides, wave pool and cable car right next door.

Bobrova raľa – drevenice v Podbieli

Bobrova raľa – wooden houses in Podbieł

Open-air museums and folk architecture · Coltsfoot · Free admission

Rows of old log cabins from the 19th century in the center of the village - a monument reservation of folk architecture, freely accessible all year round.

Slanický ostrov umenia

Slanice Island of Art

Museums and galleries, Water and swimming pools · Namestovo

An island in the middle of the Orava Dam – the last piece of the flooded village of Slanica with a Baroque church, a lapidary and magnificent views. Only by boat.

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