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.

Oravská lesná železnica

Orava Forest Railway

For children and entertainment, Technical monuments · Oravska Lesna

By train through unique dead ends to the Beskydy saddle - a historic forest railway from 1918 with an observation tower and a program for children.

Múzeum oravskej dediny

Orava Village Museum

Open-air museums and folk architecture · Zubair

An open-air museum under Roháče with over 50 wooden houses, a water mill and a Gothic church from the 15th century - a living example of how people once lived in Orava.

Františkova huta

František's smelter

Technical monuments · Coltsfoot · Free admission

Romantic ruins of an ironworks from 1836 on the road to Zuberec - a national cultural monument, the backdrop for Jakubiska's films and a freely accessible stop on a trip.

Oravský hrad

Orava Castle

Castles and chateaux · Orava Podzamok

One of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia - on a cliff above the Orava River, with 155 rooms, three tour circuits and views of the entire valley.

Socha Krista na vrchu Grapa v Kline

Statue of Christ on the Grape - Rio de Klin

Nature and views · Wedge · Free admission

The tallest statue of Christ in Slovakia – 9.5 m on the hill of Grapa nad Klinom with a view of the Orava Dam, Roháče and, in clear weather, Giewont.

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