Wooden church Zboj - Open air museum in Bardejov
Eastern Rite wooden Church of Saint Nicholas from the village of Zboj, built in 1766, was moved to Bardejovské Kúpele (Bardejov Spa) in 1967. It is a three-dimensional wooden rustic temple. Main part of iconostasis is from the 18th century, some icons (St. Nicolas, Crucifixion) are from the 17th ...
Gallery of Contemporary Art - The Schaubmar Mill - SNG
The Schaubmar Mill is part of the Slovak National Gallery. It is the only well-preserved windmill in Slovakia with a functional milling technology. You will find an Exposition of Mills and a Gallery of Contemporary Art, in which is especially presented modern and contemporary art and design. In the mill, we are dedicated not only to the preservation of cultural heritage and to the presentation of visual arts. We also organize a number of accompanying events related to visual arts, nature and the environment, crafts and food.
Ochtinska Aragonite Cave
Ochtinska Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa) is located in eastern Slovakia in Košice Region (Košický kraj), district Rožňava. There are few similar accessed caves in the world. The cave is unique in the richness and variety of aragonite decoration and the creation and development ...
Ochtinska Aragonite Cave
Ochtinska Aragonite Cave (Ochtinská aragonitová jaskyňa) is located in eastern Slovakia in Košice Region (Košický kraj), district Rožňava. There are few similar accessed caves in the world. The cave is unique in the richness and variety of aragonite decoration and the creation and development of underground spaces. Rich aragonite fill was created under specific conditions in closed underground spaces. Aragonite decoration occurs in renal, needle and spiral form. Aragonite is a mineral - calcium carbonate, which arises for example in rocks, caves in limestone areas, in the vicinity of thermal springs. The cave was discovered in 1954, it was opened to the public in 1972. The entrance to the cave is at an altitude of 642 m. a.s.l., the length of the accessible part is 230 m. The cave is located to the west of city Rožňava. You can reach the cave by car turning from the state road between village of Štítnik and city of Jelšava on the Hrádok Hill (2 km). The parking is 300 m in front of the cave. From here you can walk to the entrance area of the cave.
