Wooden church in Bodružal
The Greek Catholic church of St. Nicholas is part of a unique urban unit on an elevated position in the centre of the village Bodružal. Church is surrounded with the cemetery, wall, and the belfry from the 19th century.
It was built in 1658 and consists of three interconnected ...
Radola Mansion
The manor-house in Radola is one of the oldest historical monuments in Kysuce region, Slovakia. Historical research suggests that the oldest part of the building dates to between 1550 and 1575. In the second half of the 17th century, the building was reconstructed, probably as part of the major development of Kysuce. At that time the manor house was a part of the Budatin lordship owned by Suňog family, whose descendants owned it until 1798, when the budatin lordship passed into the ownership of the Csaky family. The well preserved manor house in Radola represents a renessaince type of yeoman's habitation and initially it was apparently fortified by a castle wall. From the 19th century to the year 1977 it served for residential purposes. After the reconstruction of the mansion there is a permanent exhibition of the Kysucké museum (seat in city of Čadca) since 1983.
Belianske Tatras
Belianske Tatras mountain range (in Slovak Belianske Tatry) is strictly preserved, it is part of the TANAP (Tatra National Park), and access is strictly limited. For tourists are available only seasonally valleys: Monk Valley (Monkova dolina), Valley of Seven Springs (Dolina siedmych prameňov), ...
Štrba Mountain Lake (Štrbské mountain lake)
Štrba Mountain Lake or Štrbské mountain lake or Štrbské pleso lake (in Slovak Štrbské pleso) is the most famous mountain lake in High Tatras moutains in Slovakia. It is situated at altitude of 1 346 m. above sea level. The name is derived from the village Štrba in High Tatras. It is a esker Lake, created by the receding glacier. It It is the second largest water area on the Slovak side of the High Tatras - after the Large Hincovo lake (Veľké Hincovo Pleso) . Štrbské Pleso occupies the area 19,76 ha and reaches max. depth of 20 m. Štrbské pleso offers the possibility of hiking in the summer season, in winter skiing, cross-country skiing and skialpinism in the beautiful nature. It is the ideal starting point for hiking to the central and also eastern part of the High Tatras. It is possible to get from here in summer season to Skok Waterfall (in Slovak Vodopád skok) and Lake over Skok by hike from Strbske Pleso lake (in about 1,5 - 2 hours) and further to the High Tatra Mountains. It is possible to get also to Poprad lake (in Slovak Popradske pleso) from here (about 1.5 h) by hike and further on Ostrva Peak (1 984 m.a.s.l).
