This outdoor museum is meant to be the most beautiful museum of folk architecture in Europe. It is built on the banks of the rough river Studeny potok making an impression of really living village from the end of 19-th century. .
This outdoor museum is meant to be the most beautiful museum of folk architecture in Europe. It is built on the banks of the rough river Studeny potok making an impression of really living village from the end of 19-th century.
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Spálená affords optimal conditions for skiers of all categories and also for snowboarders. Shorter tows (400 m and 850 m) are assigned for beginners and children; 1450 m long, gives satisfaction even for professional funs of winter sports.
Skiing area of Spálená- Zverovka is situated in valley under Salatina. The center of area with all facilities is located on meadow about 1090 m above the sea level. Here you can find parking place for your car.
In the case of your interest, you can order an instructor from ski and snowboard school.
The 250 m and 400 m long skiing tows are coming out form the center of the area. They are situated on downhill course, which is labeled according to difficulty classification used in alpine countries as a "blue". It is intended mostly for children and beginners.
From here is leading four-seater ropeway 1490 m long, which will take you to the highest placed downhill course, labeled as "red". The top station of ropeway is located 1460 m above the sea level. In the down third of the downhill course branches one of its arms assigned for the most professional skiers and labeled as "black".
This downhill course has, in its upper part, another tow, 850 m long. Except "black", all of the downhill courses are cleared up with snowing mechanisms every day after finishing the running. After beginning of the period of frost, when the temperature decreases below -3 °C we started with artificial mechanical snowing up the downhill courses.
Under these meteorological conditions, we guarantee to visitors christmas and new eve's skiing even without natural snow. The evidence is, that we are among the first in Slovakia, who are opening the new skiing season every year.
Orava water reservoir (it is also known as "Orava Sea") is protected by the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area. Its total area is 35 square kilometers. This popular resort lake with an average depth of 15 m, is excellent for water sports and fishing. There is beautiful countryside scenery. Fantastic attraction is cruising to Slanicky Island of the Arts (Slanický ostrov). It is the remaining part of flooded Slanica municipality. This island shelters a little treasure, St. Cross Church with a museum of folk paintings, plastic arts etc.
A state ornithological reservation is located at the northeastern arm of the reservoir. Birds´ Island (Vtácí ostrov) is home of various rare bird species including heron, great cormorant, spoonbill and others and is rated as one of the important European bird areas.
The Meander Park Resort is located in Slovakia, Orava Region - the West Tatras Mountain, next to the Polish border, only few km from Zakopane. The healing thermal water of temperature 58 ° rises from the depth of 1611m and files up all the pools located in the Meander Park thermal resort. Total area of pools represents 1545 m2. The thermal water is mineral-rich sodium - calcium - magnesium with a high content of the iron. The direct entrance to the indoor and outdoor pools allows bathing in any weather or any season. You can relax in our thermal baths at any time of the year!
In the complex you can find changing-rooms, restaurants, espresso bar, coffee lounge, large sports bathing pool, large and small relaxation pools, chilling bath, massages. The bathing pools are equipped with number of water attractions such as artificial water waves, swimming part, sparkling seats and benches, whirlpools, geyser, water mushroom, water shots, massage jets and terrace with sunbathing couches. By entrancing the complex you will obtain a chip-wristlet that will ensure you a comfortable stay, because you will not need cash with you. The chip-wristlet is for opening and closing your locker, to pay in the restaurant, coffee lounge or other services.
From June to July each year classical music concerts are held in the church's exhibition hall as part of the "Orava Music Summer" festival. The Orava Gallery boat sails from the harbour Slanická osada and the harbour Goral Hotel from June to September.
The Orava castle is an outstanding dominant of Orava region and belongs among the most significant monuments of castle building craft in Slovakia .
The present area of the castle complex came into existence by a gradual building of protective, residential and farm buildings from the 13 th century until the beginning of the 20 th century. Each part is an evidence of various architectonical styles - from Romanic through Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque until Romanticism.
The castle mount was populated already in Primeval Ages. The first historical mention dates back to 1267, when the castle was fulfilling three basic functions: protective, guardian and a seat of administration. During its history, the Orava castle together with all estate was either the ownership of kings or rich sovereigns.
The wooden church built in the middle of the 15th century is the oldest historic architectural monument in Tvrdošín. Originally, dedicated to the Mourning of Christ, was later dedicated to All Saints.
The church is restored in the Renaissance style from 1650 and 1653-1654 which is engraved in the triumphal arch on the side of the chancel. The Baroque altar from the turn of 17th and 18th centuries with its rich sculptural decoration without colours enables us to admire the beauty of pure lime tree wood and wood-carving the way its creators did just after finishing it.
The fragments of the original smaller Gothic altar can be seen in the Orava Gallery in Dolný Kubín and in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest where is also the original Gothic altar painting of the Mourning of Christ.
Among other sights of the internal decoration belong: late-Renaissance pulpit with statues of evangelists, stallum- the bench in the presbytery painted by a stencil, lacunar ceiling with painted roses, picture of St.George on a horse killing a dragon, altar picture of All Saints with Ignatius of Loyola in front, the board paintings of four evangelists, the Saviour of the world, six couples of apostles and St.Paul with cylindrical, plaited and tendrilled ornaments around them.
Church opening hours:
10.00 - 16.00 from 1st July - 1st September from Tuesday - Sunday