Liptovsky Mikulas and its surroundings.

 

SVATY KRIZ - wooden articulary protestant church transferred from Paludza - a avillage which disappeared under the waters of the dam Liptovska Mara. The church was built in 1774 by Lang. It is cross shaped. The figural paintings inside the church illustrate the way how common people and noblemen of the 17th and 18th century were dressed. It is the largest wooden church in Slovakia.

BESENOVA - is one of the most important thermal spring areas in Slovakia. These springs have a healing effect on locomotive organs. Thanks to the water temperature of 60° C this spa is open all the year round. The Besenova springs were probably the place of the oldest settlement in the area of Liptov.

THE OPEN-AIR MUSEUM OF LIPTOV VILLAGE IN PRIBYLINA - its establishment is related to the construction of the dam at Liptovska Mara and the effort to save the worthiest folk monuments from the area to be overflowed. Besides the wooden folk architecture - houses, school, smithy, firestation, farm buildings - one can see here copies of an early-gothic church of Virgin Mary from Liptovska Mara and a gothic-renaissance manor-house from Parizovce - the oldest yeoman residence of Liptov.

DEMANOVSKA DOLINA - is a valley situated in the northern part of the mountains Low Tatras. The 15 km long valley forms in its lower part a deep karst canyon the upper part of which is extended into a system of folds. Visitors are attracted by its rich karst phenomena. Only two of the 30 caves are accesible to visitors: The Freedom Cave and the Ice Cave. The Vrbicke Pleso lake known for its beauty is the second largest lake in the Low Tatras. The Low Tatras are the second largest mountain range in Slovakia. Chopok (the second largest mountain in the Low Tatras - 2024 m) is one of the most visited mountains.

THE FREEDOM CAVE IN DEMANOVSKA DOLINA - one of the most popular caves in Slovakia. Its unique shape has been created by the stream Demanovka for thousands years. The rich and charming drip stone decorations of this cave are admired for their colour intensity. The tiny underground lakes are beautiful and the drip stone beads and pears are a world curiosity.

LIPTOVSKY MIKULAS - the town offers many cultural, historical and sacral monuments, museums, galeries and folklore, e.g.