Activity in Stiavnica mountains

Berggericht

The building of Berggericht with a rich history hides a valuable Mineralogical exhibition with more than four hundred minerals from the whole world. A short (75 m) and readily accessible mining tunnel Štôlňa Michal leads to its internal yard. The tunnel Michal is a good option in case of a short stay or families with…

Glanzenberg

Glanzenberg, meaning Sparkling Hill, isn’t just the name of a hill above the town.It’s also the name of a hereditary mining tunnel – one of the oldest in the Banská Štiavnica region.Hereditary mining tunnels were used for draining the tunnels. They were called “hereditary”, because they had been built by

Kammerhof

Kammerhof, meaning Court of Exchequer Chamber is the biggest building complex in the historic town. It is a place of exhibit depicting the history of mining in the Štiavnica Mountains as well as the mining in Slovakia. Visitors will find here working models of machines, demonstrating the ways of mining and draining water

New Castle

The building of the Nový zámok Castle (New Castle) is one of the architectural icons of the town. Its silhouette is unique in Europe; it reminds a rocket. It is also a place of Battles against Turks exposition with rare pieces of weapons. Moreover, the visitors of the castle are offered an extraordinary view of…

Galéria Jozefa Kollára - Banská Štiavnica

Jozefa Kollár Gallery

Jozef Kollár Art Gallery offers a permanent exhibition of visual art from 13th to 20th centuries from the region of Banská Štiavnica, along with other seasonal exhibitions. The quality of the art displayed goes beyond the regional framework. The gallery is situated at Holy Trinity Square (Námestie svätej Trojice).

Old Castle

Starý zámok castle (Old Castle) is considered a “stone chronicle of the town“. Its walls are the gate to the oldest secrets of Štiavnica. Long ago it used to be a church, but it was transformed into a fortress during the period of Turkish thread. It is a place of the exhibition about the oldest…

Náučný chodník Kysihýbel - Banská Štiavnica

Educational trail Kysihýbel

The education trail Kysihýbel begins and ends in Kysihýbel. It informs the visitors about some interesting facts about nature, forestry and history. The trail starts on the road from Banská Štiavnica to Banský Studenec, near the left turn by the fence of Kysihýbel Arboretum. It passes Feistmantel garden, Skálie

Trip to Sitno, Počúvadlo lake

Every visitor of this region should take a trip to Počúvadlo and Sitno.The shortest, steepest and most popular trail to Sitno Hill is from Počúvadlo Lake. It is approximately 3 km long with elevation gain of 150 m and takes around 2 hours. It can be managed by children and older hikers. Its description is…

Banskoštiavnická kalvária - Banská Štiavnica

Calvary

Štiavnica’s Calvary is one of the most beautiful baroque Calvaries in Europe. It is located on Scharfenberg (Sharp mount) hill, thus being visible from all sides and providing a complete view of Štiavnica’s caldera (a large crater which came about by collapsing of the walls of a volacnic crater). The Calvary is remarkable

Chodník Milana Kapustu po žile Terézia - Banská Štiavnica

TOP of Banska Stiavnica

Whether you are in the Banská Štiavnica region for few hours our few days, you should not miss a walk through the Štiavnica centre, visiting a mine or visiting at least one of the artificial water reservoirs – tajchy. You will not see anything like that anywhere else. TIP: We recommend using the guide services…

K tajchu Veľká vodárenská - Banská Štiavnica

Large and Small Vodárenská

Together with Červená Studňa, they are located directly above the medieval heart of the town in the valley above Holy Trinity Square. According to written records they are the eldest reservoirs in the Štiavnica Mountains, their origin reaching back to 1500. Although the name (Vodárenská – related to water station)

To Klinger reservoir

The descendant of the contemporary Klinger tajch was designed and built before 1760 by J. K. Hell. It was used for driving water-pumping machines of the shafts Žigmund and Ondrej (nowadays the Open-Air Mining Museum in Banská Štiavnica). The construction of the reservoir cost almost 4000 golden crowns and

Hodrusa Hamre

When the ancient mining village Hodruša arose on the steep western hillside of the Štiavnica Mountains will probably remain a mystery forever. However, gold and silver had been mined here since time out of mind. History More than 47 tons of gold and 2.5 tons of silver were extracted in the mines of Hodruša. Still,…

Vein Terezia

The gold-silver vein is the westernmost of the main Stiavnica Veins. Probably it was the first mining vein in Banska Stiavnica. We can see it from the village Banska Bela to Windsachta in the village Stiavnicke Bane. It is about 5 kilometers long and goes from northeast to southwest. A slope of the vein is…

The Mining museum in Nature

Open Air Mining Museum (mining outdoor museum) is an exhibition on the surface and underground. Exhibition on the surface presents mining buildings and equipment moved here from various regions of Slovakia, educational geological exhibition and exhibition of quarrying and mining machines.