Kremnica Mountains (Kremnické vrchy), tourist attractions

The healing thermal water, the beautiful mountainous surroundings provide for the best preconditions for relax and regeneration. The composition of individual pools provides for family visits, where every member of the family can find the most suitable water area or water attraction for him/her. The thermal swimming pool creates attractive surroundings for the visitors, people spending here their holidays with possibility of overall regeneration of physical and mental powers in the swimming pool (1050 m2, 26 ºC), children pool (216 m2, 33ºC) and the pool for non-swimmers (1300m2, 28ºC). You...

Recreation resort Skalka near the town of Kremnica, ideal place for lovers of skiing and winter sports, lies in the heart of Slovakia, at a distance of 56 km from Banska Bystrica and 42 km from Zvolen. The ski area is located on the slopes of the Great Fatra and Kremnica Hills at an altitude of 1252 meters above sea level. Free parking is close to the lifts. The resort features many attractions and accommodation properties. The area offers more than 5 km of ski slopes, which include two blue, four red and two black. The centre is an excellent choice for beginners and advanced skiers. In addition...

Ski resort Krahule is located in Kremnica Mountains, near the town of Kremnica, in district Ziar nad Hronom. The lower station lifts is at 930 metres and the upper station at 1060 metres AMSL. The area features 5 lifts and 4-chairlift POMA GALSKI with different difficulty levels of ski trials, which are maintained 2 times daily. The two main slopes are covered with artificial snow. Near the ski slopes there are many marked hiking trails for recreation, as well as demanding tourists. Resort is located in the centre of the village Krahule in the immediate vicinity of the station of the ski lifts. 4-seat...

Kraliky ski resort is located in a beautiful mountain area Kremnica Mountains, at a distance of 10 km from the centre of Banska Bystrica. At the ski area there are prepared ski trails for downhill and cross country skiing. Ski slope with an elevation of 100 m is at an altitude of 829-929 metres AMSL. Four tracks have easy difficulty and a total length of 2330 m. On the slope you are taken by 4-chair lift with a length of 676 m, which at the point of entry and exit will slow down, so it is suited for beginners and children. There is also T-bar lift Doppelmayr with a length of 450 m suitable for...

Ski resort Kráľová is located near the town of Zvolen (10 km) in the mountains Javorie below the hill Lomná (908 m). For skiers there are 5 ski lifts with a capacity of about 3000 persons / hour and 5 ski runs in the length of 3400 metres. Lovers of cross-country skiing can use tracks of 10 km. The ski area offers ski service, children ski school, ski equipment rental, as well as popular night skiing. There is a shuttle service from Zvolen.

Sachticky Ski Resort is suitable for recreation but also for professional skiing. There are 7 tracks of varying difficulty with 4 lifts and one rope tow for our young skiers. Is just 11 km from the town of Banska Bystrica. Snowboarders for whom there is snowboard rental and service can also enjoy winter fun. Cross-country trails 14 km long offer a view of the unparalleled beauty of snowy mountains and valleys. The ski resort thinks also of lovers and sledging, and other pleasures of white sport. They have reserved space on the main hillside Panske Dielo. Amidst of picturesque nature all winter...

Zvolen Castle (Slovak: Zvolenský zámok) is a medieval castle located on a hill near the center of Zvolen, in central Slovakia. The original seat of the region was above the confluence of Slatina and Hron rivers on a steep cliff in a castle from the 12th century, known today as Pustý hrad (meaning "Deserted castle"). Its difficult access had consequence in relocation of the seat to the new-built Zvolen castle, which was ordered by Louis I the Great as a hunting residence of Hungarian kings. The future queen regnant Mary of Hungary and emperor Sigismund celebrated their wedding there...