Orava Beskids (Oravské Beskydy), tourist attractions
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SKI ORAVA SNOW
Ski resort Orava Snow located in the Orava Beskids on the Polish-Slovak border, lies in the coldest Slovak valley in Oravska Lesna. The area comes with a rich selection of diverse, wide and well-groomed trails, where you can enjoy great arches and do not worry "crush" on the slope. The resort offers excellent conditions perfect for family skiing. There are 6 main, groomed daily, ski trails, which are on 2 hills (Kohutik, Lehotska) interconnected with modern 4-seat chairlift and 4 ski lifts. 3 ski slopes are artificially snowed. In the resort you will find accommodation that allows...
Sightseeing cruises on Orava dam, Orava ship
Enjoy a unique cruise on the Orava Dam on comfortable boat that has a capacity of 162 persons. Embarkation on Ship Orava is in port No. 1 near Hotel Goral. During the voyage you will enjoy beautiful views of the Western Tatras and Babia Hora and recognize Slanica Island of Art, where the boat stops a makes a 25 minutes break. On the boat there is a buffet with refreshments possibilities and toilets. Boat tour is ideal for school trips and as an enrichment of programs for corporate events, as well as trips for pensioners. It is possible to pre-order meals, snack or folk music. The cruise...
Reservoir Orava
Orava dam is the most popular tourist centre on the river Orava. Slanícka osada and Prístav are two most important summer leisure and sport centres located in the South and the South-East of the dam around the main road. Orava dam has excellent conditions for windsurfing, yachting, diving and other water sports lovers. For others there are water bicycles, boats and motorboats available here. You should not miss sightseeing boat ride to Slanicky island - the leftover of one of the sunken villages called Slanice. There is the Church of St. Cross situated on the island with the museum of folk sculpture...
Ski Gruníky Sihelné
Ski area Gruníky Sihelne is located near the village Oravská Polhora, at the foot of Orava Beskids. Modern resort launched its first winter season at the turn of 2006 and 2007. Facilities of the area include a turnstile system Ski Data. The resort features very well groomed and lighted downhill trails, as well as excellent snow conditions. The ski area is visited mainly guests from Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. It is suitable for demanding but also less experienced skiers of all ages. The slope is designated also for families with small children. The ski resort offers trained ski instructors,...
Slanický Island of Art
In the beautiful natural scenery of the Slanice Island of Art in the middle of the Orava Reservoir, there are permanent exhibitions of folk art from the collections of the Orava Gallery. Of the five settlements that disappeared forever under the water of the dam in 1953, only the hill with a Baroque church and Calvary, which once formed the dominant feature of the village of Slanica, has been preserved as an island. In a few years, the idea arose to create permanent exhibitions of the Orava Gallery, which were opened in the years 1971 - 1973. In the interior of the Baroque-Classicist church...