Šariš, tourist attractions

Open all year round indoor water park Delňa Prešov offers many attractions and pools including pool for children, swimming and sitting pool, as well as Jacuzzis and water slides. The complex features 1500 square meters of water surface. The length of water slide is 100 m and 30 m. The swimming pool is 25 m in length and 8 m in width. There are also water attractions as waterfalls, jets and breakwaters. The water park comes also with a wellness area, restaurant, terrace and bar. Water temperature Relaxing pool 30°C Swimming pool 27°C Jacuzzis 36°C Children's...

Greek Catholic Church of St. Luke the Evangelist from 1727 in the village Brezany, district Prešov is a historic wooden sacral building in Slovakia. Restoration of the church was made in the second half of the 18th century. It is currently also a branch of the Roman Catholic parish in nearby Bajerov. From an architectural point of view it regards as an atypical three-part log-house with a strong influence of Gothic Roman Catholic religious architecture. The windows are made by deep cuts in two adjacent beams. Glazed opening is provided with a simple iron grate. Baroque iconostasis dates from...

St. Nicholas Church is a wooden Greek Catholic Church of the Eastern rite in the village in Bodružal, in the district Svidník in the Prešov region. Since July 8, 2008 it is registered in the list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO under number 1273-007. It comes from 1658 and is one of the oldest sacral buildings of Eastern rite in Slovakia. The church has three towers. It has a log construction in a shape of three squares setup on one axis from east to west. Its exterior is lined with wooden boards. The layout of the various parts of cerkva symbolizes the Holy Trinity. Cerkva is located...

Children's World Slniečkovo found in Lipany, a village in the district Sabinov in eastern Slovakia. The four-storey indoor playground is part of Troja with a restaurant, pension and small wellness. For children there is also a children's playground, outdoor climbing frames, slides and carousel. Admission to the children's world is for a fee. About 700 meters away is the new Aquapark Lipany, which opens its doors in the summer of 2019.

Wooden sacral architecture in the Carpathian arc(North-Eastern Slovakia, as a joint entry of Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine and Hungary), unique churches from the 16th to 20th centuries.

The Church of St. Michael the Archangel, also called the Wooden Church or Church, is a Greek Catholic wooden church in the village of Příkra. It has been a national cultural monument since 1968. It stands on an elevated stone foundation, which balances the slope of the terrain to the west. The entrance to the vestibule is from the west side. A special element is the covering of the roof spaces between the tower and the nave and between the nave and the sanctuary. The temple was reconstructed in 1902 and in the years 1946-1947. The current appearance is the result of reconstruction work in the...

The Church of St. Paraskieva is a Greek Catholic wooden church located in the village of Dobroslava in the Svidník district in the Prešov region. The church dating from 1705 is a three-room building in the shape of a cross with a transverse nave standing on a high stone foundation. Its characteristic appearance includes three unequally high domes topped by towers with mines. The church area is surrounded by a fence. There is a cemetery inside the complex. The church was rebuilt in 1880 and finally in 1932, when two side chapels were attached to the building, which gave it its current appearance....

The most important monument on the principal  square in Bardejov  inscribed in  the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is the parish church of St Egidius standing in its northern part. Its construction started at the beginning of the 15th century probably at the site of the Cistercian monastery. It was conceived as a majestic Gothic basilica with three naves. The main nave and the church as a whole were finished in the years 1513-1518. The generally simple architecture of the church contains many valuable details and artistic works. In the set of 11 Late Gothic wing altars...

Observatory and planetarium in Prešov is engaged in popularization of astronomy and related scientific branches. The activity concentrates on students and schoolmasters of all kinds school, nursery-age children and various interest groups as well as individuals from the rank of general public. The scientific and educational programs centre on observation of solar photosfere. Interesting, sometimes almost untraditional views on the Universe, stellar sky and our and Earth are presented to the public in the form of audiovizual programs in the planetarium and lecture hall, videoprojetions, exhibitions,...

Bad-Hole cave near Lipovce village is the only cave in the Presov region open to the public. In the local dialect it is known as Zla Dzura. Visitors experience a unique descent to the mysterious depths of this cave. Accompanied with a guide, they are equipped with protective helmets and traditional cavern carbide lamps as the cave has no electricity. Basic Route lasts about 40 minutes. The difficulty of the route: easy. Available also for children or older people (the youngest visitor so far was 6 weeks old, the oldest was 84). It is recommended to wear a trekking shoes and warm clothes, because...

Kapušiansky castle is the ruins of the castle above the village Kapušany, over the road to the town of Bardejov and is situated on a rocky outcrop of Zámčisko hill. The castle was built in the 13th century on a steep hill, on the site of an old Slavic settlement. The castle was supposed to protect the royal road leading from Prešov to the north. Its first owner was the genus Moglód. In 1312, during the fighting between Karol Robert and Csák Máté destroyed the castle. Around 1410 it got Andrej Kappy, who built a new fortified building. Due to the danger of Turkish invasions, the castle...

In addition to spa stays, Spa Bardejov also offers you a summer swimming pool with heated water (27 ºC). The swimming pool with a smaller area is located at the end of the spa by the forest. In the area of the swimming pool there is a swimming pool with dimensions 33 x 15 m (with a depth of 1.30 m) and a children's pool (4 x 4 m, depth 80 cm). At the summer swimming pool you will find a buffet with seating, storage lockers and a summer gazebo. Every Friday you can use the morning swimming 8.00 - 10.00 h. Animation activities are prepared for children during selected weekends. A central...

National  Cultural Monument,  this building  is unique in Slovakia, it combined  elements  of  the Early-Renaissance typical  for areas north of  Alps with the fading  out of  Late-Gothic artistic  and architectural  details. The high stepped gables and pitched roofs, as well as the  staircase  oriels  are  unique  and  characterize  the two-storeyed block-like building of the former Town Hall located in the  middle of the square. It  was the headquarters of the town council, and also the centre of economic, social and cultural  life of the  local burghers. The  construction...