Behárovce, tourist attractions

Csáky's mansion dating from the 1880s is the largest monument in the village of Bijacovce. It was built immediately after the Spiš Castle burnt down and is a typical late Baroque or Rococo-Classicist residential building located in the middle of a flat park. In 2002 it was declared a cultural monument and the grounds of the mansion, which consists of a park, farm yard, east and west gate, granary and fountain.

The Church of the Holy Spirit dating from the second half of the 13th century is located in the village of Žehra in the district of Spišská Nová Ves. It is one of the typical buildings of the transitional, late Romanesque period. The rarest monuments in the church are wall paintings, forming a complete iconographic cycle. They cover the entire presbytery, the Triumphal Arch and the entire northern wall. St. For his historical and artistic contribution, the Spirit was included in the list of national...

Sivá Brada is a travertine mound located near the town of Spišské Podhradie to the west. At its top, a mineral spring springs, creating a small lake with a diameter of 3 m, in the middle of which a continuously bubbling mineral water springs. Other mineral springs spring up in the area. Small cascades are formed from the draining water and thus troughs of small streams are created here. The travertine mound has been growing for about 10,000 years with such slow mineral deposition. In 1675, a baroque...

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...

Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin on Marianska hora in Levoca is one of the oldest places of pilgrimage in eastern Slovakia. The pilgrimage takes place here every year on July 2. The chapel was an expression of gratitude of Spis residents for their rescue during the Tartar invasion in the years 1241 - 1242. The first chapel which was later gave to repair by Levoca parish priest Henrich was built in 1247 there. Marian Feast of the Visitation is associated with the arrival of the...

The church and monastery buildings complex in Levoča was built between 1748 -1755 on the site of the oldest Levoča church, which was demolished in 1747 after a fire. It is one of the few preserved Baroque churches in Spiš region. Set of monastic buildings has a U-shaped footprint. The church has one nave; in the backside there is a brick Emporia with an organ. The facade of the church features a mural with symbols of Faith, Hope and Love.