Choč Mountains (Chočské vrchy ), tourist attractions

Babyland Villa Betula in Liptovská Sielnica, the largest and best equipped children's playground in Liptov, is located in the middle of the beautiful Liptov nature near Liptovská Mary. This place is a real children's kingdom, surrounded by dozens of fun, sports and adrenaline attractions for children, teenagers and adults. A number of fun attractions await children here on a vast, several-hectare outdoor area. In addition, there is a huge covered children's entertainment hall, thanks to which they can enjoy themselves even during bad weather. Babyland has an animation program for...

Havránok is an important archaeological site in northern Slovakia. It is located on a hill above the Liptovská Mara water reservoir around 2 km from the village of Bobrovník, about halfway between Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš in the Liptov region. The archaeologists unearthed a prehistoric Celtic hill fort and a medieval wooden castle in the 1960s, during the construction of the Liptovská Mara dam. Both objects have been partially reconstructed. During the Iron Age and the Roman Era, the shrine of Havránok was an important religious center of the Celts living in Slovakia.

The ruins of the Likava Castle tower above the village Likavka near the town of Ruzomberok in the Liptov Region. The first written reference comes from the first half of the 14th century, but it is likely that it was built back in 12th to 13th century. The castle originally served to guard the trade route from the region of the river Váh (Považie) to Orava continuing to Poland. The castle consists only of walls built on the highest point of the rock. Last period of the expansion of the castle was during the reign Thokoly when the castle was rebuilt and luxuriously furnished. In 1670 it was...

Liptovský hrad (Sielnický hrad or Liptovský Starý hrad) is a ruin of a castle in the Chočské vrchy, on the Sestrč hill at an altitude of more than 900 m above sea level. m. The remains of the castle are located above the villages of Kalameny and Bukovina. It was the highest castle in Slovakia and was also one of the highest in Central Europe. The castle was built by King Belo IV. and performed a defensive function. It was destroyed several times and subsequently expanded, and later became the seat of Liptov County. In the 15th century, after the suppression of the anti-royal uprising, the...

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At the mouth of the Kalamenská valley, visitors can bathe in a pond, into which warm thermal water from a thermal well springs, and thus enjoy the effects of healing water. You can reach it from the village of Kalameny if you head north for 1 km. The village is located in Liptov, 11 km northeast of the town of Ružomberok at the foot of the Choč Hills. The natural, weakly mineralized water in the pond, which is close to the road, has a sulfur odor. The spring was drilled in 2000 as part of a survey in the Kalamenská valley near Medokýš. Later, the local inhabitants of the village of Kalameny...

In addition to the outdoor Babyland playground, part of the Vila Betula Resort is an animal farm, where children can meet horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, llamas, ostriches - emus, turkeys, geese, ducks or even chickens. In addition to thousands of farm animals, children will also see pigeons, bunnies, peacocks and pheasants in aviaries. There are also cats and dogs here. Children can also feed these animals with food, which will be provided at the reception of the resort. You can try riding a horse in the complex, as horse stables are part of the Vila Betula Resort. You choose from the menu and...