Muráň - tourist attractions

Muráň Castle is a ruin of a medieval castle situated above the village of Muráň, in the Muránska planina National Park in Slovakia. The castle is noteworthy for its unusually high altitude of 935 m. It also figures in several romantic legends about its remarkable owners. Muráň Castle was built in the 13th century on a cliff overlooking a regional trade route. Its name is mentioned for the first time in 1271. The castle was damaged by fire in 1760. source: wikipedia.org

You can find the Obrovisko family park near Sysľivosk on Muránská Planina. It is situated between the village of Muráň and the Predná Hora resort. In the area of ​​the family park, you will find a fairytale-educational trail with wooden statues of giants, a MiniZoo, a large enclosure with alpacas and ponies, benches with beautiful views. On the fairy-tale and educational trail of Giants, you can get to know the story of the giants on Gemeri: where they are from, how they got here, what they were doing here in the first place and how they are related to Murán Castle. The educational...

This meadow full of friendly gophers is located in the middle of the Muránská plain, 2 km northeast of the village of Muráň, in the valley below the Murán castle. A huge ground squirrel colony lives here, which is the largest in Slovakia. The ground squirrel is one of the few places in the country where you can observe ground squirrels in the wild at close range. Ground squirrels from Muránská luka are very friendly and used to curious tourists. For a small treat, they are very happy to pose for your photo. Sysľivosko will be a paradise for children. Here, a meadow full of adorable groundhogs...