Stará Bystrica, zOO & Botanical Gardens

The Renaissance mansion in Turčianska Štiavnička was built in the second half of the 16th century, modified in the Baroque-Classicist style. At the beginning of the 1990s, extensive reconstruction began, but it has not yet been completed. At present, the manor house is not accessible to the public and is gradually deteriorating. The mansion also includes an extensive English park with a winter garden, lakes and rare trees. The park, which continuously grows into the surrounding forests, keeps...

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...