Dams and Lakes in Slovakia

Visit the first natural swimming-pool in the Spis region. The resort can be found in eastern Slovakia in a recreation area Levocska dolina near Levoca. There are three natural swimming pools, but you can bathe or swim just in one of them. One of the pools is used for the purification and filtration of water. The third natural pool – lake is designed for fishing. Here you can catch a trout, and if you want, you may grill the fish right on the spot. Lake for swimming is divided in three parts with different depths of water, so it suitable for children and adults. There's a beach with a slight...

One of the newest tourist attractions in Snina, new natural swimming-pool was built in 2010 in the recreational area Snina ponds, by reconstruction of the original 3 pools. Filtration of water takes place in the biological zone by water plants. Pool has a capacity of 1200 persons; while up to 560 guests can swim at the same time. The water is purely cleaned by natural way - without chemicals. It is pumped from the pool into the adjancent cleaning tank, where ten kinds of aquatic plants are planted. Plants eliminate contaminants that are leached from the human body - feed on them. The more people...

LIPTOVSKÁ MARA – it is the largest dam in Slovakia. There are the sightseeing tours on the boat available in here. From the board of these boats you can see the beautiful scenery on Liptovská Mara surroundings. They offer the excellent conditions for relax, family holiday as well as active holiday. On the North of the dam there is the most leisure centre called Liptovský Trnovec located. It has excellent conditions for camping, tenting as well as accommodation in wooden cottages. The swimming is possible in the beach pool. The most attractive feature of holiday in Liptovská Mara is folklore,...

Orava dam is the most popular tourist centre on the river Orava. Slanícka osada and Prístav are two most important summer leisure and sport centres located in the South and the South-East of the dam around the main road. Orava dam has excellent conditions for windsurfing, yachting, diving and other water sports lovers. For others there are water bicycles, boats and motorboats available here. You should not miss sightseeing boat ride to Slanicky island - the leftover of one of the sunken villages called Slanice. There is the Church of St. Cross situated on the island with the museum of folk sculpture...

Domaša is a dam situated in the mountains surrounding The Low Beskids, in the north of the town Vranov nad Topľou, in Eastern Slovakia. The lake, surrounded by rolling hills, offers wide possibilities of recreation and water sports. The right bank of the lake is covered by forests, and on the opposite side woods alternate with meadows. The area is highly suitable for mushroom-pickers, hunters and lovers of long hikes in the country. There are five holiday destinations: Dobrá, Poľany, Holčíkovce, Nová Kelča and Valkov. Its western bank is accessible from Prešov through Hanušovce nad Topľou...

Kolpašské large lake, colloquially called Bansky Studenec, according to the municipality in whose territory is situated, surrounded by a beautiful countryside of the Pohronie region and Štiavnické Hills. If you seek quiet, not crowded natural swimming pool, this site is to cut out. It is 6 km east of Banska Stiavnica. It is an artificial reservoir - tajch, which was built for the needs of mining in the 18th century. In Bansky Studenec there are two side by side lying Kolpašské (Studenské) lakes. At present, the smaller of the two is used mainly for fishing. Larger lake is also designed...

The Area of Zlate Piesky (Golden sands) is the largest recreational and sporting resort in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. It is located on the north-eastern outskirts of the city, near the main highway to Zilina. The Bratislava region has very good climatic conditions for summer recreation. In addition to recreational and sporting facilities, this location offers a wide range of possibilities for social and cultural activities. Zlate Piesky is a lake that is used as a natural swimming pool in Bratislava, city district II Ruzinov. It has a width of about 400 meters and a depth of about 30...