Reservoir Orava

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 - pieces made by unknown carvers and stone-cutters from the past centuries.