A guide to attractions

Liptovský Mikuláš and
the surroundings
A guide to
attractions
June – November 2014
· MUSEUMS
· GALLERIES
· SIGHTS
· FOLK ARCHITECTURE
· CAVES
· WATER PARKS
· WATER SPORTS
· CABLEWAYS
· HIKING
· CYCLOTOURISM
· NON-TRADITIONAL
SPORTS
Vlkolínec
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HISTORY, SIGHTS,
MUSEUMS, GALLERIES
Summer in
the region
of Liptov
is as pretty as picture. Magical with its colours and
fragrances, rich with its offer:
hiking along various marked
tourist trails in the Low and
Western Tatras as well as the
Chočské vrchy Mts., more
than 700 km of cycle routes,
great fun and relaxation at
4 water parks, water sports
and cruises on the dam of
Liptovská Mara, a wide range
of non-traditional sports, 4
caves, unique monuments of
folk architecture, a museum
of archaeology...
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And there is a new product
prepared for all those who
will be discovering top attractions and travel destinations in the region of Liptov
– an amusing game called
“Discover 7 treasures of Liptov“, created mainly for families and children. Some of
the treasures are located in
the very heart of the region
– in Liptovský Mikuláš. The
most attractive location for
tourists is its historic centre
with narrow streets, which
are just perfect for pleasant
walks. You can combine
them with visiting museums,
galleries or various culture
events. This year, their number is really record-breaking.
After all, the year of 2014 is
the year of arts in Liptovský
Mikuláš.
The following pages are meant to introduce various
tourist attractions that the
town of Liptovský Mikuláš
and its surroundings have
to offer. They should help
you enjoy your holiday here
to the fullest so that you can
go back home full of positive
energy and nice memories.
Thank you for choosing the
region of Liptov. We will be
happy to welcome you here
anytime.
Church of
St. Nicolas
Centre of
Koloman
Sokol
If you visit this gallery, you can admire the biggest collection of works
made by a brilliant graphic designer
and painter, Koloman Sokol, who
was respected even by Pablo Picasso. Sokol gifted 49 of his excellent
paintings to Liptovský Mikuláš –
the town where he had been born
112 years ago. Personal items and
photographs, which depict the artist and were made by Tibor Huszár,
Námestie osloboditeľov 27 [D5]
add a touch of special atmosphere
Phone no.: +421/44/552 21 42
to the exposition. The gallery inwww.faralm.sk
troduces works of other artists as
available after the Holy Mass:
well. There has been an exposition
Mon-Fri: 6:15, 18:15*, Sat: 7:00,
of Miloš Alexander Bazovský until
18:15*, Sun: 6:15, 8:00, 9:15, 10:45,
6th September 2014, and it will be
18:15
replaced by works of young Slovak
* after summer time changes to
artists, Ľubica Poncik and Hana H.
winter time, the evening holy
Kašičková.
mass starts at 17:00
The oldest architectural monument
of the town is the biggest Early Gothic building in the region of Liptov. It has beautiful stained-glass
windows, three Gothic altars and
a stone font from 1490. The triumphal arch and vaults were painted
by academic painters Hanula and
Škorvánek.
Námestie osloboditeľov 28 [C4]
Phone no.: +421/44/562 00 35
www.galerialm.sk
admission: adults 2 €,
children 1 €, LRC, open all year
Tue-Sat: 10:00-17:00
The House
Museum of Torture
Liptov
of
Janko Kráľ Chamber of
Gallery of
Mikuláš
P. M. Bohúň Photography
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The gallery named after an exceptional painter, Peter Michal Bohúň, keeps a record of more than
5,000 works in its collections. Six
permanent expositions introduce
impressive works of Slovak visual
artists - L. Medňanský, D. Skutecký, M. Benka, J. Hála, Z. Palugyay,
Ľ. Fulla, E.M. Šimerová, M. Ksandr,
M. Kern, M. Martinček and many
others. Inside the gallery, there is
the biggest exposition hall in Slovakia. Its spaces are hosting the
exhibition of Marián Čižmárik until mid September 2014 and will be
introducing works of Janko Alexy
from late September 2014. There is
an exhibition of Ladislav Čemický
inside the small hall until mid September 2014 and works of Mária
Horváthová Bodorová will be exhibited there from late September
2014.
Tranovského ulica 3 [D5]
Phone no.: +421/44/552 27 58
www.galerialm.sk
admission: adults 3.50 €,
children 1.75 €, LRC, open year
round: Tue-Sat: 10:00-17:00
The first specialised Slovak institution of photography resides inside
the Liptov Gallery of P.M. Bohúň. It
organises photography exhibitions
and workshops.
Tranovského ulica 3 [D5]
Phone no.: +421/905 288 717
www.domfoto.sk
admission: adults 1 €,
children 0.50 €, open year
round: Tue-Sat: 10:00-17:00
The permanent exposition called
“Chapters of the town history” introduces the more than 700-year-old history of Liptovský Mikuláš.
One after another, you will open
fourteen chapters in total and learn
about the oldest history of the
town, the aristocratic Pongrác dynasty, famous tanning industry of
Mikuláš, you will have a look inside
the room of Janko Kráľ – a famous
Romantic poet, or inside a dining
room of townsmen. You will meet
prominent families of Mikuláš and
their personalities, or witness beginnings of sport and hiking in the
town and its surroundings. There
will be several exhibitions inside
the exhibition hall: “History of the
mountain rescue” until 24th August 2014, ”Liptovský Mikuláš in
the Slovak National Uprising” from
28th August to 2nd October 2014
and “Samo Hrianka, a financier”
from 8th October to 27th November 2014.
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The exposition hidden in the cellar
of the Museum of Janko Kráľ reminds us of the trial with the most
famous Slovak bandit - Juraj Jánošík,
which was held in 1713. The gloomy
atmosphere is emphasised by exhibited instruments of torture – a flogging bench, a rack, pliers for pulling
out one´s tongue, and various drawings depicting torture procedures.
Námestie osloboditeľov 30 [C4]
Phone no.: +421/44/552 25 54
www.mjk.sk, admission: Chapters
of the town history, Torture
chamber of Liptovský Mikuláš
adults 2 €, children 1 €, LRC
1.7.-31.8.: Mon: closed, Tue, Thu,
Fri, Sat, Sun: 10:00-17:00, Wed:
10:00-18:00,
1.9.-30.6.: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri:
9:00-16:00, Wed: 9:00-18:00, Sat:
closed, Sun: 10:00-17:00
Liptov
Synagogue
Museum NKP Čierny
Orol
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With an area of 880 square metres,
it is one of the biggest synagogues in Slovakia, and also one of the
most beautiful ones due to its Art
Nouveau interior with rich decoration. Its cupola with colourful
round stained glass reaches as high
as 17 metres. In the entrance area,
there are gravestones from the former Jewish cemetery, Jewish books
and a board with photographs of
Jewish inhabitants that formed a
significant community in Liptovský
Mikuláš. In July and August, the synagogue will host an exhibition on
the occasion of the 60th birthday of
the artist Jaroslav Uhel called “Graphic art in books”.
Hollého ulica [C4]
Phone no.: +421/44/552 25 54
www.mjk.sk, admission: adults
1 €, children 0.50 €
July-August: Tue-Sun: 10:0017:00
The permanent exposition called
“History of hunting and fishing in
the region of Liptov” is very popular with families and children due
to a rich collection of mounted
animals. You can see here a bear, a
badger, a fox or an owl from a very
close distance. Besides interesting
information about the fauna of the
region, you will learn about various
game and fish species, have a look
into an old hunter´s – fisher´s kitchen and salon. There will be interesting exhibitions held until the
end of 2014: “Wandering through
Fairytales” until 28th July, “Works
of the Club of Liptov Wild Nature
Photographers” from 1st August
to 1st September, “The Elementary
School” from 5th September to 2nd
November and “A Liptov wedding”
from 7th November.
Ulica 1. mája 28/196 [E6]
Phone no.: +421/44/551 47 85
www.liptovskemuzeum.sk,
admission: adults 1 €, children
0.35 €, LRC
May-June: Mon-Fri: 8:00-16:00,
Sat-Sun: 14:00-17:00,
July-August: Mon-Fri:
9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun: 13:00-17:00
September: Mon-Fri:
8:00-16:00, Sat-Sun: 13:00-17:00
October-December: Mon-Fri:
8:00-16:00, Sat-Sun: arranged
groups only
Rumanský
Art Centre
The Rumanskí brothers, academic
painters, were born in a town part of
Liptovský Mikuláš called Demänová. Ivan Rumanský was an excellent
draughtsman, Igor Rumanský a
great graphic artist and illustrator.
You can admire their works in their
private gallery, which is located close to the historical town centre. As
Ivan Rumanský would be 70 years
old this year, there will be a series of
exhibitions to celebrate his life and
work called “A Life with Art”. Until 15th August 2014, you can visit
the exhibition “Ivan Rumanský –
Tempera” and another one - “Ivan
Rumanský – Drawings” will be
available from 28th August to 20th
October 2014.
Church of
St. Peter of
Alcantara
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with the Museum of
L. Mattyaszovsky
In the town part of Okoličné, on
the bank of the Váh river, there is
a majestic medieval church, which
creates perfect harmony with a
Franciscan monastery. Inside the
church, there are eight altars with a
rich decoration, benches from 1721
with decorative carvings and oil
paintings on the walls. The Museum of Ladislav Mattyasovszky, a
bishop who supported the church
renovation and construction of the
monastery in the early 18th century, is located inside the church as
well. The museum exposition contains a wing fragment of the original Gothic altar from the church of
Okoličné, sacral chalices, precious
books and also sculptures made by
Master Paul of Levoča.
Ulica Ester M. Šimerovej
4506/4 (at the Hypernova
supermarket) [C3]
Phone no.: +421/903 510 072,
admission: adults 1.50 €,
children 1 €
open year round: Tue-Fri:
13:00-17:00 (arrangements over
Kláštorná 123 [F11]
the phone out of office hours
Phone no.: +421/949 217 797
possible)
www.farnostokolicne.sk
www.sakralnacesta.sk
Church of St. Peter of Alcantara:
accessible all year round during
Holly Masses Mon-Sat: 18:00,
Sun: 9:00, 11:00, 18:30
Museum of Ladislav Mattyaszovsky:
1.7.-30.8.: Tue-Sun: tourist
Rumanský Art Centre
service 10:00-18:00, accessible
also after the Holly Mass or
other arrangements over the
phone are possible, admission:
voluntary
Church of St. Peter of Alcantara
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OTHER ARCHITECTO- Liptovský Mikuláš
NIC MONUMENTS OF
THE TOWN
• former County House (present
District House),
Námestie osloboditeľov 1 [C5]
• Secondary School of M.M.
Hodža, Hodžova 860/9 [A3]
• Evangelical Church with sculptures of preachers Juraj Tranovský
and Michal Miloslav Hodža,
Tranovského 6 [C6]
• Old Evangelical Rectory (present museum exposition Tatrín
and Requests of the Slovak nation),
Tranovského 8 [D6]
• urban area Vrbica:
Evangelical Church [F6],
Birth house of the Rázus siblings
(present museum exposition) [G7],
Vrbica Cemetery (fi nal resting place of several eminent personalities)
• urban area Okoličné [F11]:
Franciscan Monastery,
Okoličány´s Manor House
• urban area Palúdzka [B1]:
Vranovo Mansion with a sculpture
of Jánošík (the place where Jánošík
was arrested), Bocian Mansion,
Evangelical Church,
Church of St. John the Apostle
City of Arts
2014
The town history is closely connected with art, culture and names
of various significant personalities that went down in history of
world literature, music, graphic
art or theatre. That´s why the town
atmosphere and many events will
be related to art this year. And the
art won´t stay hidden behind walls
of culture institutions only. It will
come out to streets along with
amateur and professional artists.
The most attractive events include Artist´s promenade – light art
made by young artists of the Liptov
region, who will create an unforgettable light show in the town centre,
Street music art – nights of music,
dance and art, Jazz festival of Mikuláš, The fi rst Slovak tango - concert,
Gesharim bridges, or Time of gratitude with a labyrinth dance. During
the whole summer, there will be regular Wednesday music performances at the Metamorphosis Fountain
followed by screening of cult fi lms
in the open air, or discovering artists of Mikuláš and their lives with
a tourist guide on Fridays.
For current events and offers, please
visit the website www.mikulas.travel,
the Information Centre of the Town
on Facebook or pick up leaflets and
promotion materials personally at
the Information Centre.
DISCOVER THE TOWN
WITH A TOURIST
GUIDE
Regular town tours with a tourist
guide are traditionally offered during the summer in Liptovský Mikuláš. To make them even more
interesting this year, we have prepared a new sightseeing route called
“Artists of Liptovský Mikuláš“,
which is available free of charge
every Friday in July and August, in
front of the Information Centre at
4:00 p.m.
Artists of
Liptovský
Mikuláš
Liptovský Mikuláš is a town where
many personalities of art were born
and active. They dedicated their lives to art and were developing their
talents there. Their works were
appreciated and admired even beyond the borders of Slovakia. There were e.g.: painters P. M. Bohúň,
K. Sokol, J. Alexy, E. M. Šimerová,
the Rumanskí brothers, sculptors
A. Groma and M. Ksandr, photographer M. Martinček, writers
J. Kráľ, the Rázus siblings, I. Stodola, I. Laučík, composers J. L. Bella
and D. Pálka, musician Jožko Piťo,
or the founder of the Slovak Amateur Theatre G.F. Belopotocký. Your
tourist guide will tell you about
their lives and work, will take you
to places where these artists are still
remembered. One of such places is
the Liptov Gallery of P.M. Bohúň,
where you can see paintings of
the brilliant portraitist, whom the
gallery is named after.
A separate information brochure
for this sightseeing town tour is
available at the Information Centre.
But if you wish to see more of the
past and present of Liptovský Mikuláš with a tourist guide, choose
from other 5 sightseeing routes
that are full of interesting information which you won´t fi nd in
any guide book. Each of them takes
about one hour to complete. Let us
briefly introduce them:
Tour of
Six Stops in Jánošík
the Heart
of Liptovský
Mikuláš
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An ideal sightseeing route to make
the fi rst contact with Liptovský
Mikuláš. The tour guide will give
you basic information about the
turning points of the town history,
its personalities and current issues.
He will show you the most important tourist attractions and so you
will learn more about the synagogue, the Church of St. Nicolas, the
Centre of Koloman Sokol residing
in Pongrác curia, about the fi rst regional house – present Museum of
Janko Kráľ, the Liptov Gallery of P.
Michal Bohúň or the Metamorphosis Fountain.
The Metamorphosis Fountain
pays a tribute to eminent natives
of Liptovský Mikuláš - scientists,
inventors, artists, writers, priests,
doctors... Seventy names are inscribed in black granite, including
the most significant one – Aurel
Stodola, the inventor of steam turbines, who was born in Liptovský
Mikuláš in 1859. Albert Einstein
was his student.
It was in 1713, when the legendary
bandit´s captain Juraj Jánošík was
tried and executed in Liptovský Mikuláš. Listen to a gripping story of
facts and myths, desire for freedom
and justice, but also cruelty and
fear. Go back to times when even a
minor offence was punished hard
and torturing was a regular procedure of interrogation. Visit the Torture chamber of Liptovský Mikuláš
and learn how Jánošík must have
suffered before the fi nal verdict was
delivered. Jánošík´s bravery and
resistance went down well among
ordinary people and they were
remembered through children´s
games, legends, songs, literature,
theatre, visual art and fi lms. The
tour ends in a symbolic way – at a
scaffold next to the Jánošík Hotel,
in the street called Jánošíkovo nábrežie (Jánošík´s waterfront).
A minor role in the famous fi lm
“Jánošík” was played by the actor
Adam Matejka, who used to live
in Bottova Street. Today, there is a
plaque on the house he used to live
in to remember him.
A commemorative coin – Jánošík´s
ducat was minted in 2013 at the
300th anniversary of Jánošík´s trial and execution. You can buy it at
the Information Centre.
Jews of
Liptovský
Mikuláš
Milestones
of the Town
History
The fi rst Jewish families came to
Liptovský Mikuláš around 1720.
And 100 years later, they formed
about 50% of the town population.
They were skilful traders, progressive entrepreneurs, excellent teachers, doctors and advocates. Your
tourist guide will tell you about the
best known ones, including the life
story of great-granddaughter of English Queen Victoria – Valeria Maria, who spent a simple childhood
in a house located in the present
historic centre. Although the Jews
went down in the town history and
became an unforgettable part of it,
today they are remembered only
thanks to the abandoned synagogue. And that is the last stop of this
guided tour.
Vladimír Kuna (1904 Liptovský
Mikuláš – 1996 Ružomberok)
The Evangelical clergyman and
director of the orphanage in Liptovský Mikuláš in 1942 – 1944 hid
26 Jewish children and saved thus
their lives. The sister of the famous
Slovak actress Soňa Valentová was
among them. The State of Israel
awarded him for his noble act with
the title “The Righteous among the
Nations”.
Around 1100, there was only the
Church of St. Nicolas standing in the
middle of the area, and a settlement
called Svätý Mikuláš (Saint Nicolas)
with about 10 inhabitants was located next to it. As it was growing, a
knight named Seraphin and his sons
started to be interested in it. King
Ladislav IV. gave them the settlement as a reward for their military
merits in 1286. The respective deed
of gift is the first written historical
source of the town. It was the founders of the Pongrác aristocratic dynasty who used to own the town for
more than 500 years. Learn who was
the most feared of them, what duties
local ordinary people had, what they
did for living, how the town management worked and how the design of
the town was changing throughout
centuries. Enter the historic Church
of St. Nicolas and discover the jewels
hidden inside.
A small stone wall around the
church symbolises the fortification
which was built around Pongrác
curia and the Church of St. Nicolas in 1443. The sculpture of one of
the Pongrác aristocrats, who was
given the right to hold a market in
the settlement every Tuesday. Th is
happened in 1350 and the settlement of Svätý Mikuláš was developing as a small town ever since.
Vladimír
Kuna
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Secrets
hidden behind walls in
the historic
town centre
only, but also after the flowers. Richer houses had large flower gardens, usually with a summer house.
Traditional meals of local people
included gnocchi with bryndza
(sheep cheese product) or sauerkraut, pasta with nuts, potato-dough pallets with poppy seeds
or potato pancakes. You can taste
some of these specialities in local
restaurants.
Any of the sightseeing routes
can be booked at the InformatiThe historic town centre lives a pe- on Centre of the town Liptovský
aceful live. It´s a popular location Mikuláš:
for relaxation and walks, shopping
or spending time at restaurants or Námestie mieru 1 [B4], Liptovský
cafés. However, until mid 20th cen- Mikuláš
tury, it was rather lively and busy. Phone no.: +421/44/16 186,
Your tourist guide will give you a 552 24 18
vivid picture of the former bustling www.mikulas.travel
atmosphere in shops, workshops of 1.7.-14.9.: Mon-Fri: 9:00-18:00,
various craftsmen or services. He Sat-Sun: 9:00-17:00
will show you where doctor´s offi- 15.9.-30.6.: Mon-Fri: 9:00-17:00,
ces, pharmacies, banks, notary and Sat: 9:00-13:00, Sun: closed
advocate offices, pubs and hotels Guide service: 2 €/ person (min.
used to stand, or delicatessen with 32 € / group), LRC
delicacies from all over the world.
People would run their business
there, but were also living in the
area and taking care of their gardens and homesteads.
Almost every house here used to
have a garden. Local people didn´t
look after the fields and fruit trees
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SPORT
Many town inhabitants like doing
sports. Most of them because they
want to be healthy and happy, but
there are some who were really successful and represent Slovakia in
European and world competitions
in water slalom (Michal Martikán,
Elena Kaliská), ice hockey (Ján Laco,
Milan Jurčina, Jerguš Bača), skiing
(Petra Vlhová, Natália Šlepecká),
bodybuilding (Ľuboš Maliňák),
fitness (Dominika Multáňová), or
kick box (Martin Navrátil). If you
like sport as well, you can enjoy it
in Liptovský Mikuláš to the fullest
– swimming, squash, tennis, bowling, skateboarding, cyclotourism,
rafting, go-carts...
makes it a popular location for relaxation and walking around. And
while doing so, you can watch kayakers train and when you are lucky,
you might even see our Olympic
champions. Enjoy a real sports
competition where even hundredths of seconds matter, enjoy water
slalom races, the Slovak Junior Cup
on 9th -10th August 2014 and Final
slaloms on 27th September 2014.
And if you feel like trying the water slalom on your own, use the
services of a sports agency called
Rafting adventure, which is located
in the water slalom area. They also
offer paintball and airsoft, archery,
paragliding, or Adventure golf and
Football golf.
RAFTING ADVENTURE,
Areál vodného slalomu
Ondreja Cibáka [G6]
Phone no.: +421/948 906 506
www.raftingadventure.sk
www.familygolf.sk, LRC
April-June: when arranged in
advance,
July-August: daily 11:00-19:00,
September-October: when
The area located on the south-easarranged in advance
tern edge of the town was fi nished
in 1978. There are two tracks which
were named after Slovak rivers:
Váh – the longer and easier track
and Orava – the shorter but more
difficult one. The area has a natural design, there are many grassed
parts, benches and roads, which
Water slalom
area of
Ondrej Cibák
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OTHER SPORTS ACTIVITIES IN THE TOWN
• Bowling: Guest house Bowling,
Starohorského 3 [D3],
Phone no.: +421/44/562 06 25
www.penzionbowling.sk
• Indoor swimming pool
Vajanského ulica 20 [D3]
Tel.: +421/44/552 03 06
www.vpslm.sk
• Kart halls: Kart Centre Liptov,
Palugyayho 1 [B1]
Phone no.: +421/903 999 222
www.kartcentrum.sk, LRC
Monaco Grand Prix
Priemyselná zóna 545 [F11]
Phone no.: +421/903 217 264
www.monacograndprix.sk, LRC
• Multipurpose sports hall
Liptov Aréna, Brezovec 1053/1 [A1]
Phone no.: +421/915 297 271,
www.liptovarena.sk
29.6.-9.9.2014 closed for sports
activities due to the exhibition
“Giants of the Ice Age”
• Non-traditional sports: Mutton
Phone no.: +421/918 417 487
www.mutton.sk
Xsport, Vitálišovce [F11]
Phone no.: +421/911 443 194
www.xsport.sk, LRC
FUNsport, sports-entertaining
events for companies
Phone no.: +421/905 521 323
www.funsport.sk
LASERS LIPTOV - ARENA
Revolučná 573/1 [A1]
Phone no.: +421/948 108 755,
www.liptovlasers.com, LRC
• Bike rental:
Bicykle-servis, 1. mája 12 [D5]
www.dobrybicykel.sk
Phone no.: +421/944 196 849
Electro-bike rental
Demänová 497 [E1]
Phone no.: +421/918 101 076
www.cyklo-liptov.sk, LRC
• Skateboard club St. Nicolaus
Nábrežie Janka Kráľa [E3]
e-mail: [email protected]
• Squash Liptov
Starohorského 4083/1 [D3]
Phone no.: +421/948 071 006,
www.squash-liptov.sk, LRC
• Tennis: Relax tenis club,
Nábrežie Janka Kráľa 4359 [E3]
Phone no.: +421/918 718 829
www.r-t-c.sk
Observation
spot from
the
Háj-Nicovô
knoll
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A knoll called Háj-Nicovô is towering over the town [A11]. Its altitude can´t compete with peaks in
the area but the view from there is
just perfect – of the town Liptovský
Mikuláš, the water dam Liptovská
Mara, mountains of the Low and
Western Tatras, the Chočské vrchy
Mts. and even the last peak of the
Liptov region – Mt. Kriváň. The
biggest military cemetery in the
territory of former Czechoslovakia
is located here, with a dominating
memorial to fallen soldiers. You
can get to the top of the knoll Háj
on foot (about 4 km from the town
centre) or you can get there in all
comfort, by car.
XY] – coordinates on the town map
of Liptovský Mikuláš
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AQUAPARKS
Tatralandia
Liptovský
Mikuláš
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Only 4 km from the town centre of
Liptovský Mikuláš, there is the largest water park in Central Europe
open all year round. It offers a lot
of fun and flawless relaxation in 14
pools with salt, clear and thermal
water. There are various water attractions in the pools – water jets,
massage benches, water spouts,
bubble machines. Children will
love a pirate pool or a snorkelling
pool, where they can watch the
underwater world with real fish and
corals. 26 toboggans and water slides guarantee endless fun, you can
test the longest rafting toboggan in
Central Europe, or a feeling of zero
gravity on the steepest Slovak toboggan. The Tropical Paradise is the
biggest attraction of the complex.
It´s a special indoor hall with a tropical climate, pools, salt and clear
water, original tropical flora and
a replica of a wrecked ship. As for
other services that Tatralandia has
to offer, there is the so called Celtic
sauna world, a Wellness centre and
a Fun park.
Ráztocká 21 [A1]
Phone no.: +421/915 834 644
www.tatralandia.sk
tickets (12.6.-15.9.2014): after
4:00 p.m.: children under 140 cm
13 €, students, seniors, physically disabled with cards 18 €
adults 20 €, family tickets 45 €,
1-day tickets: children under
140 cm 15 €, students, seniors,
physically disabled with cards
20 €, adults 23 €, family tickets
52 €, children under 90 cm free
of charge, children under
140 cm 1 € when staying in
the region (the special offer
available for LRC and GOPASS
holders only), group discounts,
discounts with the GOPASS
CARD and LRC
12.6.-15.9.: daily 9:00-21:00, 16.9.23.12.: daily 10:00-21:00
(9 pools, 5 toboggans, no summer attractions).
Gino 2
Paradise
Bešeňová
[17 km]
Enjoy refreshing relaxation and fun
in 20 pools – 8 with geothermal
water and 12 with clear water. There are various water attractions and
the water temperature is between
24°C and 39°C. You can frolic on 15
toboggans and water slides – two
of them are the longest toboggans
in Slovakia. New in the summer
of 2014 is an adrenaline pool with
water attractions for all age groups,
a 220 metres-long wild river with
a current, animation programmes,
special weekends called “Bešeňová in motion” – full of culture and
sports, or Saturday evening swimming with live jazz music. The water paradise offers also services of
a Wellness&Spa, beach volleyball
and aqua zorbing.
Bešeňová, Phone no.:
+421/44/430 77 00, 08
www.ginoparadise.sk
tickets: adults from 11 €/3 hrs.,
children under 18 years from
8 €/3 hrs., children under
6 years free of charge, group
discounts, LRC
14.6.-16.9.: daily 9:00-21:00,
17.9.-23.12: daily 10:00-21:00
Gino Paradise Bešeňová
Aqua-Vital
3
Park Lúčky
[22 km]
17
Swimming in the embrace of the
Chočské vrchy Mts. can be really
refreshing. You can use the outdoor
recreation pool with various water
attractions, the outdoor pool with
healing mineral water, the inner
pool with mineral water, the sauna world, the wellness centre with
a salt cave and various healing treatments.
Lúčky
Phone no.: +421/44/437 55 66
tickets: adults 11 €/3 hrs.,
children 3 – 14 years 8 €/3 hrs.,
children under 3 years free of
charge, family tickets, discounts, free car parks, LRC
May-September: daily
9:00-21:00,
October-April: daily
12:00-21:00
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Termal raj
Liptovský
Ján
[10 km]
4
At the mouth of Jánska dolina (valley), there is an area with outdoor
thermal pools – a 50-metre swimming pool, 2 relaxation pools and
a children´s pool. They are all fi lled
with water of the Rudolf spring,
which has beneficial effects on the
locomotive system, the respiratory
system and skin problems.
MONUMENTS AND
MUSEUMS
Articular
Church in
Svätý Kríž
[11 km]
5
There are many facts that will persuade you to come: the biggest articular church in Central Europe
with a capacity of 6,000 people was
built by Master Lang, who could
neither read nor write. It is one of
five preserved articular churches in
Slovakia and used to be located in
the village of Paludza originally. But
the village was flooded by the dam
of Liptovská Mara. In order to prevent it from being destroyed along
with the village, this precious wooden church was dismantled and
built again in the village of Svätý
Kríž. It has a unique Baroque interior, precious wall paintings and a
chandelier of Venetian glass.
Liptovský Ján
Phone no.: +421/44/520 81 00
tickets: adults 4-8 €, children
3.20-6.40 €, for current prices
visit www.sorea.sk/maj, LRC
June-September: daily 9:0019:00 (last entry at 17:30), Mon: Svätý Kríž, Phone no.:
+421/44/559 26 22
cleaning day in the big pool
www.drevenykostol.sk
admission: voluntary
1.6.-30.9.: daily 9:00-17:00,
1.10.-31.5.: daily 9:00-15:00
(church service every Sunday
9:00-10:00)
Museum
of Liptov
Village in
Pribylina
[22 km]
19
6
When the dam of Liptovská Mara
was built, the water flooded 13
villages. Most precious architectonic monuments were moved to
a picturesque area under the Western Tatras. A village was born there, with everything a traditional
Liptov village of the past had to
have – houses of ordinary farmers
and craftsmen, farm buildings, a
school, a mill house, a fi re station, a
bell tower, a pillory, a church and a
manor house. Th is one comes from
the village of Parížovce and is one
of the oldest preserved aristocratic
houses in the region of Liptov. The
Church of Virgin Mary from the
village of Liptovská Mara served as
the seat of the religious administration in the region of Liptov since
the high Middle Ages. In the 14th
century, the most famous forger
of royal decrees - Ján Literát from
Madočany was burnt at the stake
here in the neighbourhood. Inside
Pribylina, Phone no.:
+421/44/529 31 63,
+421/918 680 297
www.liptovskemuzeum.sk
admission: adults 3 €, children
1.50 €, LRC
1.5.-30.6.: daily 9:00-17:30,
1.7.-31.8.: daily 9:00-18:30,
1.9.-30.9.: daily 9:00-18:00,
1.10.-31.10.: daily 9:00-17:00,
1.11.-31.12.: daily 9:00-16:00
(last entry one hour before the
end of operation at the latest)
the church, there are precious wall
paintings, the oldest ones date back
to the period around 1320. Various
events are held at the museum in
the summer and introduce Liptov
traditions and customs to the wide
public.
Vlkolínec
(UNESCO)
[33 km]
7
At the foot of the hill Sidorovo, there is a magical village with colourful
wooden houses, a church of bricks,
a wooden bell tower, a well, a burbling brook and fragrant meadows.
There are people still living there
but you can have a look at Farmer´s
house with an exposition, a Gallery
of folk art with various works of art
and hunting trophies exhibited or
a newly opened Gallery inside the
reconstructed building of a former
granary.
Phone no.: +421/918 596 432,
www.vlkolinec.sk
admission: adults 2 €, children
1 €, LRC
expositions:
16.6.-15.9.: daily 9:00-17:00,
16.9.-15.10. and 16.4.-15.6.:
Tue-Fri: 9:00-15:00, Sat-Sun:
9:00-16:00,
16.10.-15.4.: Tue-Fri: 10:0015:00, Sat-Sun: 10:00-16:00
Museum of Liptov Village
Archaeological
8
Oblazy
UNDERGROUND
Museum
TREASURES OF THE
– watermills
9
LIPTOV REGION
Havránok
at Kvačianska
[18 km]
Demänovská
Dolina
Demänovská
Cave
of
[17 km Liptovský
11
Ice
Cave
10
Mikuláš – mouth of
Liberty
21
20
in Slovakia. You can choose a traditional 1-hour tour, with 1,150 metres to complete and 913 stairs to
surmount, or an exclusive 100-minute tour with 2,150 metres and
1,118 stairs.
Kvačianska dolina]
In a picturesque environment
under crags of Kvačianska dolina
(valley), you will find old wooden
mills. The lower mill with a saw
has been restored also thanks to
volunteers and looks like in old
times: water still propels a wheel
and a sophisticated system that you
can watch running. The mills are
available via tourist trails from the
villages of Kvačany and Veľké Borové, the access from the village of
Huty is closed until further notice.
If you set out for Kvačany, the road
will take you to a new outlook spot
on a hill called Malý Roháč, where
you will have magnificient views of
the beautiful valley.
Kvačianska dolina
www.oblazy.sk
daily 8:30-18:30, voluntary
contributions for operation
and renovation expected
Above the glittering surface of the
Liptovská Mara dam, there is a hill
called Úložisko. More than 2,000
years ago, mysterious Celts settled
down there and brought new skills
and knowledge to the region of Liptov – how to process the ore, use
tools and gadgets of iron or a potter´s wheel. They were even minting their own silver and copper coins there. You will learn more about
their lives from reconstructed dwellings, a sanctuary with a sacrificial ground and sacrificial pits. And
there is also a wooden fortalice in
the area of Havránok that reminds
us of the Middle Ages.
Phone no.: +421/905 790 218
www.liptovskemuzeum.sk
admission: adults 2 €, children
1 €, LRC
1.6.-31.8.: daily 8:30-18:30,
1.9.-31.10.: daily 9:00-17:00
(Demänovská jaskyňa
slobody)
[11 km]
When flowing under the ground,
the river of Demänovka helped
form lovely cave spaces. The flawless beauty with magnificent sinter decoration and colourful karst
lakes made it the most visited cave
Demänovská dolina,
Phone no.: +421/44/559 16 73
www.ssj.sk, admission: traditional/exclusive tour adults 8 €/15
€, children 4 €/7.50 € (exclusive
tour - min. 10 people)
1.6.-30.6.: Tue-Sun: tours 9:00,
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00,
15:00, 16:00 (exclusive tour at
13:15)
1.7.-31.8.: daily: tours 9:00,
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00,
15:00, 16:00 (exclusive tour at
13:15)
1.9.-15.11.: Tue-Sun: tours 9:30,
11:00, 12:30, 14:00 (exclusive
tour at 13:00),
16.11.-26.12.: closed
(Demänovská ľadová
jaskyňa)
[9 km]
It used to be called Dragon´s cave
in the past as people would believe
that bones of a cave bear they had
found inside the cave were of a dragon. The tour will take you to spaces with a sinter decoration as first
and then to a beautiful ice decoration. Don´t forget to dress properly,
the temperature inside the cave stays under 6°C even in summer.
Demänovská dolina
Phone no.: +421/44/554 81 70
www.ssj.sk, admission: adults
7 €, children 3.50 €
1.6.-30.6.: Tue-Sun: tours 9:00,
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00,
14:00, 15:00, 16:00
1.7.-31.8.: daily: tours 9:00,
10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00,
14:00, 15:00, 16:00
1.9.-30.9.: Tue-Sun: tours 9:30,
11:00, 12:30, 14:00,
1.10.-14.5.: closed
Under the 13
Stanišovská
Ground and
12
Cave
Towers
(Stanišovská jaskyňa)
[9 km]
[13 km]
22
You can explore this cave as a real
speleologist and walk through
underground spaces accompanied
by a flickering light of a head lamp
and a professional guide. Don´t be
afraid to take your children. They
are welcome here and consider the
tour a big adventure. Adults are
usually fascinated by a magical lake.
Do you want to know why? Once
your lover drinks from it, he or she
will love you forever.
Jánska dolina 185
Phone no.: +421/908 640 061
www.stanisovska.sk
admission: adults 6 €, children
3.50 €, LRC
daily: tours 10:00, 11:00, 12:00,
13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
What must be done to change a
piece of ore to a coin? This exposition will tell you. Gold and ore
used to be mined for centuries in
the nearby valley of Jánska dolina.
The ore was crushed, then washed
in special containers, forged in smithies and finally minted to coins.
You can try all these procedures on
your own and use original tools and
equipment.
Liptovský Ján 150
Phone no.: +421/908 640 061,
www.podvezami.sk
admission: adults 4 €, children
2.50 €, LRC
daily: tours 10:00, 11:00, 12:00,
13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00
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Bear´s adit
(Medvedia štôlňa)
[13 km]
ACTIVITIES
14
It took the miners decades to dig
the tunnels of the mine. Following
the vision of gold, they would work
with enormous effort and expose
themselves to danger. You will see
how difficult and hard their work
was. That´s why they asked mysterious mine dwarfs for help. Look
around carefully, you might see
them around.
Žiarska dolina
Phone no.: +421/908 640 061
www.stolna.sk, admission:
adults 5 €, children 3 €, LRC
Access to all parts of the valley
of Žiarska dolina is limited due
to a recent wind calamity and
related cleaning works. Please
call or visit the respective
website to check the opening
times of the mine, which were
originally planned for 2014 as
follows:
1.4.-31.10.: daily 10:00, 10:30,
11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00,
13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00, 15:30,
16:00
1.11.-31.3.: Sat-Sun, bank holidays, school holidays: 10:0016:00
Hiking
Liptovský Mikuláš is surrounded
by the mountain ranges of the Low
and Western Tatras as well as the
Chočské vrchy Mts. with hundreds
of kilometres of marked tourist
trails. And so the beauties of the
Liptov nature and picturesque
views are available for everybody.
One can choose easy walks though
valleys, longer trips across a mountainous terrain or all-day alpine hiking trips up to the altitude of 2,495
m. As for hiking, special insurance
for the mountains is required. It
covers the costs of the Mountain
Rescue Service in case of a rescue or searching operation in the
mountains. You can take it out at
the Information Centre of the town
too. For current conditions in the
mountains, please see the website
of the Mountain Rescue Service:
www.hzs.sk.
Cyclotourism
24
Cableways
15
on
Mt. Chopok
[15 km]
The valley of Demänovská dolina
with the resort of Jasná is the most
popular and sought after area in
the Low Tatras, which are literally
interwoven with tourist trails. The
second highest peak of this mountain range – Mt. Chopok (2,024 m)
is accessible from the north and
south via modern cableways. Your
journey begins in the north, at the
departure station Biela Púť, where
you take a 4-seater chairlift, then
a Twinliner funicular and finally a
24-person cable car called Funitel,
which takes you to the top of Mt.
Chopok. And there, you can enjoy
beautiful panoramic views of the
surrounding mountains and have
some refreshment in the Rotunda
restaurant. There is a new product
you can use in this summer season
– travelling to the other side of Mt.
Chopok and back for the price of
a single ticket. Which means there are five cableways you can use
in total and discover the southern
side of Mt. Chopok as well. Families with children can look forward
to adventurous cableway journeys
in the footsteps of Damian the
Dragon and various dragon attractions. Children will solve amusing
riddles and learn something about
the nature of the Low Tatras. But
the resort of Jasná has much more
to offer: a modern bike park with
tracks of all difficulty levels - Rocky Mountain Bike World JASNÁ, a
track for mountain carts with the
total length of 4,350 m and vertical
drop of 662 m from Mt. Chopok to
Priehyba, a bungee trampoline or
boating on a lake.
Demänovská dolina
Phone No.: +421/907 886 644
www.jasna.sk
tickets: adults 18 €, juniors 15 €
children 13 €, LRC
31.5.-30.6. and 1.9.-5.10.: Biela
Púť – Priehyba – Chopok
– Kosodrevina – Srdiečko: daily
8:30-16:30
1.7.-31.8.: Biela Púť – Priehyba
– Chopok – Kosodrevina
– Srdiečko: daily 8:30-17:30
28.6.-31.8.: Záhradky – Priehyba
– Chopok: 8:30 - 17:30
The total length of marked cycle
routes in the region of Liptov is
about 700 km and many of them
begin in the town of Liptovský Mikuláš. Both bike parks in the region
are worth visiting – in Jasná and
Malinô Brdo. Apart from cycle
maps, there is a new product for
cyclists from summer 2014 - a new
web and mobile phone application.
It offers various interactive maps
and provides a lot of tourist information.
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Bobsleigh
track in
Pavčina
Lehota
[9 km]
16
Try the steepest bobsleigh track in
Slovakia. It´s 1,000 metres long and
you will surmount a vertical drop
of 120 metres, with 16 curves and 6
jumps. You can have a 20% discount
when buying the tickets at the Information Centre of the town Liptovský Mikuláš.
Pavčina Lehota
Phone no.: +421/903 567 680
www.ziarce.sk
1 ride: adults 3.50 €, children
3 €, LRC
1.4.-30.6.: daily 9:30-17:00,
1.7.-31.8.: daily 9:00-20:00,
1.9.-31.10.: daily 9:30-17:30
26
Scooters
17
[13 km Liptovský
Mikuláš - mouth of
Žiarska dolina]
Žiarska dolina is one of the most
beautiful valleys in the Western Tatras. But it was affected by a wind
calamity in May 2014. As the area is
still being cleaned nowadays, access
to all parts of the valley is limited.
Please respect all instructions on
the information board placed before the entrance to the valley. Žiarska chalet is accessible at specific
times only. The walk takes about 1.5
hours from the mouth of the valley.
Žiarska chalet is a popular starting
point for alpine hiking trips, you
can have some refreshment here
and rest for a while. On your way
back, you can use scooters that are
available at a rental next to the chalet and return them after a 6-kilometre-long descent at the car park
next to the mouth of the valley.
Žiarska dolina
Phone no.: +421/904 744 452,
+421/903 102 994
www.kolobezky.eu
price: 5 € / scooter (discounts
possible), LRC
As the valley is still being
cleaned after a wind calamity,
please call or see the respective website to check the
opening times. The operation
depends also on weather. Originally, it was planned for the
year 2014 as follows:
17.6.-30.6.: Sat-Sun, bank holidays: 11:00-18:00,
1.7.-30.9.: daily 11:00-18:00,
1.10.-31.10.: Sat-Sun, bank holidays: 11:00-17:00
Liptovská
Mara – boat
18
cruises
[7 km]
The biggest water dam in Slovakia
as for the volume - Liptovská Mara
– is a popular summer destination.
There is the so called Mara camping site located on the northern
bank, a beach, a boat and pedal boat
rental, a children´s playground and
a sports area. Boat cruises can be
really refreshing on hot summer
days. There are three types of them
and they all begin at the port next
to the car camping site. For current
times, please check the website.
27
MÁRIA (55-person boat),
Phone no.: +421/915 855 444,
www.lodmaria.sk
price: adults 9 €, children 6 €,
children under 3 years free of
charge, LRC
FATIMA (20-person boat),
Phone no.: +421/907 341 840
www.maralod.sk
price: adults 10 €, children 5 €,
children under 8 years free of
charge
15.6.-20.9.: daily: 8:00-19:00
every hour
MARA (12- person boat)
Phone no.: +421/917 261 274,
www.lodmara.sk,
price: adults 9 €, children 6 €,
the whole boat to rent from 65 €
LRC
May, June, September, October:
regular cruises at weekends,
other days upon arrangement,
July-August: regular cruises
every day (including the port of
Dechtáre)
Distances mentioned with descriptions of individual journeys or
tracks are distances between Liptovský Mikuláš and the respective
tourist destination/location.
INFORMATION CENTRE
of the town Liptovský Mikuláš
Námestie mieru 1,
031 01 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
Phone no.: +421/44/16 186, 552 24 18
Fax: +421/44/551 44 48
www.mikulas.travel
www.mikulas.sk
e-mail: [email protected]
facebook: Informačné centrum
mesta
GPS: N 49°05´8.70´´ E 19°36´42.47´´
1.7.–14.9.: Mon–Fri: 9:00–18:00,
Sat: 9:00–17:00, Sun: 9:00–17:00
15.9.–30.6.: Mon–Fri: 9:00–17:00,
Sat: 9:00–13:00, Sun: closed
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
TOWN AND REGION:
- tourist information
- accommodation packages
- culture and sports events
GUIDE SERVICES:
- free guided town tours in July and
August every Friday at 4:00 p.m.
- guide services must be booked in
advance except July and August,
LRC
OTHER SERVICES:
- accommodation arrangement
- exchange services
- insurance for the mountains
- sale of state fishing licences
- advertising and fax services
- internet access
TICKET SALE:
- events held in Liptovský Mikuláš
- via TICKETPORTAL, TICKETART and PREDPREDAJ.SK
SALE OF:
- tourist maps, atlases, guide books,
books
- souvenirs
LIPTOV REGION CARD
...more attractions for less money
A key to the biggest outdoor arena
and natural playground in Slovakia
that guarantees discounts from 5 %
to 100 % on the biggest attractions
and most popular travel destinations in the region of Liptov all
year round.
Available at the Information Centre of the town for 5 € only.
www.liptovcard.sk
LRC – discounts with the Liptov
Region Card
wheelchair accessible
PRICES AND OPENING TIMES
ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Important telephone numbers:
• Emergency telephone number 112
• Mountain Rescue Service Low
Tatras +421/44/559 16 78,
+421/18 300
• Mountain Rescue Service
Western Tatras +421/44/558 62 18,
+421/18 300
• roadside assistance
+421/903 804 856
Published by: Information Centre of
the town Liptovský Mikuláš, Town of
Liptovský Mikuláš, OOCR REGION
LIPTOV (regional tourism organisation), 2014
Graphic layout: Eva Dudzíková
Photos: archive of the Information
Centre of the town, Museum of Janko
Kráľ and OOCR REGION LIPTOV,
Ján Svidran, Ing. Michal Rengevič
The project is fi nancially supported by
the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development of the
Slovak Republic.