City: Banska Bystrica Region
Top Things to do in Banska Bystrica Region
Top Restaurants in Banska Bystrica Region
The 10 Best Historic Sites in Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
The Banská Bystrica Region is one of the Slovak regions in the country of Slovakia in Europe. It is the largest of all Slovak regions by area. It was established in 1923; its borders were last adjusted in 1996.
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1. Slavosovske and Koprassky Tunnel
2. The Clock Tower
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4.5 based on 118 reviews
The clock tower, also known as the green, weigh officeand lately also as the leaning tower, stands on the upper end of the Námestie SNP square in Banská Bystrica. It is one of the dominating features forming the outline of the historical centre of the town. Initially, the tower had also another purpose besides the one of the clock support - that of the watch tower. From the tower people could communicate with other watch towers on Vartovka and on Šachtičky, from where they were notified of any potential danger threatening the town. There used to live buglers in the tower, who in case of a fire went to the tower gallery and sounded the bugle alarm. The clock tower also used to be referred to as the weigh office tower, as it stood next to the town weigh officebuilding. Below the clock tower, there were the town torture chamber and prison. Since its construction, the tower has burnt out several times and undergone several modifications and changes. Since the start of the 20th century the tower has been leaning from the center line, which is visible even with the naked eye. At present the tower is leaning by as much as 68 cm. An old legend also provides an explanation as to why the tower is leaning: It was tilted by angels who crashed and seized its top while flying over its roof at night. Currently, the clock tower is open to the public, you can get to its top using the wooden staircase with 101 steps and from the tower gallery you will have a beautiful view of the cityscape of the whole square under your feet and the distant summits of the Kremnické vrchy Mts., or the Low Tatras.
Reviewed By RFPhelan - Portland, United States
Easy climb , inexpensive, lovely view of the town square. The best perspective available. The reception desk is also very helpful
3. The Town Castle Area
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4.5 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By leilajreisat - Prague, Czech Republic
I was walking with a couple of friends when we went to visit this church in Banska Bystrica center. It’s really beautiful! It’s worth going and having a look at it. Here is a picture I took of it.
4. Butcher's Bastion
5. Reviste Castle ruins
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
Revište catle rises on a steep cliff above the Hron river. The castle was build in the early 14th century as strategic defense of trade route along the Hron river. This route was leading to the rich mining towns in the central Slovakia. The castle was destroyed by lightning in 1792.
6. Chmarossky viadukt
7. Old town area of Banska Stiavnica
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4.5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By JurajU_12 - Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Small area with nice bars and shops with good walking zones and proper signs for orientation. You can see a lot of beautiful historical buildings and mining equipment/minerals available. Great place to walk would be suburb part of old town with tiny streets on the hill.
8. Stara Hora Sebechleby
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
9. Hrad Lupca
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4.0 based on 19 reviews
10. Lisov Muzeum
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
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