Miklušovce and the Fairy tale Trail of the Elf Mikluš
Miklušovce and the Fairy tale Trail of the Elf Mikluš in the municipality of Miklušovce. Miklušovce lies on the southern edge of the Šariš Highlands in the valley of the Sopotnica river, 30 km southwest of Prešov. In its forests you will find rich and diverse flora and fauna. On large meadows grow various species […]
Prešov, Za Kalváriou – Cemjata, the mineral spring
Hike around Šariš – Prešov, Za Kalváriou – Cemjata, the mineral spring. An easy hike to the mineral spring in nearby Cemjata begins behind the Calvary in Prešov. Cemjata is an old suburban relaxation area of Prešov in which a town spa was built around a spring of iron water in the 19th century. The […]
Lookout tower on Čierna kopa – “Čarna hura” (Black Hill)
Magnificent views of the entire Upper Šariš region. Breathing with folklore, the municipality of Krásna Lúka boasts with a lookout tower which local volunteers built in 2012 on a small hill just above the village. The lookout tower offers a view of the entire Upper Šariš region (Branisko, Bachureň, Stráže, Čergov) and part of the […]
Lookout Tower at Kráľova studňa (King’s Well) 773 m. above sea level
The lookout tower of the three kings. The lookout tower stands in the immediate vicinity of the Slovak – Polish state border above the municipality of Lenartov, in the locality of Kráľova studňa (King’s Well). The lookout tower has 4 floors and is 14 meters high, which makes it the highest lookout tower in the […]
Lookout tower Čierna Hora (Black Hill) – 667 meters above sea level
The lookout tower Čierna hora with a tourist shelter. Čierna hora (667.1 m above sea level) rises above the town of Svidník between the villages of Jurkova Voľa, Rovné and Cernina. Initially, a 9.36 m high pyramid was built on the top which was later replaced by a geodetic survey tower (21.83 m high). In […]
Čergov‘s Minčol
The highest peak of the Čergov mountain range with a height of 1,157 meters above sea level. Very nice hike to the highest point of Čergov – Minčol with an altitude of 1,157.2 meters above sea level. Minčol is a popular tourist destination where people and hiking enthusiasts from four districts – Stará Ľubovňa, Bardejov, […]
Kysak Cave
The Kysak Cave is undoubtedly one of the most significant natural monuments of the immediate vicinity of the municipality. It was discovered during works in a local quarry around 1913. The cave hides a small labyrinth of corridors with a total length of 72 m. Stalactites and stalagmites in the individual halls in the cave […]
Jánošík’s bastion (523 meters above sea level)
Jánošík’s bastion is a rock limestone formation located west of the village Kysak above the Hornád valley. It is a dominant natural feature of the surrounding area. Standing on the rock, visitors can soak in breathtaking views of the panorama of the valley with the river Hornád, the Humenec nature reserve, the villages of Veľká […]
Educational nature trail Brezovica
Enjoy your own secluded heaven and sit by the fireplace and read a book from the unique mountain library hidden in a former a bee hive at the educational nature trail in Brezovica. The trail begins and ends at the folk museum. It is 4.3 km long and passes through undemanding terrain suitable even for […]
Count’s Garden – park Hertník
The park by the Hertník Manor House. In the park, which is adjacent to the Manor House Hertník and the church, there is a statue of St. Anton of Padua (1760). This large Rococo sandstone work, created by an unknown sculptor in the second half of the 18th century, was allegedly commissioned by one of […]
Demjata Hills (Demjatské kopce) – Vápeníky
Demjata Hills – Vápeníky is a nature reserve under the administration of the state nature protection Prešov.The nature reserve is located in the cadastral territory of the municipality of Demjata, Veľký Slivník in the district Prešov in the Prešov Region and protects the thermophilic vegetation (several rare plant species) growing on the limestone in the […]
Nature trail Baranie – Čergov
“Čergov Nature Trail” – Oltarkameň. The Baranie nature trail together with the Tokáreň and Priehyby trails form the “Čergov Nature Trail”. Along its route you will also find Oltárkameň – a lonely massive prismatic sandstone boulder with a plate-like layer near the top of Lysá (1,068 m above sea level) north of Drienica. This boulder […]