Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.7 km
Ascend 123 m
Descend 117 m

Explore Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: Václav Chlumecký

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28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: František Jozef Turček

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27 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 3: Kostol Panny Márie Snežnej

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The Church of Our Lady of the Snows in Banská Štiavnica, also called the Frauenberg Church, was built in the 16th century.

Wikipedia: Kostol Panny Márie Snežnej (Banská Štiavnica) (SK)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: New castle

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Nový zámok is a castle in Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia. The castle is located on a hill south of the city center at an altitude of 630m above sealevel, marking the highest point of the city center.

Wikipedia: Nový zámok (EN), Website

1431 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 5: Bartolomej štôlňa

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Bartolomej štôlňa Juhele_CZ / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Bartolomej Tunnel is a mining tunnel near Banská Štiavnica. It is part of the Slovak Mining Museum, which was established in 1964. The surface construction of the museum began in 1965 with the transformation of the mining area of the Ondrej shaft and the Bartolomej adit. The Ondrej shaft began to be opened in 1967. The first part of the surface and underground exposition was opened to the public in 1974.

Wikipedia: Štôlňa Bartolomej (Banská Štiavnica) (SK)

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