Sightseeing tour of historical cities

4.7.20

We start today on a sightseeing tourwith a full program. First, we visit the wooden church ofHronsek, located near Sliac. The 200-year-old evangelical church is a half-timbered building without any metallic parts. Its floor plan is a Greek cross. Very impressive!

The next stop is BanskaBystrica (Neusohl). We visit the beautiful old town with itsattractions, cafes, restaurants, and shops. Around themain square, there is a pedestrian zone with beautifully restoredhouses. A black obelisk adorns the square. We canstroll around relaxed, as there are only a few people around.We will also make a short visit to the large shopping center "Europa".

Then we continue to TurcianskeTeplice (Bad Steben). The small spa town is located on aplateau between the slopes of the Great Fatra and theKremnitz Mountains. Here, we just take a stroll through the beautifulspa park.

From here, we continue to Kremnica(Kremnitz). Since the 13th century, Kremnitz was inhabited by Germans (miners) and was famous as a coin minting town throughout Europe. The medieval old town is still surrounded by awell-preserved city wall. Coming from the south, you enter through theLower Town Gate. You reach the market square and there is alarge meadow surrounded by stately bourgeois houses. Very pretty!

Now, we take a detour upa winding road to Skalka mountain to enjoy the fresh mountain air at an altitude of over 1200meters. Up there, there is some excursion activity, but there are hardly any foreigners.

Our last stop today is thecity of Zvolen (Altsohl), where we park directly at the New Castle. Of course, we visit the freely accessible castle courtyard and have a coffee there. Then we walk over to the nearby longmarket square with beautiful churches and Renaissance houses. The wide pedestrian zone invites you to linger with shady trees and many seating areas. That's what we'll do!

We notice that here, too -like everywhere in the towns we visit - there are relatively few people around. It is quiet and there is no sign of tourist hustle and bustle, which suits us just fine. So we can relax here, and of course, there is also ice cream...

We have certainly covered more than 100 kmby the time we return to Sliac in the evening, butthe tour was eventful and the summer weather accompanied us once again.

We end the evening with a bottle ofwine.