Where to the city
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places worth seeing
The New Castle building is one of the architectural icons of the city. Its silhouette is unique in Europe, it resembles a rocket. There is an exhibition focused on the anti-Turkish war with unique displays of weapons. In addition, visitors can enjoy a unique view of the city from the castle.
The Banskoštiavnica calvary is a complex of sacral buildings in the Baroque style, consisting of three churches, nineteen chapels and a statue of the Virgin Mary, and its location on a hill in the middle of the Štiavnica volcano makes it a dominant feature of Banská Štiavnica.
Miners once built an incredible body of water, with sixty interconnected reservoirs supplying the power for a thriving mining operation. Fascinating is not only the story of this huge water work, but also the harmonious planting of secrets in nature.
The old castle is considered a stone chronicle of the city. Its walls open the door to Štiavnica's oldest secrets. It used to be a church, but was rebuilt into a fortress during the Turkish threat.
The open-air mining museum (mining open-air museum) is both a surface and an in-depth exhibition. The surface exposition presents mining buildings and equipment, moved here from various regions of Slovakia, an educational geological exposition, an exposition of quarrying and mining machines.
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Experiences that are worth experiencing
Banka Lásky is a fundraising project.
We want to save the Marina House
and to popularize Sládkovič's MARÍNA worldwide
as the World's Longest Love Poem.
SO THAT THERE IS MORE LOVE IN THE WORLD.
Unconventional atmosphere in the attic of the ERB Brewery
Experience not only the story of their excellent beer, but also the unique atmosphere taking place on the stages of their exceptional theater.
Špacírka brings together the genius loci of Banská Štiavnica, small wine producers for whom making wine is a constant search and discovery, and "wine connoisseurs" who want to learn something about this process.
A few nights a year stories about good and bad come to life at the Old Castle.
Don't miss the night theater shows.
Have fun with your family or friends in the picturesque streets of Banská Štiavnica. You will test your cooperation and common sense during interactive tasks, enjoy beautiful views and learn interesting facts and legends about places along the route.
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Restaurants worth trying
The perfect interplay of food and beer.
Gourmet specialties that you can enjoy in the comfort of this restaurant - right in the birthplace of the unique ERB brewery, where beer of exceptional taste and high quality is produced.
It offers various types of burgers in a pleasant environment with friendly service. They also offer a gluten-free version. And for beer lovers, they have Kaltenecker on tap.
The menu includes a few dishes that change daily. They cook only from fresh ingredients of the highest quality. The main form of heat treatment is grilling. They choose the dishes they will cook according to what is seasonally available and the freshest.
Lemberg is the only vegetarian and vegan bistro in Banská Štiavnica.
The business is about healthy food and is for everyone who wants to try something new, tasty and high-quality.
Kantína Tratória won us over with its location and traditional food, according to grandmother's recipes. Sitting in a pleasant environment with a terrace, which is located right in the busiest part of the historic center near the statue of Štiavnické náck.
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places for brunch, coffee and drinks
An unusual cafe with excellent breakfast and an unforgettable atmosphere.
Only one thing is certain: succumbing to the seduction of a mysterious woman is easier than finding such an inspiring and pleasant cafe.
RUINbar is an alternative venue where you can soak up the past in its spectacular glory. Its walls are preserved in the condition they were found. They are fixed as their owners found them – exposed bricks, visible stains from coal tar, or exposed cracks in century-old walls. You can enjoy good coffee here, drinks/specialize in gin/Bakalář flows from the tap.
Pleasant sitting in a magical environment with a fountain. Excellent breakfast and coffee for a jump. The evening offers an incredible atmosphere, often with concerts by local artists.
A small wine shop in the historical building of the mining museum. This building is the former headquarters of the Counts of Comoros - Kammerhof. They specialize in wines from the area of Štiavnice hills, where vineyards grow on volcanic soil. A volcano is a special landscape element. The volcano first destroys everything and then gives enormous wealth. For grapes, this wealth is a soil full of important minerals.
Tasty creative cafe in Banská Štiavnica with a large selection of coffee, excellent breakfast/brunch, craft drinks and lemonades, cakes.