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  • Simona H
    Poprad, Slovakia8 contributions
    Review of: Old Castle Banska Stiavnica
    Great place to visit
    Due to the Corona virus pandemy, the visit is without a guide for private groups only,but it's worth a visit. Not in many castles there are so many place accessible for visitors as in this one. Receiving a printed guide with a map and descriptions you can start your own adventure 🙂
    Written 4 May 2021
    This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
  • laczkozsu
    Debrecen, Hungary834 contributions
    Review of: Old town area of Banska Stiavnica
    A nice calm town- a part of the Unesco World Heritage Site
    It was our second time to visit this nice town. After the long quarantine we enjoyed walking in this calm historic town. It's a beautiful mining town which lies "under the mountains". (The view is beautiful). It was a free royal city and very rich town in 14-15.th century. It was one of the richest silver mining town of Europe in the past. It's the part of the Unesco World Heritage site from 1993. I liked walking in the old town among the renovated old historic buildings. My favourites: Old and New Castles, Main Square (Trojice) with the Plague column. There are lots of good restaurants and cafes, too.
    Written 25 July 2020
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  • laczkozsu
    Debrecen, Hungary834 contributions
    Review of: New Castle
    One of the main symbol of the town
    This Castle has an other name, too: Girl Castle. It can be seen from everywhere in the town because it lies on a hill. It was built between 1554-1571 against the Turkish attacks. It belongs several ghost- and witch-legends. It has 4 corner towers and 24 cannons. This Renaissance Castle has a rich history, and some important functions: eg.: clocktower, belltower etc. Today it's a museum. You can see lots of flags and arms there. The view is breathtaking, you can see the whole town.
    Written 17 July 2020
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  • Soko37
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam3,808 contributions
    Review of: Hrad Sitno
    Sitno climbing 🧗‍♀️ and Sitno castle 🏰 ruins
    Castle ruins are just 20 min walking 🚶‍♀️ from Sitno mountain ⛰ top. It originates from 13th century. Today there are few walls and great 👍 view from steep cliff. It is great to connect with climbing Sitno mountain 🏔 and ruins visit. Good shoes 👞, drink 🥤, snack and plan B with clothes when having tricky weather. Food 🥘 and drinks 🍸 available in cottage on the top of Sitno mountain ⛰
    Written 25 July 2019
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