From Tišava our journey took us through the Low Tatras – a
landscape of densely wooded mountains and glittering streams tumbling down
precipitous hillsides or meandering lazily through Alpine meadows. We travelled through pretty villages
including Smolnik with its beautiful little church.
Our destination was another lakeside campsite at Dedinky
(the site is on the right just above the large hotel with a red roof).
From there we were able to do a circular walk including the Zejmarská
Gorge where the path alongside the stream is near vertical at times and ladders
and grid steps have been placed to make it possible.
We were heading West by a rather indirect route to take in
various sights. Banska Stiavnica is a mining town set on the side of a
hill. It became rather wealthy as a
result of the gold and silver deposits found there. The mine shafts were dug horizontally into
the side of the hill. There are a few
interesting buildings including two small castles and several mining
museums. We were struck by this unusual
modern mural but could find no explanation of it.
We stopped to have look at Bojnice Castle. Rebuilt in the early years of the twentieth
century it looks more like something from Walt Disney.
We also wandered round the village of Čičmany
famed for a 200-year-old custom of dark stained log homes decorated with white graphic
designs based on embroidery motifs.
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