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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Žilina

Žilina’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in Žilina. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 21, 2025

Babia Gora (Diablak)

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If you're going to Babia Góra in the summer, take clothes for the peak as for autumn. If you're going to Babia Góra in the autumn, take clothes for the …

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Kriváň Summit

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Mount Kriváň (German Kriwan, Krummhorn or Ochsenhorn, Polish Krywań, Hungarian Kriván) is located in the Tatra National Park (High Tatra Mountains) and is an unofficial national symbol of Slovakia. With …

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Kvačianska Valley

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Scenic route, but very difficult to drive with luggage, sometimes pushing.
In the Choč Mountains. More beautiful than the main street.
Water mills worth seeing.
More information: slovakia.travel/de/taeler-prosiecka-und-kvacianska-dolina-berge-chocske-vrchy and de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho%C4%8Dsk%C3%A9_vrchy

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Liptovská Mara Lake

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Liptovská Mára is the largest reservoir in Slovakia in terms of volume. It was completed in 1975 and bears the name of one of the villages abandoned for construction. In …

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Wielka Racza and Observation Tower

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Formerly also Rajcza (Slovak: Veľká Rača), 1236 m above sea level – the highest peak of the Wielka Rača group in the Żywiec Beskids (in Slovakia these are the Kysuckie Beskids)

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Pilsko Peak

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Pilsko (1,557 m above sea level) is the second highest peak in the Żywiec Beskids, known for its vast panoramas of the Tatras, Mala Fatra and Babia Góra. There are …

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Súľov Castle Ruins

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Súľov Castle is currently an attractive ruin, which is located Súľovské hills at an altitude of 660m. The castle was built in the 15th century to observe and defend the …

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Horné Diery (Upper Holes) Via Ferrata

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The Diery Gorge in Slovakia's Malá Fatra Mountains offers an exhilarating, unique hiking experience. This system of gorges and canyons comprises three parts: Dolné diery (Lower Holes), Nové diery (New …

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Čierny Váh Reservoir

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The Čierny Váh rises in the Low Tatras on the slope of Kráľova hoľa and is 39 km long. The river is located in the Čiernovážska dolina (literally Black Váh …

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Rakytov Summit

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In front of this small sacred monument in the form of a summit cross, I would like to offer the viewer who lingers here a brief prayer text composed by …

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in Žilina

Babia Gora (Diablak)

Kriváň Summit

Kvačianska Valley

Liptovská Mara Lake

Wielka Racza and Observation Tower

Pilsko Peak

Súľov Castle Ruins

Horné Diery (Upper Holes) Via Ferrata

Čierny Váh Reservoir

Rakytov Summit

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