Orava

Orava is a beautiful region, teeming with history and surrounded by
spectacular scenary. It is believed to have been inhabited as early as the Primeval Age, with archilogical findings originating from the Late Stone Age and from the Early Bronze Age.

The splendid Orava Castle was built in about 1250, but was much smaller then that the sight that greets you today. The upper castle stands on 112m of limestone cliff, with the ground floor built of stone, and the upper floors constructed out of wood.

Orava is home to Oravice, a thermal baths and also Zuberec, an open air museum of traditional life in Slovakia. There is also a man made lake, Oravska Priehrada, where you can do all water sports or simply sunbathe on the beaches surrounding it. You can also visit Slanica Island in the middle of the lake, which is home to a museum and a church.

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