Attractions

There are several old mining towns, a number of monuments, ruins of castles and thanks to the location in CHKO Štiavnické hills also beautiful natural scenery around Sklené Teplice:

• old time mining town Banská Štiavnica – UNESCO location (Old and New castle, Gothic and Renaissance churches, old Klopačka, Calvary, Amber Road, Slovak mining museum, Mining museum in the nature, accessible mines and Botanical garden)

• water basins and “tajchy” near Banská Štiavnica – Štiavnické tajchy, lake Počúvadlo
• Saint Anton near Banská Štiavnica – former coburgs castle, often residence of former Bulgarian tsar Ferdinand, today is the baroque manor-house partially used as forest and timber museum
• The fabulous castle Sitno near Banská Štiavnica – educational trail, observation tower and transmitter

• Ruins of a gothic castle Šášov – on the rock close to Žiar nad Hronom, opposite the mouth of the Kremnický creek to river Hron
• Ruins of castle Revište close to Žarnovica
• Water paradise Vyhne
• Old mining town Kremnica (Mint– the Slovak euro coins are raid here, Town castle, Museums of coins and medals, musical and cultural events – well known Kremnické Gagy)

• Žiar nad Hronom (Žiarsky renaissance mansion from the 16th century, žiarska rectory, Clasical church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, observatory and planetarium)
• Town Zvolen with its majestic Zvolenský castle
• In winter skiing on the nearby slopes at ski resorts Salamandra Resort near Banská Štiavnica, Ski Krahule and Skalka near Kremnica.