State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic
Slovak Caves Administration
Distance from the cave: 0,6 km | Type: Zaujímavé miesto, Lyžovanie a turistika
A valley important for tourism on the southern side of the Low Tatras, through which the brook Bystrianka flows. The valley is bordered by the hills Baba (1,617 m), Pálenica (1,653 m), Dereše (2,003 m), Chopok (2,023 m), Ďumbier (2,043 m) and Veľký Gápeľ (1,776 m). The Bystrá Valley widens about 4 km in front of the mountain village Bystrá into a wide belt of meadows called Tále. Tále originally meant a local name for parts of meadows and today it is one of the most visited centres of tourism in the Low Tatras.
Tourist centre Tále – Srdiečko, skiing with artificial snow: Chopok South, Mýto pod Ďumbierom, Čertovica.
Distance from the cave: 10,0 km | Type: Zaujímavé miesto, Lyžovanie a turistika
Distance from the cave: 11,0 km | Type: Places of interest
Čiernohronská railway, nowadays a state cultural monument, was restored and brought back to operation on May 11, 1992. At present, a 12 km section of the original small forest railway is reconstructed from Čierny Balog to Hronec and Vydrovská Valley, with its own museum established in the station in Čierny Balog. The railway is a part of it and serves for seasonal tourist operation, idyllic ride by original train, ideal not only for families with children.
Čiernohronská railway, forest open air museum Vydrovo, Dobroč primaeval forest.
Distance from the cave: 11,3 km | Type: Zaujímavé miesto, Lyžovanie a turistika
Distance from the cave: 11,5 km | Type: Skiing and hiking
Distance from the cave: 14,6 km | Type: Zaujímavé miesto, Lyžovanie a turistika
Demänovská Valley is the most known and beautiful valley of the Low Tatras Mts. It is 15 km long and stands for the main centre of tourism on the northern side of the mountains. Geografically and geologically it consists of two different parts: the upper part adjacent to the main crest is made of granite forming a complex of smaller valleys and the lower part is cut in limestones with distinct vertical dissection.
The valley had been settled as early as the prehistoric times, which is evidenced by the findings in the Okno Cave. The valley was not settled for a long time during the history, only in 18th and 19th century people were mining ore, building shepherd’s huts and chalets or lumberjack’s houses. The interest in the valley rose by discovering the Demänovská Cave of Liberty in 1921 and soon after an asphalt road was constructed. An exceptional boom of attendance of the valley started after construction of the cableway from Jasná to Chopok (at present ending only in Luková).
Demänovská Valley is an important speleological region of Slovakia.
Distance from the cave: 14,8 km | Type: Skiing and hiking
Tourism and skiing
Distance from the cave: 14,9 km | Type: Skiing and hiking
Distance from the cave: 22,3 km | Type: Thermal pool
Distance from the cave: 27,2 km | Type: City
Museum of Janko Kráľ, Gallery of Peter Michal Bohúň, walking zone. Wooden articled church in Svätý Kríž, open air museum of folk culture in Pribylina.
Slovak Museum of Nature Protection and Caving in Liptovský Mikuláš.
Dear visitors, we would like to inform you that due to the technical conditions of payment terminals, there may be situations when card payment will not be possible. For this reason, we recommend that you have an adequate amount of cash available if you want to be sure that you will be able to visit the cave. Thank you for understanding.
Dear visitors,
after a longer period we reopen the long tour in the Demänovska Cave of Liberty from the 1st of July 2024. The tour is open once a day at 13:15 from June to August (3 months) and at 13:00 during the rest of the opening days. Number of visitors is limited, the tour is demanding, with many steps and it takes more than one and a half hours. Cave temperature is around 7°C whole year round. We are looking forward to your visit.
