Banska Stiavnica

Banská Bystrica Region · Slovakia

Banska Stiavnica, Slovakia
Photo: Adrian Tync, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring and autumn
Budget
$
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A UNESCO mining town set in a collapsed volcanic caldera, with Renaissance houses climbing steep lanes to two castles. Its historic silver works pioneered European mining technology.

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