Stará Ĺubovňa - trips to the surroundings
The oldest written document mentioning Stará Ľubovňa comes from the year 1292. In 1364 King Ludovicus I. vested Stará Ľubovňa with the most important privileges the status of free royal town. The town development continues even after 1412 when it became part of 16 Spiš towns given as a deposit to the Polish kingdom by the Hungarian king Zigmund Luxemburg. The end of polish rule in 1772 during the reign of Mária Terézia did not bring any profit to the town. The historical core of the town is created by renaissance burger’s houses with baroque and classical elements and outline a rectangular shape.
Stará Ľubovňa - Ľubovnianske Spa In 1870 Alfred Probstner opened thirteen spa buildings here and they served to accommodate visitors, mostly from Budapest until the beginning of World War II. In the spa you can find 5 mineral springs - Andrej, Emília, Alfred, Mária and Nový prameň.
Stará Ľubovňa - Hrad Plaveč 17 km used to be one of the castles protecting the northern borders of the Hungarian Empire – an important link in the chain of castles Plaveč – Ľubovňa – Niedzica – and Orava castle. The first indirect mention of the castle comes from the first half of the 13th C.
Stará Ľubovňa – Hniezdne 5 km. An important medieval town was already vested with town rights in 1412. Today it is a small village and only town houses from 18 – 19th C. on the square are a reminder of its former fame.
Stará Ľubovňa – Vyšné Ružbachy 15 km.
Stará Ľubovňa – Nižné Ružbachy 12 km. The village offers accommodation, spa treatment, skiing, swimming and other services for tourists. An open air exhibition of travertine sculptures is an excellent opportunity to admire the countryside and art. In Nižne Ružbachy is an interesting Gothic style church form the 13th C.
Stará Ľubovňa –Podolínec 20 km. Podolínec is a historical and cultural reserve. A picturesque square with renaissance houses from the 16th C. The church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built in the 13th C. and repaired in a renaissance style. Behind the church there is a baroque monastery and the church of Piarists.
Stará Ľubovňa – Červený Kláštor – Pieniny a Zamagurie 27 km.
Dunajec Gorge itself ranks amongst the largest natural features of the Pieniny National Park. In 1967, it was declared as State Nature Reserve. 20 species of fish live in the Dunajec River, including trout and Danube salmon (hucho hucho).
The attraction of this area is rafting on wooden rafts through the largest canyon in Central Europe – through the canyon of the Dunajec River – from the raft port of Majere-Kvasne Luky to Lesnica at a length of 11 km, and from the port of Cerveny Klastor to Lesnica at a length of 9 km, upon request. Transport back is provided by a shuttle, taxis, bicycles or on foot on marked footpaths.
Directly in the village of Cerveny Klastor, there is a national cultural site from the beginning of the 14th Century - Cartusian-Camaldut monastery. This monastery became famous thanks to the monk, Cyprian, who cultivated healing plants. He produced a large herbery which is part of the exhibition of the Natural Sciences Museum in the monastery.
Stará Ľubovňa – Jarabina 7 km
The village of Jarabina is a former center of tinkers.
Stará Ľubovňa – Litmanová 11 km
The village of Litmanová is famous for its houses flanking the brook. Wooden houses with basements form the 19th C. have single roofs with board shields.
