Námestovo District: Hotels and Accommodation

The Orava Snow winter sports centre in Oravská Lesná has two lifts and seven ski slopes with a total length of 8.5 km. In addition, 5 km of cross-country ski trails are available there. The Oravská Lesná forestry educational trail is also one of the specific routes in the area: it is 4.3 km long and offers three options for walks through the forest. Route 1 is accessible to people with disabilities, cyclists and parents with pushchairs.

Finding a hotel in Námestovo District can be part of your personal travel planning.

Nature

The Orava Reservoir provides a habitat for fish and, in particular, waterfowl. The Klinské Moor is a national nature reserve in the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area. It is a well-preserved, unforested raised bog fed exclusively by precipitation.

The Slaná voda Moor covers 108 ha and can be visited via a wooden footbridge. Slaná voda at the foot of Babia Hora also includes an iodine-bromine saltwater spring and one of the best-preserved moors in Slovakia.

Winter and Trails

Pilsko belongs to the Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area; the Polish part is part of the Pilsko Nature Reserve. From the summit of Pilsko, there are views of Babia Hora, the Tatras, the Choč Mountains, the Little Fatra and Poland. Hiking trails to the summit of Pilsko lead from Sihelné, Mútne and Oravské Veselé.

The mountains of Slepčanka and Magurka are located in the vicinity of Námestovo District. The mountains of Gropa and Redikanovo are situated around Námestovo District. Orava Castle is located in the wider regional surroundings of Námestovo District.

Culture

The Kysuce-Orava Forest Railway is a national technical cultural monument and is considered unique in the world. Slanica Island is home to a memorial cemetery, a Calvary and the Church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross. Slanica Island is the surviving remnant of the flooded village of Slanica, which was submerged during the construction of the Orava Reservoir.

The Hájovňa pod Babou horou complex has two literary exhibitions. The forestry lodge houses a literature museum dedicated to Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav's work “Hájnikova žena”.

Water

The Námestovo Water Park on the Orava Reservoir offers an inflatable water park as well as pedal boat and motorboat hire. The water park also offers jet skis and adrenaline rides in inflatable boats. Námestovo's skate park is located directly on the shore of the Orava Reservoir.

Getting There and Other Places

Regional bus route 050661 runs from Námestovo via Oravská Lesná and Nová Bystrica to Žilina. Other place pages at this level: Sihelne, Oravská Polhora, Novot.

To the higher-level travel overview: Sillein.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Bytča District, Žilina District, Čadca, Martin District, Tvrdošín District.