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A charming historical town located in beautiful Strážov Mountains, Bojnice is renowned for its magnificent castle, spas and Slovakia's largest zoo. It is not a coincidence that our wedding will take place here. Besides our love for the place, we want you - our guests - to experience the essence of Slovakia without having to travel far from the venue. Whether you want to soak up history, chase the ghosts in the castle, hike, enjoy local cuisine or just hang out in hot pools Bojnice has you covered!

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The Bojnice Castle looks straight out of a fairitale, but it wasn't always that way. The first written mention of the castle dates to 1113 when it was constructed out of wood. Since then, Bojnice Castle changed hands many times and over the centuries it was owned by some of the most famous Hungarian noble families.

The current look is a legacy of the castle's last noble owner - Ján Pálfi, who liked to travel across Europe. The inspiration for the new design came from châteaux of Loire and according to the legend, this is not a coincidence.

On his travels, Pálfi fell in love with a French countess, but her father would only allow Pálfi to marry her, if he could provide her with all the comfort and luxury worthy of a French countess. That's why he decided to build her the most romantic and beautiful castle. Pálfi started the reconstruction in 1899 and it took 22 years. Unfortunately, the countess refused to wait that long and in the meantime married someone else. Heartbroken Pálfi ordered to place a golden crown of thorns on one of the spires, which you can still see today.

Located about 40 minutes away from Bojnice!

The typical village ČIČMANY surrounded by the mountains Strážovské vrchy and Malá Fatra is famous for its original log houses with the typical white geometrical ornamentation. The authors of ornaments, as rule, were women who originally adorned only the corners of houses first with mud and later with lime. However, since the 19th century the motifs were added and painted all over exteriors of not plastered log houses.

The painting was intended to protect the logs against the effect of sunrays. Geometrical ornamentation was also used in embroidery applied to garments, pictures or tablecloths. The Reserve counts 136 houses

Located 2 hours outside of Bojnice!

The national nature monument of the Demänovské Caves on the northern side of the Low Tatras Mts. and is the longest cave system in Slovakia.

The Liberty cave boasts a unique drip stone ornamentation, which makes it one of the most beautiful caves of Europe. The total length of its corridors is more than 8,400 m, out of which 7,624 m have been surveyed so far. There are two visitor routes available; the longer one of then is 2,150 m long (can be walked in 100 minutes), while the shorter of them (1,150 m) takes 60 minutes. There are several huge underground domes, numerous lakes and an underground river!

The Ice cave is known since the Middle Ages and is the second largest cave of its kind in Slovakia. Although the first mention of the cave was in 1299 it was only open to public in 1880s. The ice filling is about 400-500 years old. The cave is also known for the bones of cave bear found there. In 18th century they were thought to be bones of a dragone, hence the cave is sometimes called the Dragon Cave. It consists of four floors with a total length of 2.5 km the route takes 45 minutes. Oh, and this cave has ice waterfalls!