Vysoká: Discover Tajchy, Mountains and Culture

Vysoká is located in the Štiavnické vrchy Protected Landscape Area and belongs to the Banskoštiavnický Geopark. When planning your trip, you can look at the area from several perspectives: nature, water, activities and culture. You can prioritize these focuses in the order that suits your own travel plans; there is no need to follow a fixed sequence.

Other places at a glance: Štiavnické Bane, Banský Studenec, Ilija, Kozelník, Podhorie, Svätý Anton, Banska Stiavnica, Banska Bela

Nature

The landscape around Vysoká combines hills, forests, meadows and pastureland. The 2-hectare Štampošský tajch reservoir is located in the southern part of Vysoká’s cadastral area. There are six water reservoirs known as Tajchy in the vicinity of Vysoká. The Tajchy near Vysoká are used for recreation. In summer, you can swim in the Tajchy near Vysoká, and in winter you can go ice-skating.

When planning your days, you can consider landforms, waterside locations and the group of Tajchy as separate nature themes. The seasonal distinction helps organize activities by summer and winter.

Mount Veľký Žiar is located near Vysoká. Mount Almášsky Roháč is located in the vicinity of Vysoká. Mount Veľký Veterník is located in the vicinity of Vysoká. Mount Sitno is located in the vicinity of Vysoká. If you would like to group nature themes together, you can treat the mountain names as a separate selection alongside water and cycling.

Experiences

The Mikovíniho zelená jazda cycling route passes through Vysoká. For days with different interests, you can plan the cycling route and seasonal water activities as separate focuses. One possible plan does not treat activities and water as opposites, but organizes them according to the personal rhythm of the trip.

When comparing holiday apartments in Vysoká, pay attention to the travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer page. Check this information in line with your planned rhythm and decide whether water, cycling, landscape or culture should be the focus of your days. The themes can also be combined.

Culture

A church in Vysoká is a national cultural monument. The Church of Saint Bartholomew in Vysoká was originally a Baroque church and was rebuilt in 1867 in the style of late Neoclassical eclecticism. The interior of the Church of Saint Bartholomew in Vysoká includes two paintings of the Apostles Peter and Paul by E. Gwerka.

For cultural planning, you can choose architecture, art and ruins as separate areas of interest. The Šášov Ruins are located in the wider regional surroundings of Vysoká. The Hrušov Ruins are also located in the wider regional surroundings of Vysoká. The Church of Saint Urban is located in the wider regional surroundings of Vysoká.

For the overarching travel overview: Okres Banská Štiavnica.