Bešeňová: Thermal Water, Travertine and Paths by the Water

In Bešeňová, water, travertine, shores and distinctive buildings come together. The Vodný park Bešeňová water park combines natural geothermal water with modern water attractions. The thermal water in the Vodný park Bešeňová water park comes from a depth of more than 2,000 metres and is rich in minerals such as calcium, magnesium, sodium and iron.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Bešeňová, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can reflect different aspects of the accommodation. They stand alongside the local features of thermal water, travertine, shores and culture, each of which shapes the character of the destination in its own way. This makes it possible to consider accommodation details and local interests separately, without combining the destination’s different themes into a single type of trip. Those wishing to combine different focuses in Bešeňová can first consider water, nature, culture and activity separately and then assign weight to them according to their own travel plans. The details of the holiday apartment remain independent selection criteria; the local features can thus be combined with different ideas for each day, without water, landscape, culture and activity having to form the same focus.

Water

For planning your days, you can set the focus on water separately from nature, culture and activity.

The themes each place different emphasis: the water park represents geothermal water and water attractions, the Travertíny represent mineral water and rock formations, while the lakeside path and cycling route show the area from different activity perspectives.

Nature and Landscape

Several hundred metres north of Bešeňová, the Bešeňovské travertíny include an abandoned quarry covering 3.18 hectares as well as travertine cascades. Mineral water flows continuously over the cascades of the Bešeňovské travertíny, giving the rock formations a natural sheen. A well-known chapel stands at the edge of the Bešeňovské travertíny quarry, where you can view the world-famous golden Bešeňovský travertine.

Culture and Local Character

The “Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice” church is notable for its pyramid-shaped form. It was built in 2001 on the site of a smaller church dating from 1850. Kaštieľ Mitošiny is privately owned and not open to the public; you can view it only from the adjacent road.

Shores and Paths

A walk along the shore of the Vodná nádrž Bešeňová reservoir offers views of the body of water. The paved path along the shore of the Vodná nádrž Bešeňová reservoir is used by cyclists and inline skaters. Above Bešeňová, Borovica nad Bešeňovou stands in the meadows—a solitary pine tree offering views of the surrounding landscape.

By the water, walking, cycling and inline skating can be considered as different forms of activity, without reducing the area to a single activity. The lakeside path and the solitary landscape feature thus stand alongside one another as two different points of interest.

Historical Traces

A themed cycling route follows the traces of the villages flooded by Liptovská Mara and provides information about the water-management project that permanently changed the development of the entire region.

More Destination Pages

More destination pages: Lisková, Stankovany, Ludrová, Liptovská Teplá, Liptovská Štiavnica, Hubová, Ivachnová, Ružomberok

To the higher-level travel overview: Ružomberok District.