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Orava Village Museum

Zuberec, Slovakia

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Orava Village Museum

Open-air museum of wooden houses from Orava villages, at the foot of the Roháče mountains with a stream running through it. Craftspeople work and sell in the houses, and farm animals are kept on site.

Highlights

  • Wooden houses and farmsteads
  • Stream and watermill
  • Church of St Elizabeth

Good to know

  • Allow two to three hours
  • Craft demonstrations and events in summer
  • Paper guide in several languages

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