Unique attractions of Kysuce in one day
From Čadca, head towards Kysuce Nové Město. Visit the Radoľa Manor House. You can see several permanent exhibitions - "Townsman's Housing in Kysuce", "The Legacy of the Cyril and Methodius Tradition", "The World of Alchemists" and especially "The Oldest History of Kysuce from the Lower Paleolithic to the Middle Ages" with exhibits such as a mammoth stool found in Kysuce, various fragments of working tools, ceramics and other finds.
A surprise for all visitors is a replica of a baby mammoth. After touring the manor house, we recommend visiting the Kysucké observatory on the opposite side of the city, where you can observe activities in the sun, walk the "Planet Trail" or explore the geopark with rocks that come from our region. If you return here even late in the evening, you can observe the night sky. From Kysucké Nové Město, return to Krásno nad Kysucou, in the city center in the cultural center there is a Museum of Local Lore with a natural history exhibition full of plants and animals that were or are home to Kysuc. The main attraction is a life-size replica of a female mammoth. After the tour, continue towards Stará Bystrica. On St. Michael's Square, there is the Slovak Astronomical Clock with a unique astrolabe. From the square, you can also see the lookout tower on Bobovec hill. Continue towards Nová Bystrica, to Vychylovka, part of Chmúr, where the Vychylovka Open-Air Museum is located. If you go on a trip on a Sunday, from May to October you will find a program with demonstrations of traditional activities of everyday life of Kysuc people. You can end your trip with a train ride along the Historical Forest Dead End, which is part of the open-air museum.
Radoľa Manor GPS: 49°17'42"N, 18°47'19"E
Kysuce Observatory GPS: 49°18'26"N, 18°45'56"E
Local History Museum GPS: 49°23'42"N, 18°49'48"E
Slovak Astronomical Clock GPS: 49°20'46"N, 18°56'13"E
Vychylovka Open-Air Museum GPS: 49°22'55"N 19°5'40"E
Head from Čadca to the Vojtovský mineral spring
The starting point is the train station in Čadca. Follow the green path to the shopping center and across the bridge over the Kysuci River to the city center. At the bus stop near the Žarec housing estate, go up the hill and you will reach the open countryside. Continue along the green path, climbing the ridge of Vrch (568 m above sea level) along the upper station of the ski lift (view of the city and the ridge of the Turzovská vrchovina), then turn right.
You will reach the chapel with lime trees in the settlement of Kyčera and below the peak of Kyčera, then go a short distance through the forest and you are again in open terrain. Another homestead Lazy, again a short section through the forest and over Vojtův vrch (840 m above sea level) with a somewhat steeper climb you will reach Črchľa, from where you have a nice view of the surroundings with the Moravian-Silesian Beskydy and Lysá hora to the NW, the Velká Rača range to the NE, and Mala Fatra to the east. Then turn right from the green and follow the red to reach the settlement of Murčovci, then continue through the forest to the settlement of Burdovci. To the east of the settlement, about 100 meters away, in the forest, there is the main Vojtovský mineral spring, which is also called "salt water". Methane bubbles up from the spring regularly. The spring is maintained, in addition to the roof above it, there are also benches next to it. After the settlement, turn right from the red tourist sign along the forest path, which will take you to the final stop of the Čadca-Vojty public transport. Take the bus back to the train station.
Total (option with return by bus): 10 km
Train station GPS: 49°26'41"N, 18°47'13"E
Vojtovské prameny - starting point Vojty GPS: 49°24'17"N, 18°47'12"E