Staying in Bratislava and want to discover also the countryside? In this case for you we have one tip, our popular tour Cicmany tour with thermal bath entrance . It is one day trip from Bratislava to beautiful region of North – West Slovakia, specifically the tour includes visit of Slovakian wooden Bethlehem in pilgrimage site Rajecka Lesna, “gingerbread mountain village” Cicmany, entrance to marvellous SPA Aphrodite and at the end city tour of center of North – West Slovakia, the city of Zilina.

Getting to Zilina

Getting to Zilina is very easy and comfortable and also it is a “green travel”. After the booking, about 5-7 days prior the tour we will contact you via e-mail and send you detailed itinerary of your day trip from Bratislava to Cicmany together with the train tickets with seat reservation. Depending what option you choose either our professional driver will drive you from your address in Bratislava to Bratislava Main Train Station, either you have to get there on your own. The route from Bratislava to Zilina is unaccompanied, without guide, your guide will wait you and pick you up at Zilina train station. At the train there is a screen which shows the train stations. But to getting to Zilina is very easy, as Zilina train station is the last station of journey :). At Zilina train station our experienced driver guide will wait you with sign Bratislava City Tours and our adventure can begin.

Slovakian Wooden Bethlehem in Rajecka Lesna

After the meeting with the driver guide the day sightseeing part of day trip from Bratislava to Cicmany can begin. On the route from Zilina train station our driver guide will summarize the itinerary of sightseeing tour and provide the general information about the North Slovakia and Slovakia. We will pass along the Lietava Castle and thru Rajecka Valley our first stop will be in Slovakian wooden Bethlehem in pilgrimage site Rajecka Lesna. Wooden Bethlehem shows the landscape and traditions of Slovakia, and it is completely in movement. It was make by Slovakian carpenter Mr. Pekara to celebrate “birth” of independent Slovakia in 1993. It took to master the 5 years to built whole masterpiece. In addition to Slovakian wooden Bethlehem we will visit also Basilica of Birth of Holly Marry in Rajecka Lesna.

“Gingerbread” Village Cicmany

Our second stop will be in a “gingerbread village” called Cicmany, located in Zilina region about 700 m. The village is the highest located village of Zilina region. But its peculiarity is other. This lovely mountain village boasts by more than 100 wooden houses painted by white ornaments, so called the “Cicmany ornaments”. Some of them are even from 18th century, most of them are from 19th. In the past the village was famous thanks to production of the boots, now it is famous as an open air museum, although the village is still inhabited by regular inhabitants. We will stroll along the village and admire the wooden architecture. In addition we will taste traditional Slovakian cookies together with home-made plumb brandy.

Bath in Spa Aphrodite

Our next stop in a day trip from Bratislava to Cicmany will be charming SPA town Aphrodite, where we will have an entrance to Spa Aphrodite Baths. We will have 2 hours entrance to thermal pools of this beautiful spa resorts located in a beautiful landscape of Small Fatra National Park. The spa is built in ancient style, and it is one of the most popular spa resorts of Slovakia.

Zilina

After the 2 hours soaking in healing thermal water we will drive to a center of North – West Slovakia, the city of Zilina. We will have a short lunch break in a traditional Slovakian beer restaurant serving a local cuisine. Afterwards we will discover the cozy city center of Zilina with main dominants such as completely square of Holly Mary, Neological Synagogue, Rosenfeld Palace, Zilina Holly Trinity Cathedral and many more. The tour ends at 17:30 pm when the guide will drop of you at Zilina Train Station from where you will take a train back to Bratislava. At Bratislava you will arrive at 20:00 pm.

You can check also our short video regarding the day trip from Bratislava to Cicmany. Looking forward to open up you the Slovakian countryside.