# Things to see in Žiar (Slovakia): 82 places and when to go

> Žiar is a town in Slovakia, and this site lists 82 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (48), Nature (46), Hiking (25). The best known are Bystrá, Baníkov and Klin. The best time to come is May to October; also possible: November to April. In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/ziar/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Slovakia · 49.1811, 19.7195
- **Places:** 82 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/montana/) (48) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/naturaleza/) (46) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/senderismo/) (25) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/museos/) (3) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/espiritual/) (3) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/nieve/) (3)
- **Best time:** May to October.
- **Also possible:** November to April.
- **Nearest airport:** KSC Košice, 125 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Bystrá, at 2,248 m.

## What to see in Žiar

The places in and around Žiar, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Bystrá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/bystra/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 9.0 km
- [Baníkov](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/banikov/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 2.0 km
- [Klin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/klin-starorobocianski-wierch/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 7.6 km
- [Volovec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/volovec-wolowiec/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 4.3 km
- [Ciemniak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/ciemniak-temniak/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 14 km
- [Krzesanica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/kresanica-krzesanica/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 15 km
- [Poľská Tomanová](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/polska-tomanova-tomanowy-wierch-polski/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 14 km
- [Baranec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/baranec/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 1.8 km
- [Blyšť](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/blyst-blyszcz/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 8.9 km
- [Bobrovec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/bobrowiec-bobrovec/): Mountain in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 8.7 km
- [Grześ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/grzes-lucna/): Mountain in Slovakia · 7.1 km
- [Hrubá kopa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/hruba-kopa/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 2.1 km
- [Jakubina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/jakubina/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 6.1 km
- [Magura Witowska](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/magura-witowska/): Mountain in Slovakia · 14 km
- [Brestová](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/mala-brestova/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 5.6 km
- [Osobitá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/osobita/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 8.9 km
- [Ostrý Roháč](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/ostry-rohac/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 3.5 km
- [Pachoľa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/pachola/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 2.6 km
- [Plačlivé](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/placlive/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 2.7 km
- [Salatín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/salatin/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 4.4 km
- [Sivý vrch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/sivy-vrch/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 6.5 km
- [Smrečiny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/smreczynski-wierch-smreciny/): Peak in the Western Tatras between Slovakia and Poland · 12 km
- [Spálená](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/spalena/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 3.1 km
- [Tri kopy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/tri-kopy/): Mountain in Western Tatras, Slovakia · 2.2 km

And the other 58, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Veľká Kamenistá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/velka-kamenista-kamienista/), [Babky](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/babky/), [Brestovská jaskyňa (national natural monument)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/brestovska-jaskyna/), [Deravá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/derava-lopata/), [Veľká Furkaska](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/furkaska-velka-furkaska/), [Grúň](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/grun/), [Hrubý vrch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/jarzabczy-wierch-hruby-vrch/), [Ježová](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/jezova/), [Končistá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/koncista-konczysty-wierch/), [Malý Baranec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/maly-baranec/), [Nižná Bystrá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/nizna-bystra/), [Príslop](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/prislop/), [Rákoň](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/rakon-rakon/), [Roháčsky vodopád](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/rohacsky-vodopad/), [Smrek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/smrek/), [Vyšná Magura](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/vysna-magura/), [Zadni Ornak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/zadni-ornak/), [Czubik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/czubik/), [Malá kopa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/mala-kopa/), [Malý Salatín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/maly-salatin/), [Siwy Zwornik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/siva-veza-siwy-zwornik/), [Štrbavý](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/strbavy/)
- **Museums and art**: [Liptov Village Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/muzeum-liptovskej-dediny/), [Múzeum oravskej dediny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/muzeum-oravskej-dediny/), [Národopisné múzeum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/narodopisne-muzeum/)
- **Temples**: [Church of St Nicholas, Liptovský Mikuláš](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/svateho-mikulasa/), [Saint Peter of Alcantara Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/kostol-sv-perta-z-alkantary/), [Lutheran church in Pribylina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/evanjelicky-kostol/)
- **Mountains**: [Žiarska chata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/ziarska-chata/), [Ťatliakova chata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/tatliakova-chata/), [Chata Zverovka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/chata-zverovka/), [Chata pod Náružím](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/chata-pod-naruzim-cervenec/)
- **Hiking**: [Błyszcz - Pyszniańska Przełęcz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/blyszcz-pysznianska-przelecz/), [Bobrowiecka Przełęcz - Grześ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/bobrowiecka-przelecz-grzes/), [Bobrowiecki Żleb - Bobrowiecka Przełęcz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/bobrowiecki-zleb-bobrowiecka-przelecz/), [Chuda Przełączka - Ciemniak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/chuda-przelaczka-ciemniak/), [Gaborowa Przełęcz Wyżnia - Błyszcz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/gaborowa-przelecz-wyznia-blyszcz/), [Gubałówka - Ciemniak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/gubalowka-ciemniak/), [Iwaniacka Przełęcz - Gaborowa Przełęcz Wyżnia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/iwaniacka-przelecz-gaborowa-przelecz-wyznia/), [Jarząbczy Wierch - Kończysty Wierch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/jarzabczy-wierch-konczysty-wierch/), [Kiry - Rakoń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/kiry-rakon/), [Koliba Horica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/koliba-horica/), [Koliba pod Pustým](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/koliba-pod-pustym/), [Kończysty Wierch - Starorobociański Wierch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/konczysty-wierch-starorobocianski-wierch/), [Polana Chochołowska – Grześ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/polana-chocholowska-grzes/), [Polana Chochołowska – Rakoń](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/polana-chocholowska-rakon/), [Polana Iwanówka - Siwa Przełęcz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/polana-iwanowka-siwa-przelecz/), [Prostredná poľana – Račkovo sedlo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/prostredna-polana-rackovo-sedlo/), [Starorobociański Wierch - Gaborowa Przełęcz Wyżnia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/starorobocianski-wierch-gaborowa-przelecz-wyznia/), [Trzydniowiański Wierch - Kończysty Wierch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/trzydniowianski-wierch-konczysty-wierch/), [Via Slovakia (Štrbské pleso - Zuberec)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/via-slovakia-strbske-pleso-zuberec/), [Wołowiec - Jarząbczy Wierch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/wolowiec-jarzabczy-wierch/), [Wołowiec - Pyszniańska Przełęcz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/wolowiec-pysznianska-przelecz/)
- **Hot springs**: [Kúpalisko Oravice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/kupalisko-oravice/)
- **With kids**: [Meander Thermal Resort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/meander-thermal-resort/)
- **Snow**: [Roháče - Spálená](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/rohace-spalena/), [Skicentrum Žiar-Dolinky](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/skicentrum-ziar-dolinky/), [Skipark Meander Oravice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/skipark-meander-oravice/)

## When to go to Žiar

The best time to visit Žiar is **May to October**; also possible: November to April. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 26 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 53 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Possible | 13 h 29 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 06 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 59 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 37 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 12 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 30 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 50 |
| December | Possible | 8 h |

In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h. In July, 79 of the 82 places are at their best.

When to go to Slovakia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Žiar

The nearest main airport is Košice International Airport (KSC, Košice), 125 km as the crow flies. How to get around Slovakia (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.1811%2C19.7195)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.1811%2C19.7195)

## Other towns nearby

- [Tvrdošín](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/tvrdosin/): 26 places · 21 km
- [Bešeňová](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/besenova/): 44 places · 22 km
- [Horná Lehota](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/horna-lehota/): 42 places · 32 km
- [Vysoké Tatry](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/vysoke-tatry/): 190 places · 36 km
- [Liptovská Teplička](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/liptovska-teplicka/): 25 places · 38 km
- [Oravská Lesná](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/oravska-lesna/): 32 places · 46 km

And all of Slovakia, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Žiar?

The best known: [Bystrá](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/bystra/), [Baníkov](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/banikov/), [Klin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/klin-starorobocianski-wierch/), [Volovec](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/volovec-wolowiec/), [Ciemniak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/eslovaquia/ciemniak-temniak/). In all, 82 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Žiar?

May to October; also possible: November to April. In June there are 15 h 59 of daylight, and in December, 8 h.

### How do you get to Žiar?

The nearest main airport is Košice International Airport (KSC), 125 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.1811%2C19.7195) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Žiar as the destination and these 82 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).