One day in Žilina, Slovakia
A day through Žilina’s best-known sights that lie close together: Budatín Castle, Povážie museum, Church of the Holy Trinity, Žilina, Mariensäule (Žilina) and Church of Saint Stephen the King. 5 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Budatín CastleCastle · On the map

- Povážie museumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Budatín Castle · On the map

- Church of the Holy Trinity, ŽilinaCathedral · 1.4 km on from Povážie museum · On the map

- Mariensäule (Žilina)Monument · 0.1 km on from Church of the Holy Trinity, Žilina · On the map

- Church of Saint Stephen the KingTemple or shrine · 1.2 km on from Mariensäule (Žilina) · On the map

5 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.
More for Žilina
- Things to do in Žilina, Slovakia · 16 places to see, led by Malá Fatra National Park and Budatín Castle
Day trips from Žilina
- Oświęcim96 km awayAuschwitz10 places to see, led by Auschwitz and Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
- Spišská Nová Ves136 km awaySpiš Castle16 places to see, led by Spiš Castle and Slovak Paradise National Park
- Kraków127 km awayWawel Cathedral6 stops in a day, starting at Wawel
- Liptovský Mikuláš66 km awaywooden churches of the Slovak Carpathians13 places to see, led by wooden churches of the Slovak Carpathians and Havránok
Photo credits
- Budatín Castle: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Povážie museum: Palickap, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of the Holy Trinity, Žilina: helix84, CC BY 2.5
- Mariensäule (Žilina): helix84, CC BY 2.5
- Church of Saint Stephen the King: Juloml, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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