Žilina

Worth seeing in and around Žilina

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Štadión MŠK Žilina

   Štadión pod Dubňom is an all-seater football stadium situated in Žilina, Slovakia, which is the home of MŠK Žilina. It is named after the hill Dubeň, adjacent to which it is located, and the name of the stadium literally means "Stadium under the Dubeň Hill." The capacity is 10,280 seats.

   800 m · football stadium in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Budatín Castle

   The Budatín Castle is a castle in north-western Slovakia, near the city of Žilina, where the Kysuca river flows into the Váh river.

   1.6 km · castle in Slovakia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Church of the Holy Trinity, Žilina

   The Church of the Holy Trinity, since February 2008 Holy Trinity Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Žilina, Slovakia. It is one of the town's most significant monuments.

   200 m · church in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Lietava Castle

   Lietava Castle is an extensive castle ruin in the Súľov Mountains of northern Slovakia, between the villages of Lietava and Lietavská Svinná-Babkov in the Žilina District.

   8 km · castle in Slovakia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   University of Žilina

   The University of Žilina was established on 1 October 1953 as the College of Railways in Prague. In 1959, the institution changed its name to the University of Transport and moved to Žilina.

   0 m · Public university in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Divina

   The statue of St. John of Nepomuk in Divina is a National Cultural Monument of Slovakia.

   6.3 km · statue of St. John of Nepomuk · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Church of Saint Stephen the King

   The Church of Saint Stephen the King is the oldest extant historical building located in Žilina, Slovakia.

   1.2 km · church in Žilina, Slovakia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   New Synagogue, Žilina

   The New Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the Neological Synagogue or Neolog Synagogue, is a former Neolog Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Žilina, Slovakia. Completed in 1931 to the designs of the German Modernist architect Peter Behrens, it was completed eight years before World War II, which almost obliterated the Jewish population of Slovakia, and it has been called "the last Slovak synagogue".

   300 m · Synagogue in Slovakia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Kalvaria Povazska Bystrica

   Kalvaria Považská Bystrica (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkalʋarɪɐ ˈpɔʋaʂskaː ˈbistritsa] is a collection of fourteen buildings, of which thirteen are chapels, situated in Slovakia depicting the journey of Jesus Christ through to his crucifixion.

   4.4 km · church property in Považská Bystrica, Slovakia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Manor house Radola

    The Radoľa Manor House is one of the oldest historical monuments in Kysuce, Slovakia. Historical research suggests that the oldest part of the building dates to between 1550 and 1575.

    8.6 km · manor house in Radoľa, Kysucké Nové Mesto district, Slovakia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The historical centre begins right in front of the train station. Walk down Národná street, which is the closest Žilina has to a shopping street, and you will reach Námestie Andreja Hlinku (Andrej Hlinka Square), the biggest square of the city where you can find the most famous look on Žilina — the two towers of the Holy Trinity Cathedral and its bell tower and the city theatre on a little balustrade.

1. 01
   Holy Trinity Cathedral

   Roman Catholic church from the 15th century, one of the town's most significant monuments and seat of the bishop of the Diocese of Žilina.

2. 02
   Church of the Conversion of St

   Roman Catholic church from the 18th century on Mariánske námestie, the town main square.

3. 03
   Church of St Barbara

   Roman Catholic church from the 18th century built by the Franciscan Order.

4. 04
   Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession

   Church of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia, the biggest Protestant denomination in the country.

5. 05
   Church of St

   The oldest architectural monument in Žilina, it dates back to the 13th century.

6. 06
   Church of St

   Located in the suburb of Trnové, it is the westernmost wooden church in Slovakia with the oldest preserved record coming from 1583.

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Things to do

Football: MŠK Žilina play soccer in SuperLiga, the top tier. Their Štadión pod Dubňom (capacity 10,900) is just north of the railway station, "by the hill" as the name means.

1. 01
   Zilina
2. 02
   Lesopark Žilina

   Veľký diel (between quarters Solinky and Vlcince).

3. 03
   Stanica

   In the building of old and still operating train station Zilina-Zariecie.

4. 04
   Dom umenia Fatra

   Weekly classical performances by the State Chamber Orchestra Žilina.

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Where to eat

Cheap cheese typical for region: "bryndza" - soft cheese (great on fresh bread) "korbáčiky", "nite" - great snack "parenica" "oštiepok" - smoked sheep cheese, similar to Polish "oscypek" Typical dishes: "kapustnica" - soup with sauerkraut and sausage "bryndzové halušky" - pasta dumplings with bryndza (soft sheep cheese) "strapačky" - pasta dumplings with sauer kraut Every restaurant has non-smoking part (by law).

1. 01
   Cosmo Asian Restaurant

   Kuzmányho 100.

2. 02
   Slovenska
3. 03
   Trattoria Pepe

   7, Jozefa Vuruma 146 (close to Marianske Namestie),.

4. 04
   Reštaurácia Vix

   Sládkovičová 3 (in the corner of square "Marianske namestie"), +421 903 502 177, fax: +421 41 562 6431, restaurant@vix.sk.

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Getting to Žilina

Airports

Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 70 km · Kraków John Paul II (KRK), 121 km · Katowice Wojciech Korfanty (KTW), 141 km

Stations

Žilina Airport, 9.3 km · Žilina railway station, 600 m

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