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Live tours in Banská Štiavnica

Explore Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Starý zámok (Old Castle), Nový zámok (New Castle) and Klopačka (Knocking House) on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

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Explore Banská Štiavnica live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Staré Mesto is worth asking about: the historic core around Trinity Square and the town's two castles.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Starý zámok (Old Castle) A Gothic church fortified against Ottoman raids in the 16th century, later converted into the town's mining museum.
  • Nový zámok (New Castle) A purpose-built watchtower finished in 1571, made entirely for early warning against Ottoman raids.
  • Klopačka (Knocking House) A wooden watchtower where a night watchman knocked out the mining shifts before sirens existed.
  • Banská akadémia (Mining Academy) The site of one of the world's first technical universities dedicated to mining, founded in 1762.
  • Kalvária A Baroque pilgrimage route of 23 chapels climbing Ostrý vrch hill, restored after standing derelict for decades.
  • Trojičné námestie (Trinity Square) The town's sloping main square, burgher houses ringing a Baroque plague column from 1764.
  • Kammerhof A Renaissance courtyard building that once ran the imperial mining administration, its arcades now a mining-history exhibition.
  • Kostol sv. Kataríny (Piarist Church) A Baroque parish church with ceiling frescoes painted for the town's Jesuit community.

Neighbourhoods

  • Staré Mesto the historic core around Trinity Square and the town's two castles
  • Frauenberg a hillside quarter of former miners' houses beneath the Kalvária climb
  • Šobov a former open mine at the town's edge, its bare slopes now a geological reserve

Food to know

  • Bryndzové halušky
  • Kapustnica
  • Baníkov guláš (miner's goulash)
  • Pirohy
  • Borovička

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Good to know about Banská Štiavnica

Do I need to be in Banská Štiavnica to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Banská Štiavnica, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 2 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Slovak, English and German; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.