Sunday, 4 October 2026 – Hiking, bowling, the zoo or a trip to the mountains: on Family Day, the guests from Augsburg and Kraków got to know their host families and the region.
Before the official programme started, Sunday was a day with the host families. Every family planned its own day. This made Family Day a very good way to break the ice. The trips showed what the families like doing and what their everyday life looks like.
Hiking in the mountains around Banská Bystrica was the most popular activity. Bowling came second.
Many families did things together. Two groups visited a terrarium together, and others had fun at a trampoline park. Some families chose classic activities, such as a walk through Banská Bystrica or a visit to the zoo.
Some families left the town. A popular place to visit was Špania Dolina, an old mining village in the hills above Banská Bystrica. People were already mining copper there at the time of the Fuggers – a perfect start to the week.
What did a typical Family Day look like? “Radko and Miłosz visited Špania Dolina and then went to the terrarium with Maya and Nelka,” the team writes. “That is the magic of Family Day: everyone had a different experience, but everyone got to know their host family on this day.”
