Tuesday, 6 October 2026 afternoon – Exploring Banská Štiavnica, a UNESCO World Heritage town.
In the afternoon, the groups went to Banská Štiavnica. It is the oldest mining town in Slovakia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a traditional Slovak lunch, they visited the interactive exhibition “Journey Through Time”. The first part is about the time of Jakob Fugger and the mining discoveries of the 16th century.
In the second part, the students could experience history themselves with virtual reality (VR) headsets. There were also activities to try out: they guessed how heavy a gold bar was and tried to pull a gold bar out of a box to win a prize.
“The exhibition combined a traditional museum with modern technology like VR headsets and interactive activities,” one student says. “This made learning about history much more fun and exciting.” At the end, the groups walked around the main square of the beautiful old town, and some of them bought ice cream. In the evening, they took the bus back to Banská Bystrica.
