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Sculpture Symposium Vyšné Ružbachy

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At the lower end of the village Vyšné Ružbachy we find an interesting place. On the rolling meadows, among the trees and bushes, by the travertine quarry, there is a Sculpture Symposium. Since 1964, artists from different countries have gathered here and created. They let themselves be influenced by the landscape and at the same time completed it. What they created remained under the quarry - a total of more than 100 sculptures. In 1997, the symposium was declared a cultural monument.

Sculpture Symposium Vyšné Ružbachy

At the lower end of the village Vyšné Ružbachy we find an interesting place. On the rolling meadows, among the trees and bushes, by the travertine quarry, there is a Sculpture Symposium. Since 1964, artists from different countries have gathered here and created. They let themselves be influenced by the landscape and at the same time completed it. What they created remained under the quarry - a total of more than 100 sculptures. In 1997, the symposium was declared a cultural monument.

Reportedly, the last statues were added in 2003 and since then they have been released among meadow flowers, under deep snow, until 2012, when the statues were cleaned and the grass cut. In some places, the space gives the impression of a wild, sunken and forgotten corner, but some people may like sculptures just overgrown in this way, as they are wedged in the nature in which they originated and from which they came.

Vyšné Ružbachy is located west of Stará Ľubovňa. When you go from Stará Ľubovňa towards Kežmarok, or Poprad, in Nižné Ružbachy turn right. Then you go straight. At the beginning of the village of Vyšné Ružbachy you will see a sign that will lead you to the dirt road on the left. Continue straight on. On the left you will see the building under construction and unfinished. Stop at the parking lot in front of the barrier.

Most of the statues are located in the immediate vicinity of the quarry, some are scattered around the access road and on the nearby hills and clearings. Some are located in the spa park of Vyšné Ružbachy. All sculptures are accessible without major problems.

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Transport: By foot, By bike, By car, By bus
Parking: Free parking nearby

Languages: Slovak

Suitable for: Childrens, Families with childrens, Elderly, Handicapped, Cyclists, Young, Adults
Season: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Updated on: 17.3.2020
Source: svetokolonas.sk

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Sculpture Symposium Vyšné Ružbachy
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065 02  Vyšné Ružbachy
Region: Prešovský
District: Stará Ľubovňa
Area: Spiš, Šaris, Tatras
 49.299648, 20.55843

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065 02  Vyšné Ružbachy

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