The village of Špania Dolina, the small charming village is an oasis of peace hidden high in the mountains situated 11 km to the north of Banská Bystrica, had been famous all around the Old Continet as early as since the Middle Ages for its silver and copper ore deposits. Come and visit Špania Dolina and listen to the knocking mine dwarfs, known as permoníci, and recall the glorious past by a pleasant walk.