Banská Štiavnica and Kremnica, Slovakia

Descending into the valley

ancient caldera

Banská Štiavnica

Selmecbánya

World Heritage Site

the main street

"Ulica" means "street."

original mining school

Slovakian language plaque

Heritage sign

mining coat-of-arms

westward view

Trinity square

view back down the hill

chemical and mineralogical laboratories

modern school

old cultural city

end of Akademická

gate of the old academy

main gate of the school

the main building

school at Banská Štiavnica

"Industrial High School, chemistry."

driving north

Driving north

Driving north

Driving north

Entering Kremnica

Mining

main street

town castle

mining industry

shrine

mining history

miners use hammers

"crossed hammers"