Banská Štiavnica is an exhibition hall of historical monuments. This hall includes also an Old Cheatau, which is a kind of stone chronicle of this mining town. The Old Ch...
The New Castle is one of the most beautiful dominants of Banská Štiavnica. The white Renaissance fortress towering on the Frauenberg Hill (also called Ladies' Hill) was b...
The Manor House in Svätý Antonis a National Cultural Monument. It was built on the site of a fortified medieval castle from the 15th century, it was rebuilt several times...
The history of the town of Banská Štiavnica is closely connected with mining of mineral resources as well as ores of precious and nonferrous metals. This historic and for...
The village of Ľubietová is connected with mining history and metallurgy. If you want to learn more about this golden history of Ľubietová, but also about traditional cra...
The Museum of Horehronie in Brezno is one of the younger museums in Slovakia. Its permanent exhibition Literary Brezno is located in the renovated premises of the old gra...
Zveropark in Revištské Podzámčie is a place where nature is as beautiful as from a fairy tale, interesting animals, a roaring waterfall, a lake full of fish, a meadow per...
The village of Sklabiná is the birthplace of the prominent Hungarian writer Kálmán Mikszáth, who, thanks to his well-known novels such as St. Peter's Umbrella, Last Castl...
The Andrej Sládkovič Municipal Museum opened its doors to the general public in November 1968. Since then, its premises have gradually expanded and the memorial room of A...
Kremnica is a city with a rich mining history. If you want to get to know it and discover the hidden treasures of this “golden city”, you have to go to the place where it...
The historical heart of the town of Banská Štiavnica consists of period burgher houses. In three of them, decorated with beautiful ornamental facade decoration, houses th...
If you are interested in mining history and mining in general, the interesting place for a trip will certainly be the villageof Hodruša-Hamre near Banská Štiavnica. One ...
The name of Kostná Valley (The Bone Valley) is not random. It is an important locality of early Tertiary bones of tapirs, mastodons and rhinos. Kostná Valley is therefore...
The Slovak Mining Museum is the only one of its kind in the territory of Slovakia. It was founded in 1964 by the fusion of the City Museum and the State Mining Museum Dio...
The castle is located at the top of the rock almost in the center of Fiľakovo. The first written mention of the castle is from the 13th century, where it is stated that t...
A beautiful village of Podkonice, nestled in the lap of beautiful Central Slovak nature, offers not only perfect relaxation, but a bit of specific history too. You can fi...
The dominant feature of the village of Vígľaš is the majestic cheateau situated on a small flat outcropping of the Javorie Hill. Originally, it was a Gothic castle, which...
If you want to use your free time not only for a walk through the flower beds and tree alleys, but also to learn a bit, visit the Borová Hill Arboretum.
The Borová Hill ...
Starovšechsvätych mine is a unique opportunity to get to know the history of mining craft in Slovakia. The excursion includes both surface and subsurface exposure, you ca...
If you have ever walked along the smallest town of Slovakia, Modrý Kameň (The Blue Stone), you have surely noticed the silhouette of the castle ruins in the distance. It ...
The Forestry and Woodworking Museum in Zvolen is located in the historic premises of town houses, which are a national cultural monument. Until 1992, the museum focused p...
The museum has a nationwide scope and is specialized in the development of Slovak society in the years 1938 - 1945 with emphasis on the documentation of anti-fascist libe...
Arteska House of Art in the town of Detva is a private cultural center of modern visual arts providing space for students and non-professional artists to present their wo...
Many visitors to the Muránska plain National Park automatically associate the phrases "meadow full of groundhogs" or "groundhog meadow" with the location of Biele vody ne...
The history of money ion the territory of Slovakia is best presented in the Museum of Coins and Medals. It is ocated right in the heart of the mining town of Kremnica.
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National Cultural Monument of Zvolen Castle is the dominant and symbol of the Central Slovak city of Zvolen. This Gothic-Renaissance chateau was built in the 1970s by the...
National cultural monument Ľupča Castle rises above the town of Slovenská Ľupča, about 10 km east of Banská Bystrica. It was founded in the middle of the 13th century by ...
The villa of Dominik Skutecký with the garden is a unique family villa, which was built in Banská Bystrica by the painter Dominik Skutecký according to his artistic taste...
Fiľakovo was a city where people expected to be bombed because there was military production of the highest category. In addition, Fiľakovo was an important railway junct...
When you say "Špania Dolina", everyone in Slovakia will immediately experience beautiful nature, a rich tangle of hiking trails or excellent skiing. However, Špania Dolin...