Things to do and tourist attractions in Hont

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 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...

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...

In the middle of the maple alley in Šahy, there are three meters high and richly decorated chapels, which are part of the Hont Calvary. Built in 1907, Calvary is a compre...

The Banská Štiavnica Calvary is an inherent landscape element of this town. It is built on a hill, making it visible from almost every point in Banská Štiavnica. The Calv...

The Romanesque church in Kalinčiakovo is considered one of the most beautiful in Slovakia. The ancient church dates back to the mid-12th century and attracts attention no...

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 ...

An extraordinary historical monument in Modrý Kameň is the late baroque Calvary. It is located directly above the town in the nature reserve "Modrokamenská lesostep" (For...

In the town of Želiezovce , there is a Gothic Catholic Church of St. James the Apostle from the first half of the 14th century standing. At that time, it was under the ad...

Slovakia is part of a large piece of royal history, as evidenced by the number of well-preserved castles, chateaus and ruins. Levice Castle also experienced its glorious ...

The Benedictine monastery in Hronský Beňadik is made up of a group of fortified sacral buildings. Preserved monastery and church are among the most valuable Gothic monume...

Almost every town or village in Slovakia has its own calvary. Even Hliník nad Hronom is not an exception. Calvary is hidden in the beautiful surroundings of the local for...

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...

In the village of Dolná Strehová, in a beautiful park landscaped area, there is a Mansion of Imre Madách. In this rococo-classicist building, the writer I. Madách once li...

At the foot of the hill of Šturc, which rises near the mining town of Kremnica, there is a beautiful Calvary. The location where Calvary is built is also rare from a natu...

The free royal mining town of Kremnica has not lost its historical charm even in today's modern age. It is one of the few cities in Slovakia that has preserved its magnif...

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...

The most important historical monument of the village Hronsek is the local baroque mansion with corner bastions. The manor house dates back to 1775 and is located in a be...

Near Banská Bystrica, in the village of Dolná Mičiná, there is a Renaissance manor house - a cultural and historical monument of Slovakia.

It was built in the second hal...