Things to do and tourist attractions in Malacky and surroundings

The Chapel of the Holy Steps was built on the order of Pavel Pálfi together with the monastery. There are three holy steps in the world. In Rome, there are the original o...

The charming sacral monument,* the Franciscan Monastery and the Church*, can be found in Malacky. However, at the site of today's Franciscan church, there was a Renaissan...

You may not even know, but you can also find synagogues in Slovakia. And there is not only few of them. Many of them are in a well-preserved state and are listed in the C...

The Parish Church of the Most Holy Trinity is located in Malacky. It is one of the oldest preserved buildings in Malacky. It was once the center of Malacky itself.

The c...

Pajštún Castle belonged to the system of border castles, which in the 13th century took over the function of protection of the northwestern border of the Hungarian state ...

The Plavecký Castle ruin is situated above the village of Plavecké Podhradie on the Pohanská Hill in the western foothills of the Little Carpathians. The castle was built...

If you like good hiking and beautiful views as bonus, take a trip to the hill of Veľká Homola, which rises above the town of Modra.

The lookout tower is built in a moder...

Marianka is the oldest pilgrimage site in Slovakia. In the local beech tree, there is a beautiful pilgrimage area called the Holy Valley. There is an extremely peaceful a...

In the southern part of the Little Carpathians, southeast of the village Borinka, hidden in a dense forest, there are remnants of the castle called Dragon Castle (orig. "...

THE LOOKOUT TOWER IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO THE DISREPAIR.

The small lookout tower on the top of Kukla Hill will surprise you with its large and unrepeatable views of t...

On the eastern edge of the mountains of the Little Carpathians, there is a small town of Svätý Jur. Above it, just 30 minutes' walk, the ruins of the Biely Kameň Castle (...

The origin of the national sanctuary - the Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Šaštín dates back to 1736, when the present basilica, according to the plans of Matej ...

The new lookout tower above the town of Svätý Jur can be found in the places where new Vineyard open-air museum is being built. An unpretentious walk through the wine-gro...

Unique National Nature Reserve of Devínska Kobyla is situated on the southwestern slopes of Devínska Kobyla. It is a place where two worlds meet - contemporary, represent...

The village of Buková is bordered by a steep hills of Záruby, where the ruins of the Ostrý Kameň castle (ie Sharp Rock Castle) have been preserved up to nowadays, rising ...

Beautiful nature, unique moments, awesome experiences and charming views - all of this is offered by Lookout below Kamzík Hill. It is located in a popular recreation and ...

Devín Castle belongs to the main attractions of Bratislava. This charming castle ruin rises on a high cliff above the confluence of the rivers Danube and Moravia.

Devín ...

Korlátka is a ruin of a castle from the 13th century. Its task was to protect the western borders of Hungary and guard the so-called Czech Route (Via Bohemica). This trad...

Calvary in Bratislava is one of the first and most important calvary, not only in the territory of contemporary Slovakia and in the whole of former Kingdom of Hungary. Fr...

The village of Záhorská Cerová stands out for its somewhat unconventional observation tower. The lookout tower is not high and does not stand at high altitude, but it wil...

On the western edge of the village of Bernolákovo, dominated by a hill called Várdomb (Castle Hill), there are remains of the Čeklís Castle. The castle was probably built...

The unique place of reverence in Bratislava, reflecting the history of the Bratislava Jewish community, is the Chatam Sofer Mausoleum. Chatam Sofer was an important Ortho...

A charming, even romantic, historical building in Bratislava's Old Town is the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as the Modrý kostolík (Blue Church). This at...

The iconic sacral building of Bratislava is the St Martin's Cathedral. This largest, oldest and most important temple in Bratislava stands on Rudnay Square. St Martin's C...

Not far from the village of Malinovo there is an unconventional lookout tower.

The view from above does not offer beautiful views of the surroundings but serves to obser...

The Katarínka Monastery is actually the ruins of the ancient Church and the Monastery of St. Catherine of Alexandria. It is located in western Slovakia in the forests of ...

Below the top of the Hrebeň hill (240 m asl) above Holíč there is a stone lookout tower built as part of a cross-border project from European funds. The viewing platform ...

Dobrá Voda Castle is a ruin of a Gothic castle situated in the central part of the Little Carpathians above the village of Dobrá Voda in the Trnava District.

The castle ...

Throughout western Slovakia, there are scattered communities called reoptants from Ukraine, who returned to their homeland after several decades of displacement from east...

The city of Trnava could be compared to an exhibition hall of sacral buildings. The largest and most spectacular temple in Trnava is the two-towered Cathedral of St John ...