Things to do and tourist attractions in Modra and surroundings

The Museum of the Slovak Ceramic Sculpture is located in close proximity to the walls from the 17th century town fortifications and the courtyard is connected to the nort...

The Ľudovít Štúr Museum in Modra is part of the Slovak National Museum. It has its seat in the very center of the town, in the so-called Emreszovský House. It was right i...

ZOYA Gallery&Museum presents the art of Slovak visual modernism as well as contemporary Slovak and world authors. These are basically two institutions - the ZOYA Gallery ...

In the town of Pezinok, there is a historic rural settlement, dominated by the construction of a Baroque water mill. It is the largest creek mill in Europe. In 1767, it w...

Pezinok Castle is a historical and architectural jewel of the wine-growing town of Pezinok. Interestingly, Pezinok Castle is often referred to as the "Water Castle" becau...

In the historical heart of Pezinok, there is a Renaissance town hall building. It was built in the middle of the 17th century on the site of the town spa and Weltz House....

The Small Carpathian museum in Pezinok is focused on the wine-growing and wine-growing tradition of the Small Carpathian region. More than half a century it is collecting...

If you want to get to know the history of the town of Svätý Jur as well as its specifics, which have shaped it for several thousand years, head to the Literary and Homela...

One of the oldest buildings in Senec is the so-called Turkish house, which stands on the southeast side of the square. It was built in the 16th century and had several de...

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...

The Ján Koniarek Gallery in Trnava bears the name of a prominent Slovak sculptor, the founder of modern sculpture in Slovakia. The seat of the gallery is a splendid build...

The biggest landmark of the very heart of Trnava is the Town Tower built in the Renaissance style. The history of the City Tower dates back to 1574. The builder of this 6...

The beekeeping glade and open-air museum in Kráľová pri Senec is a facility of the Slovak Association of Beekeepers. The open-air museum is built in a space surrounded by...

The village of Smolenice, situated under the south-eastern foothills of the Little Carpathians, offers domestic people and tourists not only recreational but also rich cu...

Above the village of Smolenice, in the dense forests of the Little Carpathians, there used to be a prehistoric and a Slavic hillfort. Choosing this place for a trip bring...

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 ...

The city of Trnava is characterized by a charming and unmistakable atmosphere, completed by historical, sacral buildings. One of them is Saint Nicolas' Church, which was ...

The Western Slovakia Museum in Trnava was founded in 1954, at that time as the Regional Museum with a homeland focus. Only in 1960 was its name changed to the current one...

There are several artillery bunkers from the First or Second World War on the territory of Slovakia, but only few of them are open to the public. One such reconstructed i...

A beautiful manor house in Malacky used to be the seat of the Pallfy family. The building was built on the initiative of Count Paul IV. Palffy in the first half of the 17...

The Museum of Commerce in Bratislava is located in a rural mansion surrounded by a park. The museum was founded in 1983, originally as a Documentation Center for Trade, H...

The underground beneath the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Malacky conceals ancient crypts. This underground was built about 350 years ago by the Franciscans for ...

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 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...

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...

Obviously one of the most typical architectural landmarks of Bratislava is the building of the Slovak Radio, known for many as the "inverted pyramid". The unconventional ...

The Michal Tillner Museum is a city museum based on the initiative of academic painter Michal Tillner in 1975. The museum was housed in a renovated water mill in Malacky,...

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...

If you want to get to know the folk culture and traditions of South Záhorie, the Michal Tillner Museum is the right place for you. It is located in Malacky in the buildin...

The Museum of Transport in Bratislava is a branch of the Slovak Technical Museum in Košice. The museum is located in the dormitory and adjacent warehouses of The first Br...