The Nitra Region Museum is an institution of homeland nature. Its collecting activities focus mainly on botany, zoology, archeology, history, ethnography and numismatics ...
Like many Slovak towns and villages, Nitra has an interesting folk-tale, which talks about a huge strongman Corgoň, who averted the Turkish invasion of Nitra Castle. The ...
Just below the hill, on which the Calvary in Nitra - a popular spiritual, sightseeing and tourist place of the locals - stands, there is the Missionary House of the Mothe...
The Slovak Agricultural Museum was founded in 1922 in Bratislava. Its seat was the building, which is currently used by the Slovak National Museum. Only in 1960 was the s...
Zobor Hillfort is the oldest and most extensive monument near the city of Nitra. It is also a national cultural monument.
The hillfort s bordered by a defensive wall, al...
If you find yourself in the vicinity of the city of Nitra and have a sunny day, you should definetely pull out your boots and hike to the not very high hill of Hôrka, whe...
Alekšince, a small village in Nitra region, can boast of a unique rarity in the Slovak territory . At a depth of seven meters below the ground, there is the Museum of Soc...
Radošinka Lookout Tower on the border of villages Čab, Šurianky and Nové Sady provides tourists with truly unusual views. Its task is also promoting the potential of tour...
In the beautiful village of Jelenec, near Nitra, there is a ground baroque mansion. It was built in 1722 by Bishop Paul IV. Forgach. The Forgach family lived and stayed t...
The ruins of Gýmeš Castle are situated on the steep Dúň hill, about 5 km from the village of Jelenec. In the past, it was the center of the surrounding Gýmeš County (Hung...
The Oponice Castle - more accurate ruins of the castle - is located on the western tip of the mountain of Tribeč above the village of Oponice. The first written mention o...
The Aponnyi Library of Oponice is a divine paradise for all bookworms as well as history lovers. The library is the most beautiful interior library in Slovakia, which ho...
A rare historical building in the picturesque village of Oponice is a Renaissance mansion dating from the 16th-17th century. The locals also call it Small Chateau. It use...
If you are not exactly lover of long hikes, but you are attracted by the idea of a great view of the surroundings, without a challenging climb to a steep hill, this looko...
On the edge of the Žitavský luh nature reserve, right next to the road between the villages of Veľká Maňa and Žitavce, there is a wooden lookout tower Žitavský luh. It is...
Not far from the village of Zlatno, on the wooded outcrop of the mountain of Tríbeč, there used to stand the Black Castle (orig. "Čierny hrad"), which protected mainly th...
THE HOUSE OF FOLK HOUSING AND ARCHITECTURE IN ŠALI IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR TECHNICAL REASONS.
In the middle of a housing estate with blocks of flats in the town of Šaľ...
In the town of Zlaté Moravce, in the park called by the locals Lipipark, there is the Mausoleum of the Migazzi family. The mausoleum was built in 1887 in the Neo-Romanesq...
Homeland Museum in Hlohovec is a typical regional museum of homeland character. It was founded in 1959 and since then has expanded its collection to include subjects of s...
The historical building of the Fándly's Parish in Sereď is now the seat of the Municipal Museum. It opened its doors for visitors and history lovers for the first time in...
The orthodox synagogue in Šurany belongs to the jewels of synagogue architecture in Slovakia. The Jewish community of Šurany was built it in 1916. During the 1990s, the i...
The Museum of Holocaust in Sereď is part of the Slovak National Museum - Museum of Jewish Culture in Bratislava. The museum is located in the authentic premises of the fo...
The Museum in Topoľčany was founded in 1961. The first permanent exhibition of the museum was opened in 1964 and its content was anthropology. Throughout its history, the...
The village of Bojná is known for being an important princely center of the old Slavs in the past. The former economic and political center of the Pribinian Principality ...
If you find yourself in Galanta or in surroundings of this town, we recommend you to stop for a moment in the Homeland Museum, which reveals the town's history and enrich...
Enthusiasts of trips in the little-known corners of our Slovak nature will surely be pleased by the location of Čertova pec (Devil's furnace). It is a cave created by dol...
North of the famous wine-growing village of Topoľčianky, the ruins of the Hrušov castle have been standing for centuries. Its remnants of massive walls and towers rise up...
The tourist lookout tower on the hill of Marhát was built in 2008, by municipalities associated in the organization called Microregion under Marhát - especially by the m...
In the charming village of Veľké Lovce,there is a traditional, multi-generation, clay farm house, which is a prime example of the skill and imagination of its owner, Mr. ...
In a dense forest, in the wasteland of Mariánská Čeľaď, near the villages of Podhájska and Veľké Lovce, there are ruins of the old monastery of Paulists. The colossal bui...