Things to do and tourist attractions in Nitriansky region

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Lookout tower on Panská Javorina
Lookouts

Panská Javorina is the second highest peak on the mountain ridge of Považský Inovec. It is an excellent place if you want to relax for a while and enjoy the nature and u...

Podhradie
Observation tower Požitavie - Širočina
Lookouts

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...

Nevidzany
Lookout Tower Radošinka
Lookouts

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...

Čab
Lookout tower Žitavský luh
Lookouts

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...

Maňa
Lookout tower in Kravany nad Dunajom
Lookouts

In 2013, a new recreation park was built in the village of Kravany nad Dunajcom, in the immediate vicinity of the Danube pound lock. Its part is also a somewhat unusual l...

Kravany nad Dunajom
Studený hrad (Cold Castle)
Hiking

The Studený hrad (Cold Castle) is a place where an old wooden hillfort stood sometimes around the 11th century. There is no way to find it there today, because it has cea...

Jelenec
Monument - Lookout tower on Vápnik
Lookouts

Not far from the town of Levice, there is a small travertine hill called Vápnik, which is a pleasant place for relaxation or family walks in the lap of nature. At the top...

Mýtne Ludany
Hrušov Castle
Castle ruins

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...

Hostie
Greater Tribeč - 830 m asl
Hiking

The Tribeč mountain range is situated in the Fatra-Tatras region between the towns of Nitra, Partizánske and Zlaté Moravce. Its highest peak is Greater Tribeč towering at...

Kostoľany pod Tríbečom
Lookout tower on Drieňova Hill
Lookouts

Deforested hill of Drieňová above the village Jedľové Kostoľany offers itself a beautiful circular views of the wide surroundings. Obviously, thanks to this advantageous ...

Jedľové Kostoľany
Gýmeš Castle
Castle ruins

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...

Jelenec
Zobor Hillfort
Castle ruins

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...

Nitra
Visiace skaly (Hanging rocks)
Hiking

If you go wandering the Považský Inovec, do not omit the area of Marhát, which is characterized by graceful nature abounding wildness and harshness of the rocks and cliff...

Nitrianska Blatnica
Outlook tower on Marhát
Lookouts

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...

Nitrianska Blatnica
Svorad's Cave
Caves

The oldest known cave of Nitra is the one, which is located on the western tip of the rather low peak of Zobor. Its name is Cave of Svorad. It got its name, as well as th...

Nitra
Educational trail of Čajkov Boulders
Hiking

The distinctive village of Tekov region called Čajkov is not only known for its excellent wine, beautiful and richly decorated folk costumes, but also for its beautiful n...

Čajkov
Veľký Inovec - 901 m asl
Hiking

The charming Pohronský Inovec mountain range is a tangle of attractive hiking trails that offer excellent yet unpretentious hiking. The highest point of this mountain is ...

Tekovské Nemce
Black Castle (Čierny hrad)
Castle ruins

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...

Zlatno
Hillfort of Krivín
Hiking

The Hillfort of Krivín is a natural site of volcanic origin. Specifically, it consists of forested rock cliffs rising above the Hron River near the villages of Psiare and...

Tlmače
Hiking Educational Trail Bátovce
Hiking

The town of Bátovce - it is a beautiful nature, outlooks, vineyard houses and cellars in the vineyard area, or endless summer roasting under the starry sky. All this was ...

Bátovce
Skaly (Rocks) Lookout
Hiking

If you are the type of tourist who wants to take a break from the Slovak high mountains for a moment, you may be interested in the smallest and the southernmost Slovak mo...

Kamenica nad Hronom
Veľký Lysec - 547 m asl
Hiking

Part of the Tribeč mountain range is also a small hill of Veľký Lysec. Though, it is no kind of mohicane, it can boast of majestic rock crutches on the west side that wil...

Kostoľany pod Tríbečom
Lookout tower on Hôrka Hill
Lookouts

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...

Podhorany
Oponice Castle
Castle ruins

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...

Oponice
Žibrica - 617 m asl
Hiking

Žibrica Hill belongs to Tribeč mountain range. It is an excellent way to actively spend your free time if you are in Nitra and its surroundings. Žibrica Hill is character...

Podhorany
Benát Hill - 702 m asl
Hiking

Benát Hill is often referred to as the most beautiful and most visited volcanic peak of Pohronský Inovec. It overlooks the picturesque villages of Žitavany and Machulince...

Machulince