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
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
Mlyňany Arboretum
Zoology and botany
If you want to switch off for a while, relax and enjoy the beautiful flowers, woody plants or other types of flora, we would probably recommend the most famous arboretum ...
Vieska nad Žitavou
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
Protected area Levice ponds
Zoology and botany
Levice ponds are certainly a popular place to relax and strolls for all inhabitants of the town. It is a relaxation zone and a protected area on the outskirts of the town...
Levice
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
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
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
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
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
Bison Game Preserve
Zoology and botany
The oak forests near Topolčianki are the only place in Slovakia where you can admire the majestic European bison in direct contact with nature. Theseproud animals are the...
Topoľčianky
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
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
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
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
Protected area of Dropie
Zoology and botany
In the south of Slovakia, between the villages of Kameničná, Zemianska Olča and Čalovec, there is a unique area of Dropie. It is a so-called environment of the so-called ...
Zemianska Olča
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
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
National Stud - horse breeding museum
Zoology and botany
Topoľčianky National Stud is one of the world's most important stud farms. It is a specialized facility for horse breeding in buildings with thoughtful architecture, urba...
Topoľčianky
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
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
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
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
Botanical Garden of SPU in Nitra
Zoology and botany
The Botanical Garden of the Slovak University of Agriculture (SPU) in Nitra is located directly on the premises of the university. It offers visitors a rich range of pla...
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