3.2 km
Šášov Castle
Castle ruins

Šášov Castle is built on a high cliff above the Hron River, on its left bank, in the northern part of the picturesque Štiavnica Mountains. It is unmistakable - it can be ...

Žiar nad Hronom
9.7 km
Ruins of Teplica Castle (Pustý Castle)
Castle ruins

In the woods, not far from the village of Sklené Teplice, there are hidden remnants of the Teplica Castle, which is almost unknown among tourists. The castle had an excel...

Sklené Teplice
10.3 km
Ruins of Žakýlsky Castle
Castle ruins

On the narrow outcropping of the Štiavnica Mountains, sometimes reffered to as Brezový Castle, there are the ruins of Žakýlsky Castle. It is one of the least known castle...

Podhorie
11.5 km
Calvary in Kremnica
Sacral monuments

At the foot of the hill of Šturc, which rises near the mining town of Kremnica, there is a beautiful Calvary. The location where Calvary is built is also rare from a natu...

Kremnica
13.1 km
Calvary in Hliník nad Hronom
Sacral monuments

Almost every town or village in Slovakia has its own calvary. Even Hliník nad Hronom is not an exception. Calvary is hidden in the beautiful surroundings of the local for...

Hliník nad Hronom
14.3 km
Pustý Castle
Castle ruins

The ruins of Pustý Castle (i.e. Abandoned Castle) are located near the town of Zvolen over the confluence of the rivers Hron and Slatina. It consists of two castle comple...

Zvolen
15.6 km
Calvary in Banská Štiavnica
Sacral monuments

The Banská Štiavnica Calvary is an inherent landscape element of this town. It is built on a hill, making it visible from almost every point in Banská Štiavnica. The Calv...

Banská Štiavnica
17.0 km
Dobrá Niva Castle
Castle ruins

A distinctive village of Dobrá Niva, located in central Slovakia near the town of Zvolen, can also boast of its own castle.

The Dobrá Niva Castle dates from the second h...

Podzámčok
17.5 km
Revište Castle
Castle ruins

The mysterious and idyllic Revište Castle spreads over the picturesque village of Revišstké Podzámčie. It is a ruin of a Gothic castle on the edge of a forested cliff on ...

Žarnovica - Revištské Podzámčie
22.0 km
Cathedral of St Francis Xavier
Sacral monuments

The most important sacral building in Banská Bystrica is the Cathedral of St Francis Xavier, which is also a parish church. On the site of the cathedral stood once Oberha...

Banská Bystrica
22.1 km
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Castle Church)
Sacral monuments

The largest dominating feature of the whole town castle complex and the oldest building in Banská Bystrica is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, also called...

Banská Bystrica
22.5 km
Sitno Castle
Castle ruins

On the andesite rocks of the popular tourist hill of Sitno, there is a castle ruin of the same name. Sitno Castle used to be a massive, medieval stone castle built in the...

Ilija
23.2 km
Ruins of Sivý Kameň Castle
Castle ruins

On the andesite hummock towering above the village of Podhradie, there are ruins of a medieval castle called Sivý Kameň (ie Grey Rock). The castle was built in the first ...

Podhradie
24.3 km
Church of St. Martin
Sacral monuments

The dominating feature of the village of Čerín is the early-Gothic church of St. Martin from the beginning of the 14th century. It is one of the most precious monuments i...

Čerín
25.5 km
Harmanecká Cave
Caves

The cave underground of the southern part of the Greater Fatra National Park conceals mysterious natural splendors, which together formed the most important Slovak cave. ...

Dolný Harmanec
25.6 km
Dekrétová Cave
Caves

In the vicinity of the well-known and popular Harmanecká Cave, there is yet another, yet not well known Dekrétová Cave. The entrance to the cave is situated in the opposi...

Dolný Harmanec
26.3 km
Bat Cave
Caves

An interesting excursion point near Banska Bystrica is Panský diel Hill, which offers much more than just beautiful views. Directly below it is one of the most interestin...

Nemce
29.3 km
Medieval church of St. Francis of Assisi
Sacral monuments

The historic gem of the picturesque village of Poniky is the medieval church of St. Francis of Assisi. The church rises on a hill above the village in a fenced area. It w...

Poniky
33.2 km
Ruins of Breznica Castle
Castle ruins

On the wooded hill of Hrádok, which rises on the western edge of the Štiavnické Hills, a medieval castle of Bzenica once stood. The remains of a relatively large castle h...

Tekovská Breznica
33.8 km
Živánska tower in Cigánska Valley
Castle ruins

In the beautiful surroundings of the Cigánska Valley, which separates the mountains Tribeč and Pohronský Inovec, there are remnants of the Živánská Tower. Once a massive ...

Jedľové Kostoľany
34.0 km
Bzovík Fort
Castle ruins

The Bzovík Fort was originally a monastery built on a low elevation in the village of Bzovík. The monastery was built in the second half of the 12th century. It was origi...

Bzovík
36.3 km
Brloh Cave
Caves

The surrounding area of the village of Nitrica is composed of dolomite formations. One of these interesting natural creations is located under a rock on the northwest slo...

Nitrica
37.7 km
Mažarná Cave
Caves

Great Fatra is rich in various rock cracks, smaller and larger caves. Probably the most famous in this area is the Mažarná Cave, which is probably known to every tourist ...

Blatnica
38.4 km
Blatnica Castle
Castle ruins

The ruins of Blatnica Castle are located on a steep hill in the Greater Fatra Mountains.

It was built in the second half of the 13th century primarily to protect the imp...

Blatnica
38.5 km
Ruins of the church on Vrchhora
Castle ruins

The mysterious Tribeč Mountains offer unique places with a rich history. Such a place is Vrchhora, where the remains of a Renaissance church and a Baroque chapel are hidd...

Veľký Klíž
39.5 km
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
39.5 km
Benedictine monastery
Sacral monuments

The Benedictine monastery in Hronský Beňadik is made up of a group of fortified sacral buildings. Preserved monastery and church are among the most valuable Gothic monume...

Hronský Beňadik
39.6 km
Brložná diera Cave
Caves

On the slope of Malý Rokoš in Strážovské Hills, there is a cave called Brložná diera. It is declared a natural monument and has the shape of a rock crack. The cave is 40 ...

Nitrianske Sučany
40.0 km
Jánošíková skrýša Cave
Caves

An interesting natural creation near the village Budiná is a picturesque andesite cave called Jánošíková skrýša (Janošík's hideaway) or Janošík's room. This characteristi...

Budiná
41.9 km
Čabraď Castle
Castle ruins

Čabraď is a castle ruin near the village of Čabradský Vrbovok. It was built in the 13th century to protect the roads leading to mining towns. In the 16th century, it was ...

Čabradský Vrbovok