Things to do and tourist attractions in Podpolanie

Modern two-storey gallery with spacious garden presents the work of national artist Ján Kulich. The exposition of his works is changed every year in individual thematic c...

National Cultural Monument of Zvolen Castle is the dominant and symbol of the Central Slovak city of Zvolen. This Gothic-Renaissance chateau was built in the 1970s by the...

The Forestry and Woodworking Museum in Zvolen is located in the historic premises of town houses, which are a national cultural monument. Until 1992, the museum focused p...

The dominant feature of the village of Vígľaš is the majestic cheateau situated on a small flat outcropping of the Javorie Hill. Originally, it was a Gothic castle, which...

Podpolianske Museum in Detva is located in the historical part of the city in the building of the former Municipal Office. The museum is one of the youngest Detvian cultu...

Arteska House of Art in the town of Detva is a private cultural center of modern visual arts providing space for students and non-professional artists to present their wo...

The most important historical monument of the village Hronsek is the local baroque mansion with corner bastions. The manor house dates back to 1775 and is located in a be...

Near Banská Bystrica, in the village of Dolná Mičiná, there is a Renaissance manor house - a cultural and historical monument of Slovakia.

It was built in the second hal...

Kremnička, the city part of Banská Bystrica, has a cruel and tragic history. This is where the so-called massacre in Kremnička took place during the world war. The tragic...

The Tihányi manor house in Radvaň was originally a ground floor Renaissance building dating from the first half of the 17th century. Later, this historic building took on...

The birthhouse of the leading figure of the second wave of Slovak realism, J.G. Tajovský, stands intact, serried by the beautiful nature of Tajov. This beautiful house wi...

The birth house of the leading personality of the second wave of Slovak literary realism, J.G. Tajovsky, stands still intact, serried in the beautiful nature of Tajov. Th...

The Manor House in Svätý Antonis a National Cultural Monument. It was built on the site of a fortified medieval castle from the 15th century, it was rebuilt several times...

The Andrej Sládkovič Municipal Museum opened its doors to the general public in November 1968. Since then, its premises have gradually expanded and the memorial room of A...

In the refurbished premises of the Zichy's Mansion in Divín, there is the Divín History Museum. In its expositions you will see an overview of the history, nature and oth...

The history of the town of Banská Štiavnica is closely connected with mining of mineral resources as well as ores of precious and nonferrous metals. This historic and for...

Part of the main square and thus the histric core of Banská Bystrica is an important architectural monument Thurzo House, which is forever tied to the Thurzo family. It i...

The beautiful and magical historical center of Banska Bystrica is completed by the City Castle, which is not only its dominant feature but also a characteristic symbol th...

Due to its specialization, the Literary and Music Museum in Banská Bystrica is a unique museum not only in Slovakia but also in the whole of Europe. It focuses on the doc...

The museum has a nationwide scope and is specialized in the development of Slovak society in the years 1938 - 1945 with emphasis on the documentation of anti-fascist libe...

Part of the Banská Bystrica castle complex as well as the Mining Bastion is the so-called Matthias House, which has been standing here since 1479. It bears its name in ho...

The New Castle is one of the most beautiful dominants of Banská Štiavnica. The white Renaissance fortress towering on the Frauenberg Hill (also called Ladies' Hill) was b...

The Slovak Mining Museum is the only one of its kind in the territory of Slovakia. It was founded in 1964 by the fusion of the City Museum and the State Mining Museum Dio...

The historical heart of the town of Banská Štiavnica consists of period burgher houses. In three of them, decorated with beautiful ornamental facade decoration, houses th...

One of the most fascinating expositions of Slovak Mining Museum is certainly the Mineralogical Exposition located in the national cultural monument of the Berggericht - a...

Banská Štiavnica is an exhibition hall of historical monuments. This hall includes also an Old Cheatau, which is a kind of stone chronicle of this mining town. The Old Ch...

The villa of Dominik Skutecký with the garden is a unique family villa, which was built in Banská Bystrica by the painter Dominik Skutecký according to his artistic taste...

The history of money ion the territory of Slovakia is best presented in the Museum of Coins and Medals. It is ocated right in the heart of the mining town of Kremnica.

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In the picturesque surroundings of the Vydrovská Valley near Čierny Balog, the Forestry Open-Air Museum was founded, which is the only one in Slovakia.

The location of t...

Probably the most popular winter sport in Slovakia is skiing. Ski enthusiasts include recreational, active as well as professional athletes. That is why skiing in Slovaki...