Things to do and tourist attractions in Ponitrie

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 history of the Jan Thain Museum began in 1936 under the name of the Municipal Museum. The founders were Béla Szőke, prof. Ján Thain, Cpt. Ludvík Albrecht and Kazimír ...

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 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 ...

Bencovje grunt belonged to the family of Štefan Benca, as indicated by entries in the registry books from the time of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. Today, the house is o...

Take a trip to ancient prehistoric times with your kids and discover its secret corners. The original prehistoric museum is situated in the central part of Bojnice.

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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 beautiful Renaissance manor house in Brodzany dating back to the 17th century has been the seat of the Slavonic Museum of A. S. Pushkin since 1979. The manor house is...

On the hill of Hôrka above the village of Brodzany, there is a summer house Babylon, where time seems to have stopped. The summer house was built in 1911 by Duchess Natal...

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...

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...

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...

The Museum of Upper Nitra in Prievidza is one of the youngest museums in Slovakia. Founded in 1985, but to this day, during its relatively short existence, it has managed...

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 tourist attractions of the region of Upper Nitra undoubtedly include the Upper Nitra mining museum (open-air), which is operated in the Cigeľ Mine. It offers visitors...

The Uhrovec Castle is a ruin above the village of Uhrovské Podhradie. It was built in the 13th century in the inaccessible terrain of the Nitrica Hills. During the centur...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Uhrovec - a picturesque village lying under the majestic Rokoš Hill is exceptional not only for its unique and intact nature, but also for its rich history. The village o...

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...

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. ...

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...

Only a short distance from Komárno lies the village of Martovce, which has partly retained its folk character. In the village, there is a beautiful traditional three-room...

The Slovak Central Observatory is one of the oldest and most important institutions of its kind in Slovakia. It was established in 1871 as one of the first astrophysical ...

The Nicholas Thege-Konkoly Museum was established in 2006 as a museum of astronomy with nationwide scope under the administration of the Slovak Central Observatory in Hur...

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...

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...