Things to do and tourist attractions in Prešov and surroundings

It is the year 1953. The town of Prešov rises in major civil unrest. You all became one of wrongfully convicted of murdering an officer and found yourself in this prison....

The Prešov Jewish Museum was founded in 1928 as the first of its kind in Slovakia. It is located in the beautiful premises of an orthodox synagogue built between 1897 - 1...

One of the most fascinating historical buildings not only in Prešov, but also in the whole of Slovakia is undoubtedly the Rakoczi Palace, as evidenced by its attribute - ...

There is a paradise for wine lovers in the premises of historical 500 - year - old cellars under the Town Hall of Prešov. Original underground spaces became the seat of t...

If you have ever walked through the historic streets of the center of Prešov, your eyes must have rested on the ancient building on Jarkova Street. It is a Caraffa Prison...

One of the oldest regional galleries in Slovakia is the Šariš Gallery in Prešov. It is located in an originally Renaissance house, built around 1600. The Šariš Gallery ha...

To find out more about the sky above us, we know a place where to see the stars even in full daylight. The observatory and planetarium in Prešov is perfect for it. You ca...

The Museum of Ruthenian Culture in Prešov is one of the thematic branches of the Slovak National Museum. The museum is the youngest in Slovakia. The main activity of the ...

Every parent knows that. Reading a newspaper, a magazine, a book and drinking a cup of coffee in the room ... it's not always possible with small children. Even though we...

The most important salt deposit in Slovakia is the site named Solivar - today the part of the city of Prešov. Right here, in the Leopold shaft, rock salt was mined in the...

Rather low hill of Malkovská hôrka, located in the forest park Cemjata near Prešov, offers the opportunity to spend your free time pleasantly and actively. Especially the...

Bodoň are the remains of a castle built on a rocky ground in Sigord. The origin of the castle dates back to the 13th century. After the invasion of the Tatars into the ar...

Since 2014, the small village of Fintice in East Slovakia has its own museum and gallery. The gallery and museum of folk art is housed in a historical building of a forme...

The picturesque village of Fintice, situated in the beautiful surroundings of the Šarišská Highlands, is surrounded by the Sekčov River and the Stráž Hill, which is an in...

Šariš Castle was a medieval power center of Šariš region. Its ruins are situated on a hill above the town of Veľký Šariš, northwest of Prešov. Archaeological research pro...

The ruins of the Kapušian Castle are situated on the hill Zámčisko above the village of Kapušany.

Kapušany Castle was built in the 13th century and served mainly to prot...

Near the town of Prešov, there are embossed remnants of the Zbojnícky Castle (ie Brigand Castle), also called Salt Castle, deep in the dense forests below the Kamenná mas...

An integral part of the city of Prešov and its surroundings are also beautiful mountains, which are characterized by their conical shape and volcanic origin. They are als...

Dunite Rockwork is a nature reserve in Sedlice with a rare occurrence of dunite rock (olivinite). This creates conditions for the occurrence of rare plants and animals. I...

The medieval eastern bastion in Sabinov, which was part of the town fortifications for several centuries, became the seat of the City Museum in 2012. As part of its activ...

In the cultural center of "Na korze" in Sabinov you can see a permanent exhibition of the Oscar-winning film The Shop on Main Street and also a museum with works of Sabin...

Once upon a time, there was a good gobblin Mikluš, living somewhere in the middle of a magical forest. Obviously, these are words with which you could start your adventur...

Birds singing, tree noise or forest sound. Nature lovers can look forward to this all thanks to a 4-meter wooden megaphone that was installed along the bike path near Pre...

The small village of Hrabkov boasts of a rarity that testifies the exclusively marine origin of the surrounding countryside. In the middle of the fields in the southern p...

The Ružín Karst is rich in places that could be compared to the natural treasures of the Slovak Paradise by its beauty. These include the massive wooded hill of Bokšov so...

The largest city of Eastern Slovakia, Košice, is surrounded by beautiful Slovak Ore Mountains with very attractive localities and many natural beauties. One such location...

The charming Šimonka Hill is the highest hill in the Slanské Hills. The hill is situated in the national nature reserve with the same name. The subject of protection is t...

Ski Drienica is located in the Čergov Mountains, in the Drienická Valley above the village of Drienica. The resort offers two slopes: Drienica (4 lifts) and Lysá (7 lifts...

Monumental 80-meter high rocky walls set in a quiet forest environment. This is what describes Hermanovské Rocks, which are part of the largest volcanic mountain range in...

Not far from the three East Slovak villages - Margecany, Kluknava and Klenov - there is the Roháčka Hill, also called Talafús Hill. It is one of those hills that will not...