The town of Skalica boasts of a diverse tangle of sacral buildings with a rich history. Under many of them, underground crypts ar built, but not all are explored and made...
At the highest point in the northern part of the town of Skalica, there is a beautiful classicist calvary. It was built by the Jesuits in 1703-1710 on the site of the ori...
Throughout western Slovakia, there are scattered communities called reoptants from Ukraine, who returned to their homeland after several decades of displacement from east...
Below the top of the Hrebeň hill (240 m asl) above Holíč there is a stone lookout tower built as part of a cross-border project from European funds. The viewing platform ...
If your heart yearns for the fascinating history of the Habsburgs, the town of Holíč has a lot to offer. When you come here, the Baroque-Classicist monumental Holíč Castl...
The origin of the national sanctuary - the Basilica of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Šaštín dates back to 1736, when the present basilica, according to the plans of Matej ...
The Turá Lúka - Hrajky Lookout Tower is located on the significant hill of Myjavská Uplands called Hrajky, near the village of Turá Lúka and the main road from Myjava to ...
The village of Hlboké is particularly connected with a significant figure of Slovak history. It is a prose writer, poet, cultural, political and religious publicist and p...
There is a countless number of lookout towers and observation towers in Slovakia. But if you are looking for a one that has an unconventional design and has its twin, do ...
As a commemoration of the events of 1944 and 1945, which took place in the area of scattered settlement of U Rehušov, but also at Horné and Dolné Paseky, and also as a tr...
This is the place where a partisan group of Miloš Uhr, a hero of the Slovak National Uprising, camped in October 1944. The memorial is named after the earth-houses built ...
On the ridge of the White Carpathians, on the border of Slovakia with the Czech Republic, just about six kilometers above Topolecka, there is a monument of lieutenant-col...
One of the saddest places that remember heavy partisan fights is located in the remote areas of the Podjavorina region near the town of Stará Turá and the Moravian border...
The Barrow on the Bradlo Hill is a reverent place where Milan Rastislav Štefánik is buried - one of the most important Slovaks and co-founder of the first independent Cze...
The village of Záhorská Cerová stands out for its somewhat unconventional observation tower. The lookout tower is not high and does not stand at high altitude, but it wil...
Dvoly is located near Brezová pod Bradlom in the Brezová part of the Little Carpathians. This is the place where the partisan section of Ján Repta of II. M. R. Štefánik P...
The military tower on the Jelenec Hill certainly does not belong to the classical lookouts and in a way also represents a somewhat adrenaline experience.
The Jelenec Hil...
Above the picturesque village of Lubina, there is a small hill of Roh. The hill itself is covered by a dense vegetation of pine, only the top is deforested and there is a...
In the beautiful forests of the village of Plavecký Mikuláš, hidden from the eyes of tourists, there is quite interesting natural creation - Deravá skala rock (ie Holey ...
On the site of today's Smolenice Castle at the foot of the Little Carpathians, there used to be a medieval castle. It was built in the 14th century as the last of the gua...
Driny Cave is the only accessible cave in western Slovakia. Although it is smaller and less rich in decoration, small visitors will enjoy plenty of bats that fly overhead...
Church of St. Michal Archangel in Lančár with its monumental appearance rises on the hill of the nature reserve Chríb and is the most significant landmark of the surround...
Lovers of history, enchanting architecture or beautiful halls with precious works of art should certainly not miss a visit to Chtelnica Mansion.
The Chtelnica mansion is...
The pride of the village of Chtelnica is the mansion from the late 16th century, which was owned by a significant noble Erdődy family. The renaissance appearance of the m...
All castles, chateaux and architectural treasures of Slovakia in one place. No, it is not just an idle wish. Mini Slovakia, which you will have on your hand, grew up in a...
This mansion is one of the most beautiful examples of rural Classicist architecture in Slovakia. Already at the time of its creatio, Dolná Krupá has been a place that be...
In a small and perhaps unobtrusive village of Haluzice, a smaller but still very romantic lookout tower grew on the Hájnica hill.
The wooden, 7 meter high lookout tower ...
The Pálfi Mansion is a cultural and historical monument of Slovak significance registered in the list of monuments. It is located in the castle park of Malacky.
During i...
The Parish Church of the Most Holy Trinity is located in Malacky. It is one of the oldest preserved buildings in Malacky. It was once the center of Malacky itself.
The c...
You may not even know, but you can also find synagogues in Slovakia. And there is not only few of them. Many of them are in a well-preserved state and are listed in the C...