On the eastern edge of the mountains of the Little Carpathians, there is a small town of Svätý Jur. Above it, just 30 minutes' walk, the ruins of the Biely Kameň Castle (...
On the western edge of the village of Bernolákovo, dominated by a hill called Várdomb (Castle Hill), there are remains of the Čeklís Castle. The castle was probably built...
In the southern part of the Little Carpathians, southeast of the village Borinka, hidden in a dense forest, there are remnants of the castle called Dragon Castle (orig. "...
Pajštún Castle belonged to the system of border castles, which in the 13th century took over the function of protection of the northwestern border of the Hungarian state ...
Marianka is the oldest pilgrimage site in Slovakia. In the local beech tree, there is a beautiful pilgrimage area called the Holy Valley. There is an extremely peaceful a...
The Plavecký Castle ruin is situated above the village of Plavecké Podhradie on the Pohanská Hill in the western foothills of the Little Carpathians. The castle was built...
Calvary in Bratislava is one of the first and most important calvary, not only in the territory of contemporary Slovakia and in the whole of former Kingdom of Hungary. Fr...
We could definitely include the national cultural monument of Slavín to the landmarks of our capital. It is a memorial that was unveiled in 1960 on the occasion of the 15...
A charming, even romantic, historical building in Bratislava's Old Town is the Church of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, also known as the Modrý kostolík (Blue Church). This at...
The iconic sacral building of Bratislava is the St Martin's Cathedral. This largest, oldest and most important temple in Bratislava stands on Rudnay Square. St Martin's C...
The sculptural group of the first codifier of standard Slovak language has been standing in Trnava since 1937, near the Bernolák Gate, in the so-called Bernolák's Orchard...
The city of Trnava could be compared to an exhibition hall of sacral buildings. The largest and most spectacular temple in Trnava is the two-towered Cathedral of St John ...
The unique place of reverence in Bratislava, reflecting the history of the Bratislava Jewish community, is the Chatam Sofer Mausoleum. Chatam Sofer was an important Ortho...
The city of Trnava is characterized by a charming and unmistakable atmosphere, completed by historical, sacral buildings. One of them is Saint Nicolas' Church, which was ...
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...
The charming sacral monument,* the Franciscan Monastery and the Church*, can be found in Malacky. However, at the site of today's Franciscan church, there was a Renaissan...
The Chapel of the Holy Steps was built on the order of Pavel Pálfi together with the monastery. There are three holy steps in the world. In Rome, there are the original o...
The village of Buková is bordered by a steep hills of Záruby, where the ruins of the Ostrý Kameň castle (ie Sharp Rock Castle) have been preserved up to nowadays, rising ...
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...
Infantry log cabin (bunker) B-S 6 "Willow" of heavy fortification of Bratislava bridgehead in Petržalka was built at the turn of 1934-1935. It was part of the defense sys...
Infantry log cabin B-Z - 8 "Cemetery" is the largest and most heavily armed heavy object in Bratislava. It formed the back of the defense in the middle of the bridgehead ...
Devín Castle belongs to the main attractions of Bratislava. This charming castle ruin rises on a high cliff above the confluence of the rivers Danube and Moravia.
Devín ...
Korlátka is a ruin of a castle from the 13th century. Its task was to protect the western borders of Hungary and guard the so-called Czech Route (Via Bohemica). This trad...
The Katarínka Monastery is actually the ruins of the ancient Church and the Monastery of St. Catherine of Alexandria. It is located in western Slovakia in the forests of ...
Dobrá Voda Castle is a ruin of a Gothic castle situated in the central part of the Little Carpathians above the village of Dobrá Voda in the Trnava District.
The castle ...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...