Things to do and tourist attractions in Višňové and surroundings

Čachtice Castle was founded in the first half of the 13th century. It was one of the first castles to secure the western border of Hungary, especially in the 13th century...

Beckov Castle rises on a high steep cliff above Beckov. The history of the castle dates back to the 12th century, when the old castle is mentioned in the chronicle by an ...

Tematín Castle, or better said the ruins that remain from it, are still majestically rising above the Váh river valley. Since the 13th century, this castle was the center...

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...

The ruins of Branč Castle are situated on the hill of Myjava Uplands above Podzámok - the local part of municipality of Podbranč. The castle is divided into two main part...

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 church - the Rotunda of St. George is a national cultural monument and is located on a rocky spur about 5 km north of Nitrianska Blatnica. By easy climb we get under ...

Immediately above the village of Podhradie, the romantic ruins of Topoľčany Castle rise to the heights. It was built at the end of the 13th century as a royal castle. The...

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 ...

The oldest pilgrimage site in Slovakia is Skalka. It consists of two objects - Malá and Veľká Skalka. Malá Skalka consists of a two-towered church built in Romanesque sty...

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 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 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 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 ...

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...

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...

Throughout western Slovakia, there are scattered communities called reoptants from Ukraine, who returned to their homeland after several decades of displacement from east...

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...

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...

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 beautiful and unique landmark of the city district of Nitra - Dražovce is undoubtedly the Dražovce church, also called the Church of St. Michael the Archangel from th...

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...

Vršatec Rocks are a massive limestone massif that is unmistakable and easily visible from a distance. They rise above the village of Vršatské Podhradie and hide the ruins...

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 9th century monks - Benedictines established the monastery of st. Hippolytus in the valley below the hill Zobor. When the Nitranians went to this place, they said,...

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...

Above the village of Košecké Podhradie, there are small ruins of the Košecký Castle. The castle was said to have been built by the Templars upon their return from Palesti...

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...