17.5 km
Svorad's Cave
Caves

The oldest known cave of Nitra is the one, which is located on the western tip of the rather low peak of Zobor. Its name is Cave of Svorad. It got its name, as well as th...

Nitra
17.8 km
Zobor Hillfort
Castle ruins

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...

Nitra
22.3 km
Žibrica - 617 m asl
Hiking

Žibrica Hill belongs to Tribeč mountain range. It is an excellent way to actively spend your free time if you are in Nitra and its surroundings. Žibrica Hill is character...

Podhorany
28.9 km
Oponice Castle
Castle ruins

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...

Oponice
28.9 km
Studený hrad (Cold Castle)
Hiking

The Studený hrad (Cold Castle) is a place where an old wooden hillfort stood sometimes around the 11th century. There is no way to find it there today, because it has cea...

Jelenec
29.5 km
Gýmeš Castle
Castle ruins

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...

Jelenec
32.6 km
Veľký Lysec - 547 m asl
Hiking

Part of the Tribeč mountain range is also a small hill of Veľký Lysec. Though, it is no kind of mohicane, it can boast of majestic rock crutches on the west side that wil...

Kostoľany pod Tríbečom
34.7 km
Greater Tribeč - 830 m asl
Hiking

The Tribeč mountain range is situated in the Fatra-Tatras region between the towns of Nitra, Partizánske and Zlaté Moravce. Its highest peak is Greater Tribeč towering at...

Kostoľany pod Tríbečom
37.6 km
Visiace skaly (Hanging rocks)
Hiking

If you go wandering the Považský Inovec, do not omit the area of Marhát, which is characterized by graceful nature abounding wildness and harshness of the rocks and cliff...

Nitrianska Blatnica
37.9 km
Black Castle (Čierny hrad)
Castle 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...

Zlatno
39.0 km
Great and Small Dolnosokolská Cave
Caves

One of the publicly accessible caves in the Považský Inovec mountain range is the Great and Small Dolnosokolská Cave. These are two fissure caves in one created in the fo...

Hubina
39.1 km
Outlook tower on Marhát
Lookouts

The tourist lookout tower on the hill of Marhát was built in 2008, by municipalities associated in the organization called Microregion under Marhát - especially by the m...

Nitrianska Blatnica
42.1 km
Skalka - 377 m asl
Hiking

A small hill of Skalka rises above the village of Hubina. It is overgrown with a forest that flows smoothly into vast meadows full of various flowers and herbs. For the l...

Hubina
44.1 km
Celtic fortification on Slepý Hill
Hiking

Slepý Hill is a part of Orešianske Hills, located near the villages of Horné and Dolné Orešany. In 2005, archaeologists discovered the remains of the oldest Celtic settle...

Dolné Orešany
44.4 km
Katarínka Monastery
Castle ruins

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 ...

Dechtice
44.8 km
Benát Hill - 702 m asl
Hiking

Benát Hill is often referred to as the most beautiful and most visited volcanic peak of Pohronský Inovec. It overlooks the picturesque villages of Žitavany and Machulince...

Machulince
46.0 km
Hrušov Castle
Castle ruins

North of the famous wine-growing village of Topoľčianky, the ruins of the Hrušov castle have been standing for centuries. Its remnants of massive walls and towers rise up...

Hostie
46.5 km
Malá a Veľká Pec (Small and Large Furnace)
Hiking

Malá and Veľká Pec (Small and Large Furnace) - two attractive tourist sites, as well as natural monuments, are located in the Dobrovodský Karst.

The best starting point ...

Prašník
46.9 km
Lookout Tower on Kukla Hill (closed)
Lookouts

THE LOOKOUT TOWER IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO THE DISREPAIR.

The small lookout tower on the top of Kukla Hill will surprise you with its large and unrepeatable views of t...

Dubová
47.1 km
Educational trail Smolenice Karst
Hiking

Have you longed to discover the unique phenomenon of Smolenice Karst? The educational trail of Smolenice races will show them all.

Families with children will enjoy an u...

Smolenice
47.4 km
Driny Cave
Caves

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...

Smolenice
47.5 km
Hlbočiansky Waterfall
Waterfalls

Not far from Smolenice, in the Hlbočianska Valley, natural elements created the Hlbočiansky waterfall. It is the only waterfall in the Little Carpathians that you can vis...

Smolenice
47.5 km
Hlboča Valley
Hiking

The Hlboča Valley near Smolenice is something like a small Slovak Paradise. Many people do not even know that the Smolenice karst is full of similar beauty as the gorges ...

Smolenice
47.8 km
Bezovec - 743 m asl
Hiking

If you like undemanding hiking tours through the woods, where you can enjoy not only charming views of natural beauty, but also incredible views, a trip to the Bezovec Hi...

Nová Lehota
48.1 km
Tematín Castle
Castle ruins

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...

Lúka
48.3 km
Havrania skala - 580 m asl
Hiking

The eastern edge of the Záruby ridge in the Little Carpathians is bounded by the rocky Havrania skala (Raven Rock). The boulder is especially popular among climbers, but ...

Smolenice
48.6 km
Hillfort of Krivín
Hiking

The Hillfort of Krivín is a natural site of volcanic origin. Specifically, it consists of forested rock cliffs rising above the Hron River near the villages of Psiare and...

Tlmače
48.8 km
Čertov žľab (Devil's gutter)
Hiking

The picturesque village of Smolenice attracts many tourists to visit a fairy tale castle or a mysterious and charming Drina cave. However, it can also offer extensive for...

Smolenice
49.5 km
Tisové skaly (Yew rocks)
Hiking

Below the Veľká Homoľa Hill, only a short distance from Zoch´s cottage, there is the charming rocky kingdom - the so-called Tisové sklay (Yew Rocks). It is a natural monu...

Modra
49.5 km
Chynorany Grove
Hiking

Chynorany - the birthplace of the Slovak writer Valentín Beniak, but also the village, where the remainder of the originally contiguous floodplain forests of western Slov...

Chynorany