Bojnice Castle
Bojnice, Zamok a okolie, 1 Bojnice Castle is located on a hill and is surrounded by the same city. This citadel is one of the oldest and most valuable in Slovakia. It exists for more than 10 centuries - the first mention of the Bojnice castle is found in historical documents in 1113.
Bratislava Castle
Zámocká 862/2 Bratislava Castle is a monumental castle, a massive quadrangular structure towering above the city on a cliff above the left bank of the Danube, on the southern spur of the Lesser Carpathians. It symbolizes more than a thousand-year-old Slovak history, and its towers and terraces in front of the main facade offer a magnificent view of the city and the surrounding area.
Bratislava's Main Square
Hlavné námestie Center of the Old Town of Bratislava - Main (once Market) Square. Here, such architectural styles as Baroque, Gothic Classicism are very organically combined, and in the shade of small trees there are small restaurants, shops, cafes and galleries. It hosts Easter and Christmas markets, attracting tourists from different countries.
Betliar Castle
Betliar, Lesna, 6 Betliar Castle, built in the 15th century, is considered one of the most visited castles in Slovakia. Still this castle is a real hunting museum, which reflects the tastes and hobbies of its owners - the Andrashi family. Since 1945 Bettillar Castle and the surrounding park belong to the national cultural monuments of Slovakia.
Budmerice Castle
Budmerice, RevolucnaCastle Budmerice is included in the list of national monuments of Slovakia. The building is located in a picturesque place at the foot of the Small Carpathian Mountains. Built the castle of Count Jan Frantisek Palfi in 1889. The rich aristocrat was fond of the architecture of France and wanted to make a house for himself in a similar style.
Krasna Gorka Castle
Krasnohorske Podhradie, 41Admire the medieval architecture of the castle come thousands of tourists every year. Looks like Krasna Gorka, as they traditionally draw locks on illustrations in books: a majestic white stone building, standing on a high hill.
Sveta Anton Castle
Svaty Anton, 575Built in the 15th century. the castle of Sveta Anton has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1985. This is one of the most popular castles in Slovakia, it is always included in tourist routes. Initially, the noble family of Kohari built Sveta Anton in the Gothic style.
Zvolenky Castle
Zvolen, Namestie Slovenskeho narodneho povstaniaZvolensky Castle is a historical monument of Slovakia. In spite of numerous perestroika, it has remained in excellent condition, and its appearance has changed little. The last major reconstruction of the building was carried out in the middle of the last century. Now the castle houses the Slovak National Gallery.
Kezmarsky Castle
Kezmarok, Hradne namestie, 64/42Kezmarsky Castle is the main attraction of the High Tatras. Tourists coming to the High Tatras to a ski resort, as a rule, do not deny themselves the pleasure to spend several hours studying the history and architecture of a perfectly preserved castle.
Oravskiy Grad
Oravsky PodzamokOravsky Castle is one of the most colorful castles in Slovakia. It is located on the bank of the river Orava on a steep rock at an altitude of 112 m, so sometimes it is called "Eagle's Nest". From the castle you can see a splendid view of the valley.
Presidential Palace of Bratislava
Hodžovo námestie, 2978/1The Presidential Palace in Bratislava is unusually good. Having changed several owners during his life, this palace changed its name every time. It was built in 1765 as the residence of Count Anton Grassalkovich. To this day it is called the Palace of Grassalkovicha by the name of the owner, the friend of Queen Maria Theresa. Then he was a popular meeting point for the aristocracy, where the balls and prims were conducted by the orchestra composer Joseph Haydn.
St. Martin's Cathedral
Rudnayovo námestie, 4549/1St. Martin's Cathedral began to build in the VIII century as part of the city fortifications, and was consecrated only in 1452. This is the largest church in Bratislava and one of the largest in Slovakia. Its appearance resembles the famous Viennese church. His quadrangular tower is crowned with a helmet with a gilded crown of St. Stephen on the roof, symbolizing the coronation status of the cathedral.
Spišsky Grad
Spisske Podhradie, Stefanikova, 957/109The most significant castle in Slovakia is the Spišsky Grad. The splendidly preserved, with its rich architecture and interior decoration, an interesting history, the Spišsky Grad rises above the small town of Spišské Podgorie. There is a castle on the dolomite rocks at an altitude of 200 m.
Old Town Hall Bratislava
Primaciálne nám., 501/3 ą $On the main square of Bratislava is the Old Town Hall, one of the oldest buildings in the city. It united several colorful buildings in various architectural styles: the house of Jacob, the house of Paul, the house of Unger, the palace of Aponiho. The oldest part of the Town Hall - a corner tower built in the late 13th century.
Strechnyanskiy Grad
StrecnoThe Strechnyanskiy Grad was built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries by the aristocrat Matush Chak, who was considered the king of the western part of Slovakia. For three centuries the owners of the castle had several, and by the end of the 17th century the fortress had perished.
Church of the Capuchins of St. Stefan
Župné námestie, 11On the Zhupnaya Square, very close to the old city, stands the strict and solemn Church of the Capuchins of St. Stephen, built in the XVIII century. In the square in front of her there is a column with a sculpture of Madonna, looking at the city with a sad smile for some reason. However, Madonna, perhaps, it is just such a smile.
Bratislava
This city has as many names as the states encroached throughout its existence on its independence: Pozzon, Presburg, Presporek and finally Bratislava. The proximity to two neighboring countries Austria and Hungary causes an endless interest in the Slovak capital, standing on the bank of the proud Danube.
The main sights of the city are concentrated in its Old part, sandwiched between the Old and New Bridges .His symbol is the famous Bratislava Castle, whose appearance is much more pomposing than the more modest internal $ ±.Pleases the presence of the museum in the fortress .Another cherry on the historic cake of Bratislava is the Gothic Cathedral of Sv..Martina (13 at .), a people's hiking trail to which never grows $ $ .His spire is crowned by a crown on a gilded pillow, reminding that once it was crowned the Hungarian monarchs .Do not miss the curious museum - the pharmacy "Under the Red Cancer" .
On the Main (Market) Square stands the Old Town Hall with the city museum and the Roland fountain in the Renaissance style. A couple of steps - and we are in the Palace of Primate. At the intersection of the streets Panska and Laurinska stands the famous bronze Chumil, a funny bronze figure of a peasant half-leaning out of the sewer. By the way, there are many such sculptures on the streets of Bratislava: the paparazzi, lurking around the corner st. Laurinska, Baron Munchausen riding a nucleus, a sentry in a booth, etc. One of the tourist attractions is a photo-hunting for these "residents" of the capital.
Also in the vicinity you can find Devin Castle, 10 km to the west, the ancient Gerulat in Rusovtsi, the lake resort of Zlati Piesky, 7 km to the northeast, the wine-producing region of the Lesser Carpathians. If you move 50 km to the east of the capital, you can not pass the old Slavic settlement of Nitra, where there is a castle, the Franciscan church and monastery, the Colonnade and the library of the abbey in the "Old Seminary."
Banská Štiavica
And you can not say that this beautiful place was once an ordinary mining town, but a rich history has elevated it to the category of tourist resorts. When the powerful industrial center was the home of the Cistercian monastery, and in the 15th century it was a royal residence with luxurious parks, mansions and theaters.
Komarno
Komarno, the city inhabited by the Hungarian community of the country, speaks of the former presence of another state with its whole appearance and way of life. Read this in the silhouettes of the fortifications, in the guise of St. Andrew's Church, in the sweeps of the bridge across the Danube, in the historical testimonies of the Danube Museum. There, the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Lehar and Yokai Museum were built. "Slovak Rome" or Trnava are 50 km away, it is here that the residence of the Trnava Archbishopric is located.
Trencin
Connoisseurs of military architecture will appreciate the mighty walls of the Trencha Castle, located in the center of Trenchin. The ensemble of the military castle includes palaces, the tower of Matusha Chaka, directed towards the skies, the castle "The Well of Love". The main square of Mierowe is surrounded by the Art Gallery in the building of the convent, the parish church. More detailed history of these places will be told by Trenchanskiy city museum.
On one of the walls of the castle there is an ancient inscription stating that in 179 AD, e. here the warriors of the Second Roman Legion were overwintered. Pleases that after sightseeing, you can jerk 14 km to the north-east and be in the resort of Trencianske Teplice to soak up the hammam baths in the neo-Mauritanian style and enjoy the hot curative sulfurous springs.
Caves and Mountains of Malaya Fatra
The land of Slovakia stores a huge amount of mineral springs and caves .The first contribute to the construction of sanatoriums and clinics, the latter give pleasure to fans of natural riddles..In the Bratislava region, for example, more than a dozen caves have been found, and in the whole of Slovakia there are about 4 thousand .Most popular: Demanovskaya cave system, which includes the Cave of Freedom, Ice Cave, in the valley of the same name on the northern side of the Low Tatras .Belyanskie caves located near Tatranska Lomnica, Bystryansky and Harmanech caves near Banská Bystrica, Vazhechka cave in Liptovský Mikuláš, Dobšinská ice cave of Strátena National Park and other ą $ .
The Malá Fatra Mountains enter the eponymous National Park, which crosses part of Slovakia, but the most beautiful sight is the Vrátna Valley, rugged by rocky cliffs, covered with dense forests, among which mushrooms grow ski resorts and hiking trails. "The gates of Fatra" is considered the provincial town of Zilina.
Other sights
The town of Presov is famous for the Gothic church of St. Nicholas (14th c.), The Evangelical Church, the Wine Museum and the Presov Museum. Another city with a rich medieval history Bardejov is located just north of Presov and is proud of its parish church of St. Egidius, the old town hall and the Museum of Icons. In Bardejovske Kupele, a thermal health resort, mineral waters are treated from 8 different sources of digestive tract and lung disease.
The National Park of the Slovenian Paradise, close to Spišská Nova Ves, captures the gorges of the Gornad River, and the Tatra National Park is the abode for active recreation in Europe. Tired of skiing or walking, welcome to the resorts of Starý Smokovec, Shtrebske Pleso, Tatranska Lomnica.
Levoca is not just a city, but a whole network of ancient narrow streets with beautiful churches of St. James, Mariánská Hora, Minorit and evangelical, the Museum of the Spiš region. The Abbey in Spišská Kapitula is another remarkable monument. In Zvolen, the castle of Louis the Great is amazing.