Attractions, sights, tourism, leisure
Štrampľoch - Turkish wells
Krupina
The Turkish Wells are a unique rock formation in the town of Krupina in the locality of Štrampľoch. There are rock shelters carved in…
Points of interest, Memorial house / birthplace, Church
Places found: 20
Cultural and historical heritage
01 Holy Trinity Cathedral
Žilina
Holy Trinity Cathedral. It was first mentioned in 1423, when Štefan Langworst, a townsman from Žilina, donated part of his property to the…
Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. Martin
Bátovce
St. Martin's Church is a single-nave, originally Romanesque church with a Baroque presbytery, a northern sacristy connected with the…
Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. Martin
Martin
We present to you the richest monument in the city, if we are talking about interior decoration. St. Martin's Church. This church was built…
Cultural and historical heritage
Church of St. Nicholas in Pukanec
Pukanec
Church of St. Nicholas in Pukanec. Also in the free royal mining town of Pukanec there was a town castle with a parish church. It is a…
Cultural and historical heritage
E.M. Šoltés Memorial Villa, Jesenski Villa
Martin
Take a peek into the workplace of a prominent Slovak writer, editor and columnist. Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová was active in Martin practically…
Cultural and historical heritage
Evangelical church on Memorial Square
Martin
Permission to build a church was granted to the townspeople in November 1783 and the following November the predecessor of the present…
Attractions, sights, tourism, leisure
Hadvig
Brieštie
The small wooden bell tower of the former Hadviga settlement in the Žiar Mountains, once inhabited by the Carpathian Germans, can be…
Cultural and historical heritage
House of Benusek
Martin
Although today the Slovak Matica is housed in several buildings, in its beginnings it had no place of its own. That is why it was…
Cultural and historical heritage
J. G. Tajovský Memorial House
Martin
Another of the listed houses worth a visit is this listed building. The somewhat unassuming single-storey house hides a rich literary…
Attractions, sights, tourism, leisure
Lavička a schránka Pošta pre Sládkoviča v Parku Andreja Sládkoviča
Krupina
This bench was placed in the park in sight of Sládkovič's statue on the occasion of the bicentenary of the birth of the Krupina native in…
Cultural and historical heritage
Memorial House of Svetozár Hurban Vajanský
Martin
Few Slovak writers had as many pseudonyms as Svetozár Hurban Vajanský. In addition to many nicknames, he also wrote many articles, prose…
Cultural and historical heritage
Mudrone House
Martin
Near the first building of the Slovak Matica there is a house where the founding member and secretary of the Slovak Matica, Pavol Mudroň,…
Cultural and historical heritage
Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas
Sazdice
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Nicholas is a single-nave early Gothic building with a rectangular end of the presbytery and a small roof…
Cultural and historical heritage
Škultéty's villa
Martin
The memorial house stands on a street named after its then owner, a well-known Slovak national figure. Jozef Škultéty ran important Slovak…
Attractions, sights, tourism, leisure
Slovak Astronomical Clock
Stará Bystrica
In the heart of the village of Stará Bystrica there is an extraordinary work of art - the first astronomical clock in Slovakia and one of…
Cultural and historical heritage
Štefan Krčméry Memorial House
Martin
Many memorial houses in Turiec have an interesting feature - at first glance they are small and inconspicuous, but they hide the spirit of…
Cultural and historical heritage
The building of the first gymnasium
Martin
Lower Slovak Evangelical Patronage Gymnasium - this was the name of an important gymnasium that taught the Slovak language. Its foundation…
Attractions, sights, tourism, leisure
Vlkolínec
Ružomberok
Vlkolínec is a small mountain settlement, which is part of the town of Ružomberok in the Žilina Region. It is unique in that it has been…
Attractions, sights, tourism, leisure
Papulka
Krupina
Papuľka - This is the name of the cherry orchard where the "krupinske dudečky" - the symbol of the region - were grown and still grow…