Modrý Kameň, tourist attractions

The Blue Rock castle was built in the 12th century by an important and weighty Ugrian family of the Balassas that lived here till the half of the 19th century. An important Renaissance poet and an anti–Turkish fighter, Bálint Balassi /1554-1594/, comes of this family. The last owner, Countess Gabriela Almássy sold the castle with manor-house and neighbouring lands to the Czecho-Slovak State in 1923. The area of the castle is created by ruins of the Gothic castle from the 12th century and of a Baroque castle from 1730 that is a seat of a museum at present. Part of the Baroque castle is...

The thermal swimming pool AQUATERMAL STREHOVA is situated in the southern part of Banska Bystrica region, in the district of Veľký Krtíš, between Lučenec and Veľký Krtíš regional towns. The water is supplied into the pools from three drill holes which are secured from hygienic point of view. The temperature of the thermal water is 36 °C at the outfall. The water type is natrium bicarbonate with content of Na+,HCO3 with trace elements of Ca2, Mg2, C1-,SO4 –2,NO3. It is a natural, clear,...

Čabraď is a ruin of castle located near the village Čabradský Vrbovok, in the middle of the Krupina Highlands on a hill above the valley Litava. Originally, this castle was called Litava. The castle was built in the 13th century in the village Huntovec to protect roads leading to the mining towns. In the second half of the 16th century it was an important fortress against the Turks. They tried several times in vain to conquer it. In 1511 the castle became the property of the Archbishop of...

The HALIČ CASTLE dating from 1612 is the dominant feature of the village of Halič. It is situated on a lonely wooded hill. The view of the chateau is cut out of a fairy tale and the view from the windows of the chateau is magnificent. You can see 15 surrounding villages and, with good visibility, also some peaks of the High Tatras. The castle forest park has an area of ​​13 hectares with an artificial lake. The beginnings of Halič Castle date back to the 12th century - it is stated that...

Divín is a ruin of a Gothic castle, the ruins of which are located in the village of Divín. The castle was built in the 13th century to protect the road to the Central Slovak mining area. In 1559, a new fort was built with modern defensive elements. However, even these measures did not prevent it from being conquered by the Turks in 1575, who occupied it until 1593. The castle became fatal for the looting actions of its owner Imrich Balassa - in 1683 it was conquered and set on fire by imperial...

The Renaissance manor house, which stands under the castle hill, was built in 1670. Until 1945, it was owned by the Zichy family. After the war, the Forest Administration and JRD were based here. From 2011 to 2015, the manor underwent extensive reconstruction and currently houses the Museum of the History of the Village of Divín, which in its exhibitions offers visitors the history of the village, castle and manor as well as the natural beauty of Divín. The courtyard of the manor also offers a...

Ružiná is considered one of the warmest dams in Slovakia due to its excellent climatic conditions and location in the south of Central Slovakia. The water reservoir provides sports activities for vacationers. They can swim, surf and practice other water sports here. Fishing is very interesting in Ružina. The water area with the surrounding recreation center is located near the village Ružiná 18 km north of the town Lučenec towards Zvolen. As the reservoir is surrounded by forests, lovers of...

Castle of Dobra Niva or even Dobronivský Castle is a gothic castle ruins situated in the village Podzámčok. The castle was built probably after the Mongol invasion in the second half of the 13th century as a guard building at the old trade route south from Zvolen. It was the centre of Dobra Niva royal property until the 16th century. In the 15th century it belonged to the property of the queens. At the beginning of the 17th century the castle was in such bad shape that the administration of...