Day trips from Trenčín

In Trenčín and its surroundings you will find everything your heart desires - castles, lookout towers, picturesque hiking trails, small churches, an old monastery, farmhouses and ponds where you can taste delicious baked fish, as well as spas where you can relax and unwind. Tips for trips can be found in the Trenčín Area Trips brochure, which can be downloaded in ...

Beckov Castle is a majestic monument poised on top of a 60-metre steep rock massif above the village of Beckov. The castle, situated close to the Váh River, guarded the trade route through the Váh River watershed area. Once home to kings, mighty noblemen and knights, the Castle withstood the raids of Tartars and Turks. Thanks to its excellent ability to defend itself, the town just below the castle flourished and by the 17^th century had become a...

The small village Kulháň is located about 2 kilometers from the village of Zlatníky. In ancient times gold was mined here, and more recently was home to a glass factory and a forest railway. Today, you can find there a popular fishpond, where you can catch fish for yourself or taste finely baked and smoked trout. Between Kulháň and the nearby village of  Duchonka, a forest educational trail (less than 6 km long), with 14 species of trees. The trail...

Unique in Slovakia, Glassworks Skansen offers visitors live demonstrations of glass production, glass-blowing, shaping, and decoration. You can observe a glassmaker creating products and look at the various tools and instruments used. Skansen is situated in the region with long glassworks tradition dating back to 1747, when a glass smelter was established in the Gápel settlement that was part of the village Valaská Belá. Glassmakers and craftsmen worked hard in the...

26-meter high lookout tower Malý Jelenec in Trenčianska Závada provides panoramic views over the White Carpathian Mountains (Biele Karpaty), Považský Inovec, and Strážovské vrchy Mountains. On days of good visibility, the tower offers a view of the Martinské hole Mountains. Hiking toward the lookout tower you may enrich with a visit to the Farm Uhliská (Gazdovstvo Uhliská) located at a 20-minute walking distance from the tower. At the...

Lubina MiniFARMA is really a children‘s paradise. The farm specializes in raising pure-bred miniature forms of farm animals such as sheep, goats and cows. Children are able to see many domestic animals up close, pet and feed them or just observe how they behave in their natural environment. You can also...

The Cliffs of Vršatec (Vršatské bradlá) is a massive lime formation that dominates the natural landscape in the middle of the Váh region. Being visible from afar, the cliffs are hard to miss. Situated above the village, Castle of Vršatec, a typical medieval castle built on inaccessible lime rocks, was