What Slovakia keeps off the postcards
104 lesser-known monuments, castles, ruins and film sets across Slovakia. Pick a dot on the map and find out why it is worth the detour.
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Čachtice Castle
Čachtice · hilltop ruins linked to Elizabeth Báthory
Červený Kláštor
Pieniny · red-roofed monastery of the legendary flying monk
Krásna Hôrka Castle
Krásnohorské Podhradie · hilltop castle that survived the 2012 fire
Orava Castle
Oravský Podzámok · rock castle that played Nosferatu's home
Strečno Castle
Strečno · cliff castle guarding the Váh gorge
Archbishop's Palace, Košice
Košice · rococo palace where an emperor once lodged
Aspremont Palace
Bratislava · baroque summer palace in the Medical Garden
Banská Bystrica Castle
Banská Bystrica · walled church and barbican above the square
Filmed here
Films and series shot at these places in Slovakia. Walk where the cameras stood.
Čachtice Castle
Čachtice · hilltop ruins linked to Elizabeth Báthory
Červený Kláštor
Pieniny · red-roofed monastery of the legendary flying monk
Krásna Hôrka Castle
Krásnohorské Podhradie · hilltop castle that survived the 2012 fire
Orava Castle
Oravský Podzámok · rock castle that played Nosferatu's home
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- Archbishop's Palace, Košice
- Aspremont Palace
- Banská Bystrica Castle
- Basilica of St Giles
- Beckov Castle
- Biely Kameň
- Blatnica Castle
- Brekov Castle
- Budatín Castle
- Bzovík Fortified Abbey
- Čabraď Castle
- Čachtice Castle
- Castra Celemantia
- Castra Gerulata
- Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
- Červený Kameň Castle
- Červený Kláštor
- Červený most
- Chapel of Saint Rozália
- Church and Monastery of St Catherine of Alexandria (Katarínka)
- Church of All Saints, Tvrdošín
- Church of St Catherine, Banská Štiavnica
- Church of St Elisabeth (Blue Church)
- Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Kopčany
- Church of St Stephen, Piešťany
- Holy Trinity Cathedral, Žilina
- Church of the Transfer of the Relics of St Nicholas, Ruská Bystrá
- Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Pohorelá
- Church of Virgin Mary's Birth
- Čičava Castle
- City Tower (Trnava)
- Clarissine Church
- Devín Castle
- Divín Castle
- Dobrá Voda Castle
- Dolná brána (City Tower)
- Dubník Transmitter
- Esterházy Palace
- Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, Levoča
- Fiľakovo Castle
- Great Moravian Basilica in Bratislava Castle
- Gýmeš Castle
- Havránok
- Holíč Sanctuary
- Holy Trinity Church, Podhradie
- Jasenov Castle
- Johann Pálffy Palace
- Kamzík TV Tower
- Kolonádový most
- Krásna Hôrka Castle
- Laurinc Gate
- Leopoldov Prison
- Levice Castle
- Lietava Castle
- Likava Castle
- Ľubovňa Castle
- Mária Valéria Bridge
- Mariánska hora
- Mausoleum of Milan Rastislav Štefánik
- Michael's Gate
- Mirbach Palace
- Monostor Bridge
- Most Holy Trinity Church, Tvrdošín
- Muráň Castle
- Nitra Castle
- Nový zámok
- Oponice Castle
- Orava Castle
- Ostrý Kameň Castle
- Pajštún Castle
- Pálffy Palace (Ventúrska)
- Plague Chapel of St Rosalie
- Plaveč Castle
- Plavecký Castle
- Považský hrad
- Primate's Palace
- Prístavný most
- Pustý hrad
- Roland Fountain
- Rotunda of St George in Skalica
- Šariš Castle
- Sklabiňa Castle
- Slovak Astronomical Clock in Stará Bystrica
- SNP Monument and Museum in Banská Bystrica
- Šomoška Castle
- St. Emmeram's Cathedral, Nitra
- Basilica of St James, Levoča
- St Michael's Chapel, Košice
- St Michael the Archangel Church, Dražovce
- St. Urban Tower
- Starý most
- Strečno Castle
- Summer Archbishop's Palace
- Tematín Castle
- Topoľčany Castle
- Zobor Transmitter
- Trenčín Castle
- Turňa Castle
- Považská Bystrica Viaduct
- Vršatec Castle
- Wooden articular church of Hronsek
- Zborov Castle
- Zobor Abbey
- Zvolen Castle