One of the best preserved castles in Slovakia stands above the village Slovenská Ľupča at the foothills of the mountains Nízke Tatry.

On the left bank of the Váh river, close to Žilina, you find the Strečno Castle on top of the limestone rock. In the past it was the safest fort in the Považie region.

The fort Bzovík in the south of central Slovakia next to more northerly situated village of Bzovík is another mute witness of local history.

The village of Budimír situated near Košice on the right bank of the Torysa river is also rich in aristocratic residences. The younger manor house with a strikingly smart Rococo architecture is set in a cared after French garden and English park.

Visitors of north-western Slovakia often go to see the manor house in Bytča, the product of the Renaissance architecture. It is one of the few Renaissance manor houses in Slovakia, which kept its original appearance free from any alterations or modifications.

The town Dunajská Streda is situated in the south-west of the country and it has an interesting architectural monument. It is the Žltý kaštieľ or Yellow Manor House.