Winter activities in the mountains

The Muráň Castle, one of the highest situated castles of Slovakia, was built as the royal sentry castle on top of the Cigánka cliff at the height of 935 m in the 13th century.

The Pustý hrad Castle (also known as the Old Castle of Zvolen) is situated near Zvolen on the slope of a forested mountain in the Javorie mountain range, above the confluence of the Hron and Slatina rivers, in central Slovakia. It is surprisingly large, comparable with the more famous Spiš Castle.

In the administrative territory of the village Šiatorská Bukovinka, in immediate vicinity of the Slovak-Hungarian frontier can one observe traces of the past volcanic activity in form of a huge basalt rock with one of the most picturesque Slovak castle on top of  it. It is the Šomoška Castle, unique among the Slovak castles as it is built of unconventional hexagonal basalt pillars.  

The dominant of the former royal borough Pezinok lying below the mountains Malé Karpaty not far away from Bratislava is its chateau built on the foundations of an older castle from the 13th century.

The area east of the town of Veľký Krtíš in the south of central Slovakia features a village called Dolná Strehová. The village is well-known for its 18th century manor house which was built in the Rococo and Classical styles and is surrounded by an extensive English garden.

The village of Jasenica is situated about 12 kilometres from the town of Považská Bystrica. The manor house, which was built thanks to the initiative of the Suňog (Szunygh) family, is the oldest building in the village.