Name: The Levický Castle
Address: Sv. Michala 40, Levice, 934 69

Castle

The Castle is the most important dominant of the town Levice. It is from the end of the 13th century. It stands on top of volcanic rock protuberance above the swamps of the Hron river. It was the sentry fort guarding the road leading to central Slovakian mining towns.

Its role was crucial in time of Turkish wars when the Turks occupied the territory south of Levice. It was then when the Levický hrad Castle was fortified, widened and the bulky Renaissance bastions were built. In summer 1664 the Turkish troops suffered a heavy defeat here, which stopped their expansion further to central parts of the country. This battle is known as the battle of Levice where the legendary hero of the Kingdom of Hungary, Štefan Koháry was killed.

The Castle served the purpose until 1709 when its bastions were considerably damaged in the period of the Rebellion of Estates. Then it gradually lost importance as a military fort. Its conserved ruins and somewhat younger small fortified structures in the lower castle known as the Dobóovský kaštieľ (Manor House of Dobó) are the witnesses to the famous history of the Castle. The manor house of Dobó, two-storied Renaissance fortress bears the name of its owner, Count Štefan Dobó, one of the heroes of counter-Turkish wars. The manor house was built in the second half of the 16th century and it is the most extensive structure of the whole castle area. In the former unusually wide dike the castle park was planted.

Today the Castle houses the Tekovské múzeum (Museum of Tekov), which contains archaeological, historic, ethnographic, and nature collections gathered in the region. Various events take place in the Castle - one of them is the Castle Festival of Levice, now more attractive, as it is held in a newly constructed amphitheatre.

The popular place in the Castle is its tea room located in one of the medieval bastions. The mysterious and reserved atmosphere of the place opened to public, which offers a varied assortment of exotic teas and drinks and the romantic silhouette of the Castle in background provide a pleasant experience to visitors.

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Places Around

The stylish Hotel Astrum Laus is located in the centre of Levice and offers you free access to its fitness area, a restaurant serving international cuisine and free WiFi.

Situated in the historical centre of Levice town and a pedestrian zone reachable within a 5-minute walk, Hotel Golden Eagle offers en-suite accommodation, a restaurant, a bar, a sun terrace, a garden, a 24-hour front desk and free wellness facilities. Free WiFi is available in all areas.

If you wish to immerse in the star mysteries for a while, do not hesitate to visit the Tekovská hvezdáreň Observatory in Levice. You might be lucky to see trough the telescope a friendly extra-Terrestrial being waving at you.

The complex of rock dwellings squeezed in tuff rocks situated several kilometres east of Levice, in the village BRHLOVCE, is unique in the territory of Slovakia.

The bulky fortified Benedictine monastery, one of the oldest and most important architectural monuments of Slovakia, stands on the rocks above the village Hronský Beňadik south of Nová Baňa.

Thermal Swimming Pool Santovka Welness with geothermal water and beneficial impacts on rheumatic deseases and cardiac - vascular system is located 14 km from Levice. There are unique massage waterfalls, the natural stone showers and travertine baths also called the rome spa.

The detached exposition of Tekovské museum in Levice – a mill settlement of former miller Pavol Turčan – lies at the Sikenica stream, appoximately 1 km from the upper (north) end of the Bohunice village.

In the middle of the fields near Veľké Vozokany, not far from Zlaté Moravce in the sout-west of Slovakia, a bronze lion erects from a stone pedestal. It commemorates the battle between the Turkish and the Hungarian armies in 1652.

Gallery of Masks is the first gallery in Slovakia, from the collector M.D. Clark, where you will find more than 400 masks from around the world.

Hrnčiarske múzeum v Kohlovom dome bolo zriadené za účelom zachovania tradície hrnčiarstva v obci Brehy, ako aj záchrany kultúrnych pamiatok remeselnícky dvor /Kohlov dom/ a hrnčiarska pec, nachádzajúcich sa v obci.

Kúpalisko Dudinka sa nachádza v blízkosti kúpeľov Dudince. Leží v oblasti s mimoriadne teplou klímou v nadmorskej výške 140 m n.m. K dispozícii sú štyri bazény (s vodnými atrakciami, rekreačný, detský a minerálny).

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Pohronské Museum in Nová Baňa was established in 1952 as a Town Museum by the initiative of antiques collector Anton Solčiansky. The Museum documents historical development of Stredné Pohronie delimited by the territory of Žiar region. There are more than 12,000 items in its collection.

Thermal Swimming Pool with an unique therapeutic geothermal water, with the mineral consistency similar to the Dead Sea water. There are other additional services in the area of swimming pool as massages, sauna etc. The complex is situated in the green area with sculptures made at the regularly organised art symposiums.

A unique, although not very long canyon-like valley called the Carpenter's Gorge lies in the cadastre of the village of Hontianske Tesáre, in the southern part of the Krupina district. The valley was formed by cutting a local watercourse over rocks of volcanic origin. Sedimentation - sedimentation and stratification of rocks - is clearly visible on the local rock walls.

Národný žrebčín Topolčianky patrí medzi svetovo najvýznamnejšie žrebčíny a možno ho právom zaradiť za kultúrne dedičstvo národa. Zameriavajú sa na chov 5. plemien koní, Slovenský teplokrvník, Hucul, Arab, Lipican a Nonius. Nachádza sa tu výcvikové centrum, hipologické múzeum a sú zaujímavý aj svojimi budovami, ktoré patria medzi hodnotné architektonické diela.

If you have already managed to visit the beautiful secrets in Banská Štiavnica, do not hesitate to visit the Tajch Nová baňa. In hot summers, it is possible to swim, but at your own risk.

Vodná nádrž Tajch – bola postavená severne od mesta Nová Baňa v r. 1792 – 1794 ako súčasť bývalého banského vodohospodárskeho systému.

Obnovený camping a reštaurácia Banský dvor na brehu nádrže Tajch je ideálnym miestom pre odstavenie karavanu, destský tábor, stanovačku aj chatovačku, ale aj pre motozraz či festival.

Château Topoľčianky is a wine manufacturer established in 1933 in the central part of the Danube plain in the south of the Slovak Republic.