Piarist monastery and the church of St Ladislav is one of the dominants of the Lower Town in Nitra.
The Piarist order known as an order of pious schools came to Nitra in 1698 with the aim to educate and teach poor children. Three years later the foundation stone of the monastery was laid. The Piarist monastery was built in stages in accordance with the construction of the Baroque church of St Ladislav.
The church nave divides the internal courtyard of the monastery into two parts. A massive canopy-shaped altar from 1750 decorates the interior. In addition to the main altar there are other three pairs of side altars. The vaulted ceiling is decorated by late baroque paintings by artists from the Piarist Order. After 1940 they were complemented by other fresco decorations with the motives from the history of the Nitra city. Their author is the Nitra artist Edmund Massani. The paintings depict the Pribina church, the arrival of Sts Cyril and Methodius to Great Moravia as well as the oldest subject matter from the modern history of the city - the consecration of the first three Slovak bishops in Nitra in 1921.
The vicinity of the town of Galanta features the holiday resort and water reservoir Kráľová. The water reservoir is located on the Váh River, with forests and fields surrounding the area which is a favourite place for fishermen and water sports fans.
Synagóga v Nitre je vzácnou architektonickou pamiatkou mesta, zapísanou v Ústrednom zozname pamiatkového fondu SR. Nachádza sa v pamiatkovej zóne v centre mesta na Ulici pri Synagóge - v ochrannom pásme mestskej pamiatkovej rezervácie.
Permanent exposition: The jewels of Slovakia's remote past - the exposition enables the public to access a set of valuable relics of material culture from the distant past of Slovakia.
The theatre of Nitra was created in 1950 and since 1979, it has been bearing the name of the important Slovak actor, director, teacher and organizer of dramatic arts – Andrej Bagar. Since 1992 it has been using one of Slovakia´s largest and most modern theatre buildings.
Nitra Gallery, founded on January 1st, 1965, has started its exhibitions with a show of Nitra´s artists, both contemporaneous and past. Its activities of exhibition, collection and education surpass local level in their importance and caused the institution to be recognized as being one of district (1968) and regional importance (1972).
The Franciscan monastery with the Church of Sts Peter and Paul is one of the dominants of the Upper Town in Nitra.
The bishop Cathedral of St Emeram at the Castle of Nitra originated by joining three temples of different age. It consists of the church from the 11th century, originally the Gothic Upper church from the 14th century and the Lower church from the 17th century.
The dominant of the oldest Slovak town Nitra is the Castle of Nitra. It was built in the 11th century on the site of a bulky Slav fort, the seat of the Nitra Princedom and Great Moravian rulers. Today it is the seat of the Bishopric of Nitra.
Slovak Agricultural Museum in Nitra is certainly interesting for visitors whose hobby is technical history connected with farm work. Part of it is an open-air exhibition with a great number of historic technology and a unique field railway.
Nitra, everything that you have ever wanted to know about agriculture can be found here. An open-air museum, Nitra open field of railway and a library are also part of it. The museum covers an area of over 30 hectares.
