The Homeland Studies Museum in Hlohovec is situated in the Franciscan Monastery from 1492 and it also includes the monastery canteen and the refectory with stucco decoration. Besides this, visitors can also see expositions of pottery, porcelain and glasswork as well as the collection of historical bells and stone sculptures.
EXPOSITION OF HISTORICAL FURNITURE
The most precious piece of furniture is the wardrobe with striped and figural intarsia from the middle of the 18th century.
EXPOSITION HLOHOVEC – FEUDAL TOWN
Presents the town history since the oldest written record until the period of Bourgeois Revolution in 1848/1849 as well as the history of the manor, originally the castle Hlohovec.
EXPOSITION “FRANCISCANS IN SLOVAKIA”
Is the only museum exposition in Slovakia which presents life of Franciscans in the past. The monastery library used to keep the valuable Glagolitic fractions, the oldest relic written in Glagolitic alphabet in Slovakia.
EXPOSITION – VERTEBRATE IN HLOHOVEC SURROUNDINGS
This exposition makes its visitors familiar with the main representatives of this kind of fauna in the region.
EXPOSITION – WOMEN’S NATIONAL COSTUME
presents the traditional women’s national costume typical for the towns of Hlohovec, Piešťany and Trnava from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century and from the interwar period.
PORCELAIN, STONEWARE AND GLASSWARE IN THE FOLK-ART ENVIRONMENT
Porcelain cups and plates from the end of the 19th century were placed on the shelves and children used to dream of the dolls with porcelain heads. Holy water pots and statuettes of saints were quite common.
EXPOSITION – PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT OF THE REGION
Presents the objects which document the prehistoric and early historic settlement of the museum region.
EXPOSITION OF HISTORICAL PORTRAITS AND GRAPHIC ARTS
Presents oil paintings coming mainly from the inventory of the manor Hlohovec, specifically from the family picture gallery, which included also portraits of the Erdődy family as well as their relatives and monarchs.
| Monday | 08:00 – 24:00 |
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| Tuesday – Friday | 08:00 – 16:00 |
| Saturday | 08:00 – 24:00 |
| Sunday | 13:00 – 18:00 |
A popular summer holiday resort, the water reservoir Sĺňava, is next to the world famous spa Piešťany situated in west of Slovakia.
Spoločnosť Apimed bola založená v roku 1998, kedy sa majitelia Peter Kudláč s manželkou Máriou vydali na cestu znovuobjavovania starodávneho vykvaseného nápoja z medu s cieľom nadviazať na tradície našich predkov.
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 Café, kaviareň s jedinečnou atmosférou, patrí medzi najkrajšie objekty a kulinárske zastávky v meste Trnava.
V dobe, keď trh i celá spoločnosť ešte len hľadali cestu k dobrému vínu, predstavila firma Víno Mrva&Stanko slovenské víno ako moderný nápoj.
Rodinné vinárstvo je oficiálne registrovaným výrobcom bio vína.
Malebná vinica a uprostred nej zasadená moderná budova – to je pohľad, ktorý sa naskytne návštevníkovi vinárstva Terra Parna v Ružovej doline pri Trnave.
Natural healing sources - thermal mineral water and unique sulfuric mud - are the cornerstones of the spa.
The Spa Golf Club in Piešťany is situated not far from the well-known spa area. It was established as one of the first golf courses in Slovakia as early as in 1914.
Na okraji Trnavy, v dotyku rekreačnej oddychovej zóny uviedla spoločnosť Golf Trnava, s.r.o., do prevádzky odpalisko Driving Range Trnava.
The area of the bath features a thermal spring with a temperature of 62°C.
Hlohovec is one of the few towns in Slovakia which have observatories (19) and one of the five towns with a planetarium. We organize field trips to the planetarium, lectures and astronomic observations of the Sun and the night sky.
The great Gothic monument, St Nicholas Basilica, parish church stands on the square Námestie Sv. Mikuláša on the site of an older Romanesque church from the 14th century (on the site of the oldest settlement). It was a cathedral church of the Esztergom Archbishop in the years 1543-1820.
The museum is situated in the former Clarist monastery from the 13th century with the rich stucco and relief decoration of the Sacrarium. During World War II, this place served as a hiding place for American pilots. Besides the permanent expositions, visitors can see 20 new expositions a year in the showplace, which is larger than 2,500 m2. Moreover, the museum administers the Oláh Seminary and the House of Music.
The first Early Baroque building of national significance in Slovakia, the university Cathedral of St John the Baptist is one of the most valuable historical monuments of Trnava.
Budova Divadla Jána Palárika je považovaná za najstaršiu stavbu svojho druhu na Slovensku.
Múzeum holokaustu v Seredi je súčasťou SNM-Múzea židovskej kultúry v Bratislave. Vzniklo v priestoroch bývalého pracovného a koncentračného tábora v Seredi, ktoré predstavuje autentické miesto viažuce sa k tragickému obdobiu riešenia židovskej otázky na Slovensku počas druhej svetovej vojny.
The Ján Koniarek Gallery bears the name of the founder of Slovak sculpture Ján Koniarek, who was born on January 30, 1878 in the village of Voderady and died on May 4, 1952 in Trnava. The gallery was established on June 1, 1976, while since April 1, 2002 it has been managed by the Trnava Self-governing Region.
The fortifications of the town of Trnava rank among the oldest medieval fortifications of Slovak towns. With the delineated area of 56 ha, the town of Trnava in the 13th century ranked among the largest towns in Europe.
Kolonádový most v Piešťanoch na západnom Slovensku je najdlhším krytým mostom na Slovensku. Patrí k neodmysliteľným symbolom kúpeľov Piešťany a k vrcholu funkcionalistickej architektúry Slovenska.
