Bojnice and surroundings
Bojnice and surroundings
The guesthouse is on Prievidzská ulica in Bojnice – the castle, the zoo and the town centre are all within walking distance.
Bojnice Castle
900 m · 12 min on foot
The first written record of the castle dates from 1113. Between 1889 and 1910 Ján František Pálfi rebuilt it in the neo-Gothic style, modelled on medieval buildings in Italy and France. Today it houses the SNM – Múzeum Bojnice.
bojnicecastle.sk (opens in a new window)Bojnice Zoo
1.5 km · 19 min on foot
The National Zoological Garden Bojnice opened on 1 April 1955 as the first zoo in Slovakia. It keeps more than 360 animal species.
zoobojnice.sk (opens in a new window)Bojnice Spa
1.7 km · 22 min on foot
Healing thermal water at 28–52 °C rises from 9 springs. The spa at the foot of the Malá Magura mountains mainly treats musculoskeletal and nervous system disorders.
kupele-bojnice.sk (opens in a new window)Hurbanovo námestie square
600 m · 8 min on foot
The centre of Bojnice, with Renaissance and Baroque burghers' houses.
King Matthias' Linden
800 m · 10 min on foot
A linden tree more than 700 years old in the castle park, a protected natural monument since 1962. According to legend, King Matthias held council beneath it.
Prepoštská Cave
600 m · 8 min on foot
A travertine cave almost in the town centre, where Neanderthals found shelter 70,000–40,000 years ago. Since 2007 it has housed the Museum of Prehistory of Slovakia exhibition.
Lookout tower above Bojnice
3 km · 42 min on foot
A steel lookout tower about 30 m high with a wooden walkway and a slide, completed in summer 2018.
Dubnica – Hradište educational trail
3.3 km · approx. 2 hours
The route, with 7 stops and 220 m of ascent, starts at the public transport terminus in Dubnica (part of Bojnice) and leads to a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort at 510 m above sea level.
naucnechodniky.eu (opens in a new window)Prievidza
2.5 km · 4 min by car
The neighbouring town, with a railway and bus station (2.5 km from the guesthouse), a shopping centre and the Piarist Church of the Holy Trinity.
Road distances from the guesthouse (Prievidzská ulica 224/19) according to OpenStreetMap; times are approximate.
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