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iOS ANDROID Perfect! n the house / on the tree You’ll experience romance you’ve secrets of ancient houses ancient estates and wild wetlands wine tradition and glass beauty or high level never known before You can return to civilisation quickly and get When walking through historic Svätý Jur, If you’d like to experience wine-growing in a beautiful place, there is another place in Svätý Jur → Pezinok → Like in a large bird’s nest overlooking the to know Svätý Jur, rich in history and precious take a break in the garden of nobleman and traditions and also want to experience Pezinok that you should definitely see. The → Šenkvice → Slovenský Grob forest and into the distance beyond with a architecture. Take a walk through the Town painter Frederick Karl von Scheidlin, the tasting in the dark, for example, go to largest water mill in is hidden in → Chorvátsky Grob / Čierna Voda glass of wine. This could be your perfect we- Conservation Reservation and take so-called Scheidlin’s Garden; there are also neighbouring Pezinok. There you’ll the a picturesque courtyard with a small café and ekend at DUBoDOM. In the crown of a large advantage of Martina Kľúčiková’s perfect many children’s activities. When you have the largest collection of ancient grape presses in an adjacent orchard and has a truly magical oak tree, above the Svätý Jur vineyards, guide service, she will take you along the power and desire to go into nature, there are the Small Carpathian Museum, you could atmosphere. The Schaubmar’s Mill belongs it’s a unique joint creation by architect Pavel picturesque secret streets and draw you into several possibilities nearby. Jurský Šúr, an also see the current exhibition and they to Slovak National Gallery, and they have Šiška and winemaker Michal Bažalík. An the town’s stories. According to Martina, area of wetlands and groves, is to the south. organise non-traditional tasting of excellent managed to interconnect the beautiful rural unobtrusive dark exterior in a ‘clean’ design, the greatest gem is the Gothic Church of Take a stroll through the untouched nature wines from the region to order. The Town space perfectly with high cultural and visual brightened from the inside with massive St. George with a very rare altar, this along a large pond to the Pannsky Grove. Museum is just opposite, and will present arts as well as local community activities. branches running across the interior. Offering church is visited by people from all over the You can also choose a 4 km nature trail you with a permanent archaeological attrac- There is a permanent milling exhibition privacy for four, it has full amenities, a sauna world. The cemetery itself hides four cultural through this ten thousand year’ old unique tions exhibition where you can see beautiful demonstrating the development of milling and a grand terrace perfect for wine tasting. monuments and rare gravestones. If you’re nature reserve in Central Europe. The Great sacral sculptures by a Pezinok ceramist, in the Small Carpathian region from the 18th During the summer you can even swim in the here in July, enjoy Friday evening in Moravian fortified settlement of Neštich Jozef Franko, in the Ján Kupecký Gallery, century until the mid-20th century. Exceptio- wooden barn. The Tree House will be your the 17th century Renaissance and the ruins of the Gothic castle Biely which is part of the Museum. Finally, in the nal value is added by the varying thematic fantastic escape from the hustle and bustle of House, which hasn’t lost any Kameň (White Stone) are on the opposite Renaissance chateau transformed into the exhibitions of the most respected works the city, but not far from interesting places in of its charm, as the owners side, in the woods above the terra- exclusive Palace Art Hotel Pezinok, you of contemporary modern art and design and around Svätý Jur. If you prefer to explore are able to preserve it in its ced vineyards. can visit the art glassmakers’ gallery and with swift curatorial interpretations. by bike, take advantage of the new Small original form and organise the revitalised Chateau Winery. You can Check out the mill programme before the Carpathian-Šúr cycling route Jurava interesting events in it. relax while taking a walk or on a bench in the weekend, you may be able to visit some of Chateau Park by the ponds. the attractive events. They organise great workshops, creative family workshops or summer camps. picturesque land areas in the joys of movement a yummy crispy and hearty and for wine, in every direction toast your health! and an exotic farm Enjoy nature on horseback in the Rozálka experience! They’re a symbol, pride, livelihood and Pezinok gained fame and wealth in ancient Enjoy the nature trails on foot or by bike. Equestrian Facility with a hotel and restau- We recommend the goose feast in the enjoyment – the Small Carpathian vineyards history thanks to quality wine production. Start in the historic centre of Svätý Jur rant, located on the outskirts of Pezinok near Slovenský Grob village as the first gourmet are full of diverse grape varieties. Thanks to Visit a picturesque winery called U vínnej – from the horse-drawn railway station, vineyards and forests. Next to Rozálka, you’ll experience. The 100-year old tradition is kept the vine-growers care and the amazing art of mušky (‘At the wine fly’) for wine tasting through Pustáky and Gaštanica to the forti- find the Pezinok Arena where you can also here by the Geese Roasters Guild, so go for wine-making, many of them are world-class. from local winemakers. Matyšák branded fied settlement with massive ramparts – the enjoy ice skating even during the summer. a fantastic crispy goose with legendary lokše Taste the wine! Vinocentrum Svätý Jur wine can be enjoyed in the evening at Vinum trail has 17 stops. The wine-growing nature It has two options for golf lovers. There is (Slovak potato flatbread) right here. Enjoy is a unique wine shop with a very extensive Galeria Bozen, and the region’s best wines trail in Pezinok has 12 stops and will reveal a Golf Range with 25 tees in Cajla, part of burgers and classic menus at the Garage selection – they have up to 90 wines. Taste can also be bought in Radničná vinotéka the oldest vineyards on the Stará hora (hill) Pezinok. There is a wine museum or outdoor Caffe Bar and don’t miss Chokokafé in the and buy local wines from 20 Sväty Jur wine- (‘Town Hall Wine Shop’) and Mestská slopes, lined with long strips of bulk stones. art objects at the site. You can also go to Renaissance House with amazing, (also) ries. Wander into the historic premises of a vinotéka (‘Town Wine Shop’). Plan a small From a distance you can see a special rocker Chorvátsky Grob to get a Čierna Voda. gluten-free cookies and excellent coffee in Piarist monastery, where the purely family turn to Šenkvice for excellent wine. Local well and a small exhibition Stone and The Golf Club Elán, a nine-hole academic Svätý Jur. In Pezinok, there are more great Winery with the Bognár wine shop has its top winemakers are a credit to the village. Wine from the Small Carpathian Moun- business golf course is in the Hotel Agatka food options, you’ll find restaurants like base. Exceptional wines can also be found in Visit the Repa Winery family winery shop, tains Geopark is part of the trail. Our Small courtyard. There is also an equestrian facility Pezinský Preš, Korzo or Lalia and others, Slovenský Grob. In the Chateau-vin Wine which is one of the youngest, but their wine Carpathians Travel Guide will also guide next to the hotel. with a rich menu of domestic and internatio- Shop next to a guest house and restaurant, is already known all over Slovakia. A winery you through the trails. You will experience nal cuisine. Enjoy a cup of coffee and a slice of don’t just focus on the popular and most where you can relax, for example, on a looko- exotic animal diversity while visiting Ali Farm cake in the Mlsná Emma Chocolate Facto- sought after Small Carpathian wines. ut tower with a panoramic view and a glass of in nearby Vinosady. The family that owns ry, which includes an Art shop – a great tip award-winning wine, this is Karpatská Perla the farm will introduce you to the secrets of for buying a gift from local artists. (‘Carpathian Pearl’). The owners will gladly beekeeping and you can walk through the tell you about their vineyards, about their Beekeeping Trail leading through the village care, and they will guide you through the and land area. cellars where can taste their ‘pearl’ wines in a beautiful space. Perfect! When it dries after rain and you let yourself be pampered in romantic wellness, in the with the muses of museums with a top guide also on an art tour You don’t need to pack much for the chateau embrace of the forest Start the ‘Tour Štúr’ in Modra with a For interesting historical things, apart from The skills of winemakers and the works of Pezinok → Modra → Piesok → Svätý Jur as it’s renovated and converted into the Because the forest is beautiful in almost museum for the most outstanding personality museum visits, it’s an excellent and com- artists, this is a perfect harmonic connec- → Častá → Slovenský Grob → Šenkvice Palace Art Hotel Pezinok and exclusively all weather conditions, you’ll experience of Slovak national life, Ľudovít Štúr. His iconic fortable choice to ask someone who really tion, even in bad weather. On the contrary, equipped for your convenience. The newly true relaxation in the comfort of the Hotel marble statue is in the centre and a magni- knows. And we know exactly who to ask! We the rain can give your journey to art in the established Chateau Winery is also located Zochova chata. This hotel is located in the ficent monument, Slovenská Jar (‘Slovak recommend meeting with guide Martina Small Carpathians the right atmosphere. Go in the chateau. A winery museum is located middle of the Small Carpathian forests in Spring’) in the historical cemetery. In Kľúčiková, she will guide you through the to Modra – Kráľova, to Zoya Museum & in the magnificent cellars under the chateau, Modra – Piesok. It underwent extensive the museum you’ll see unique personal items Modra paths of Ľudovít Štúr, even if it’s Elesko Wine Park. The wine complex buil- where you can taste the wines under this reconstruction and modernisation with re- not only of Štúr, but also from his colleagues raining. She will tell you many things at the ding is minimalist in design with a backdrop brand. The chateau also features a boutique gard to the genius loci and the surrounding Hurban and Kalinčiak. The Ľudovít Štúr Mu- historic cemetery, you’ll also experience a of vineyards and nearby forests. Take a walk hotel, a modern glass gallery, a restaurant, a nature and in accordance with Feng Shui seum often exhibits works of art by Slovak night lantern tour of Modra and with her, through the winery’s generous art gallery, chateau wine bar and a wellness centre. The principles in 2007. Thanks to the generous artists and written documents. After visiting you can arrange a beautiful and unique walk taste wine in modern wine cellars and dine in chateau is fully accessible and offers organised glazing with many wooden elements, you’ll the museum, go down to the city through through historic villas in the ancient re- a stylish restaurant. You don’t have to travel tours in different languages. Take a pleasant feel a closeness to nature and a perfect a beautiful linden alley, alongside the two sort of Modra – Harmónia. Martina is also to to experience high art. The Slo- walk on wide paths even with an umbrella in connection with the dense beech forest famous churches to a magical historic ce- interested in the German forest community vak National Gallery brings contemporary the English park with a lake and rare trees, that protects your privacy from every room, metery with rare tombstones. In Modra, – the Huncokars who once lived and worked design art gems directly to the periphery of the park was founded in 1844 by Count Pálffy. restaurant or wellness. you’ll also appreciate the craft beauty in the Small Carpathian forests. Therefore, the capital, and you’ll feel a strong artistic If it’s not raining, enjoy wandering around centred in the Slovak Ceramic Scul- you can join her and take a stroll through the and cultural impression in Schaubmar’s the town on an electric bike, the hotel pture Museum. In the rotunda nature forest park trails following the Hun- Mill in Pezinok. Interesting community will be happy to rent them to you. bastion of the town fortifications cokars’ traces, past the historic old school events take place there on weekends – the at Ignác Bizmayer Gallery, to the mountain cemetery. programme is easy to find on their social being part of the museum, network. The mill cafe offers wine, cakes and you’ll admire the works of this great coffee. master of figural ceramic creation. Pezinok naturally has a number of important museums; you can read about them in the previous weekend tip ‘In the house on the tree’. or walks through the Renaissance when you can find a castle sanctua- behind the potter’s wheel and when your tummy is rumbling also in wine galleries. ry, you won’t sleep under a tree behind the crocheted magic If you enjoy London weather in Renaissance You’ll certainly get hungry while travelling for With an easy step around the puddles, treat streets, don’t hesitate to go further to Svätý A tour of the vast Renaissance castle Červený You need a wine jug, so give pottery a go. the art and history of the Small Carpathian yourself abundantly to a perfect excursion Jur. With our Small Carpathians Travel Kameň (‘Red Stone’) will give you an Enjoy this possibility in the Majolika R region, but you can eat at every ‘stop’. You to wine cellars and wine bars in the wide Guide app, you certainly won’t get lost as it insight into the life and housing culture of workshop in Pezinok – Grinava. Creating just need to know where. Enjoy the morning surroundings of your hotel, but strategically. will gradually guide you through the Svätý the aristocracy and bourgeoisie in Slovakia clay objects will relax you, spinning the pot- with homemade spelt cakes in BonŽúr café In Modra, sit down for a drink or two at the Jur Town Conservation Reservation. from the Renaissance to the Art Nouveau. ter’s wheel is a wonderful experience and an in Pezinok. For lunch or dinner, visit one of 500-years-old Pivnica U Pradeda wine Again, you can also make use of the guide Walk through the salons, bedrooms and original memory will materialise from it. You the local restaurants in Pezinok and Svätý cellar, which has an extensive selection of the knowledge of Martina Kľúčiková, for knight’s hall, peek into the huge wine cellars also be able to admire the perfect ceramic art Jur, and have an artistic afternoon snack best Modra wines. Excellent Pezinok wines whom Svätý Jur is an emotional affair. You’ll and castle mill. The castle has a sophisticated of masters during visits to traditional Modra in the renowned chocolate factories. See! can be enjoyed in U vínnej musky, a small discover the horse railway station, the synago- defence system that you can learn about workshops in the Slovak Folk Majolica, the weekend in the ‘House on the tree’ or wine bar in Pezinok. In Svätý Jur, you’ll be gue and the Pálffy Manor House. You'll learn during a special tour. When the rain stops, which has a shop on the square, or in the the directory, everything is there! You’ll be offered a selection of wines and sparkling about important personalities from the histo- enjoy Falconry Court Astur, the French park house with a family workshop called Kerami- offered a sandwich breakfast with a cake in wines directly at the Dubovský & Grančič ry and the recent past who lived and worked and the surrounding forests. You’ll also be ka Ďureje. In Modranska ceramics, they use pleasant Café Modur in Modra, and try winery, or in the beautiful historic premises here and you can take up the opportunity of guided around the Červený Kameň castle by the power of traditional pattern fragments Starý dom (‘The Old House’) for a big of the Bognár Winery with a wine shop. tasting wine at one of Svätý Jur wineries. Okolohradná potulka (‘Round the castle and push the overall look of their products meal or the restaurant at the Hotel pod Visiting Karpatská Perla winery in Šenkvi- wandering’) – a nature trail leading throu- into a contemporary design – they’ll be happy Lipou or Biolka in Kráľová. You can also ce will be a relaxing experience at the covered gh an old Jewish cemetery, to a lookout to see you in their workshop with a shop. try a tasty meal in the Taverna pod Baštou lookout tower. We believe that the Small point at Kukla Hill, alongside the There is an elegant lady living in Modra who at the Červený Kameň Castle. How about Carpathian wines you bring home from the Pálffy Chapel to Calvary with preserves the tradition of another beautiful roast goose!? You’ll only experience a true weekend will remind you of these delicious a Baroque sculpture, craft – bobbin lace. Textile artist Darina goose feast in Slovenský Grob, thanks to experiences. to old mines and Lichnerová is a true crochet artist and you the Geese Roasters Guild. You won’t hear a then back to the can visit her in her private studio. She will bad word about this tradition there and Grob castle.. show you how she creates her art and what is not far away! can be decorated with bobbin lace. However, it’s necessary to make an appointment in advance. Perfect! On the wave of adrenaline in a pleasant environment on a forest trail with you no longer have to ask the birds and you can fly yourself still being and feeling young and a sweet-smelling duvet the wind through your hair Do you like heights? In the summer of 2018, Do you want to stay in heavenly highs? A There are few places in Slovakia with really Rača → Pezinok → Modra → Dubová You decided to finally experience it, climb the Do you want to go down the hill on a Moun- the Alexander Filípek Lookout Tower grew runway and adrenaline are waiting for you professional pump tracks and one of them → Doľany → Slovenský Grob heights, enjoy the speed and maybe saddle a tain cart? Riding on a forest trail (2.7 km) more than 20 metres on Veľká Homola Hill, with the most experienced Slovak pilots. With can be found in the Small Carpathians. Bike → Chorvátsky Grob → Limbach horse. Feel free to do these things, the Small will give fun to all members of your weekend and its conquest is a compulsory experience a bird’s eye view you’ll enjoy the beautiful Park Zochova Chata in the forest above → Dlhá → Kráľová pri Senci Carpathians are awaiting you! But first, find party. Those interested can make use of for you! It’s named after the renowned visi- view of the Small Carpathian foothills and the Modra provides adrenaline enjoyment on your starting point – accommodation! In cars from Rača (of course, the date must onary forest engineer, who was responsible wide lowland. Červený Kameň Castle, Smole- a bike, scooter, skates or skateboard. You’ll the evenings you can talk about the exciting, be booked) to get to the start at Bielý kríž for sophisticated forest management and nice Castle, Manor House, ruins, improve your coordination and fitness. The adventure-packed weekend days in the pictu- (‘White Cross’). You can then cool down at sensitive cultivating the surrounding forest peaks and valleys of the Small Carpathians, track’s creator is Filip Polc, a Slovak elite resque setting at Villa Vinica in Limbach, or the Rača summer swimming pool in Kniž- environment in Modra in the latter half of vast vineyards, picturesque villages and water mountain bike rider, who also like to visit in the Karolína Guest House in Slovenský kova dolina. If you like to learn something the 19th century – Harmónia, a well-known worlds… you can see and enjoy all this in often and ride. You can try the breathtaking Grob – here they’ll also roast fantastic goose historical about your current location while resort with beautiful villas was created. You one flight! It’s a must-do experience for all descents from the surrounding hills on a bike, for you. There are number of accommodation doing sports, go to the 14th century Church can get to the lookout tower through a forest adrenaline connoisseurs. The Pilot Club with or just cycle along the trails. For example, possibilities in the centre of Pezinok, inclu- of St Philip and Jacob, which is the most park, a walk with a gradual elevation from the its base in Kráľová pri Senci will provide you the Small Carpathian forests are absolutely ding Penzion 77 – Garni with a nice pink important local architectural monument. You Modra part of Piesok, or longer ascending with a sightseeing flight and you can choose perfect for nutritious trail runs, just follow garden and there is a hotel with beautiful can enjoy cycling on cycle routes with the from the Kučišdorf dam, around Horáreň the route. Your plane will take off the marked hiking trails and enjoy incre- horses on the outskirts of the town, at Areál wind running through your hair, maps can be pod Širokým with views of the town of from the airport in dible nature transformations. If you want to Rozálka. Directly in Modra you can relax in found at malekarpaty.travel and also the Pezinok. It’s quite possible that you’ll Dubová or Slád- experience adrenaline in a climbing harness, the wellness of Hotel Majolika, or new Small Carpathian-Šúr cyc- see deer here! From the top of the kovičovo. It’s there’s a rope centre at Hotel pod in Hotel Sebastian u Hoffe- ling route Jurava – www. tower you’ll also see the distant Alps. necessary Lipou in Harmónia – you can ra. We’ve mapped all the jurava.sk. Those who like to climb rocks will certainly to book in discover more about the hotel convenient accommodation, enjoy the massive and beautiful quartzite advance, and and its sports and recreation even for the most demanding formations close to the lookout tower, they also offer site in our last weekend tip. ones, and you can find all called Traja jazdci (‘Three Riders’). You balloon flights and of them on malekarpaty. can see a long way from the lookout tower, flight courses. travel – choose and enjoy but the view of Modra is prevented by the the ride on the wave of surrounding hills. So go to the town and look adrenaline! at the landmark – the Town Tower, and enjoy the quaintness. with the joy and energy in the footsteps of precious on a horseback, adrenaline when you become really hungry and finally, taste what of conquering the mountain ore or climbing rock in bends During the action weekend, hunger soon the Empress liked. Three of the highest Small Carpathian The Small Carpathians have a rich mining his- If you’re sitting in a horse saddle for the catches-up with you, but don’t worry! In In Doľany, head to the Vína z Mlyna family seven-hundred-metre peaks await action tory, which is now reminded by the Mining first time, you’ll also enjoy a pleasant, but the Small Carpathians you’ll be well fed winery. Warning! Their taproom is only open tourists. Views from Vápenná, Vysoká and Trail in Pezinok and Modra Mining Trail. small adrenaline rush. You can ride a horse and you have something to drink at almost on Fridays and Saturdays throughout the Záruby ridges are truly breathtaking and In the gold footsteps you’ll see mining tren- in the enclosure, but also on the surrounding every corner. When you’re in Rača, go to summer, but you have to experience the wonderful looking as a reward, even though ches, pass through old quarries, underground forest trails in Areál Rozálka in Pezinok. Račianský dvor for traditional homemade space, feasting and tasting! Or visit the big the overall ascents aren’t so demanding, there mines, mining pits, discover the places of You can also enjoy exploring Jurský Šúr with food or Italian cuisine in Don Saro Cucina JM Doľany Winery on the outskirts of the are a few more technical sections where your mines, shafts and mining galleries. Outside its large grove, ponds and wetlands by riding Siciliana. In Piesok, Modra you can refresh village and taste excellent wine with them. adrenaline level increases a Small. Save your the mining trail near Modra – Harmónia near a horse when visiting the nearby Čierna yourself in the charming tavern Furmanská They will guide you through their wine cellars strength on parts of the sections before the the robust Medvedia skala (‘Bear Rock’), Voda Equestrian Facility near Chorvátsky krčma, which belongs to Hotel Zochova and vineyards. The slopes below the Rača summit, when the trail literally bites the hillsi- which is also used by climbers for training, Grob. If you prefer family farms and want chata, you may want to try something good forests are made for cultivating noble vines. de and you’ll have to cope with steeper ascen- there is approximately 400 metres of corri- to enjoy horseback riding for example to in the Bowling Restaurant in Harmónia The famous Račianska Frankovka (Blaufrän- ding and rocky, slippery slopes. And if your dors hollowed deep into the quartzite massif Červený Kameň Castle, go to the Leonard or in the Biolka in Kráľová. On your way kisch) was also recognised by Maria Theresa children can do it? With the right motivation behind the narrow entrance of the gallery Farm – JK Doľany, which has its stables at from the airport in Dubová, you can stop at as wine suitable for the imperial table. You – you might see deer and mouflons called Bartolomej. It’s the longest explora- the cooperative site. Horses can also have a Hoštácka viecha – they have homemade can see the quality wines for yourself in the – and yes, definitely tory gallery around Modra. Various animals, different form and for those who feel better food and desserts, seasonal cheeses and wine Račianska vinotéka wine shop, which be- correct footwear! bats and salamanders live or hibernate there. behind the wheel than with a bridle in their produced by themselves. The B-Club Doľany longs to the local wine association. There are Those who have the However, you should know that for protec- hands, we have a good adrenaline tip. Close restaurant is closest to the go-kart track, it’s also successful successors in the rich tradition time after climbing tion reasons, Bartolomej isn’t yet officially to Doľany, near the village of Dlhá, there is exceptional for its collection of classic motor- of producing great wines at the Villa Vino the top of the part of the nature trail. a sports and recreational site Motokáry cycles. During the weekend you can try many Rača winery. You’ll find the Michal Sadloň highest Záruby can Dlhá (go-karts) with top services. They put good restaurants and wine bars in Winery in Limbach, which has won the MVC continue along the you in the machine and release you on Pezinok and directly in Modra and Wine Grower of the Year award on several oc- ridge to the Ostrý a truly professional go-kart circuit. In its surroundings, just look into casions. The Small Carpathian Wine Route Kameň (‘Sharp addition to providing a certified quality our directory and (MVC) boasts nearly 300 members – not just Stone’) Castle ruins track and go-karts, after riding there, choose according winemakers and associations whose delicious – a beautiful route you can eat and take a shower. to your taste. wines you can taste during the wine events. to a magical place! Perfect! With children or in pairs tuned in an ideal environment along a fairy-tale trail you can conquer under a gigantic chestnut with outside the walls, in palaces Spending a relaxing weekend with your chil- to space mysteries the surrounding hills easily a falcon or eagle on your hand and castle parks Modra → Budmerice → Dubová → Častá dren requires at least a grain of ingenuity. We The Forest Manor Trail from Harmónia Do you like climbing the hill and then even The Pálffy family owned many beautiful We have one more tree for your attention in → → Vinosady → Senec understand you, so we chose a strategic point along the red hiking trail has amazing surpri- higher? If you like, take a walk around Tis manor houses, castles and chateaus in the Modra. Behind the gardens ending with the for you – the modern Hotel pod Lipou, ses for you. You’ll be greeted by tree creatu- Rocks to the majestic, brand new Alexander Small Carpathians. Take a tour of the noble ancient town fortifications, at the Secon- which opened its new section with wellness in res – fantasy figures made from trees. You’ll Filípek Lookout Tower in Veľká Homola. and knight’s dwellings. Visit Červený Kameň dary Viniculture and Fruit Growing School, spring 2019 is not only attractive for children. pass through the woods, over the bridges on It’s more 20 metres high and you can climb Castle – climb the lookout bastion, explore on the terraces of the hills, there are three The hotel has a vast and entertaining com- the creek, past the gazebos and perhaps you’ll 120 steps. You’ll see almost all of the Small the moats. Children also like the French protected service trees (Sorbus domestica). pound on the edge of the forest, but is close also see a black stork nesting there. Or, follow Carpathians, but also the far-reaching Alps, garden and immediately mistake it with a One of them is world-class! Experts agreed to the town. It’s located in the recreation the blue trail to Zámčisko Hill, where you’ll lowlands, reservoirs, villages and towns. small labyrinth. The Falconry Court Astur, that with a trunk diameter of 160 cm and aged area Harmónia near Modra. Spacious have a romantic view of Modra. Both trails On the way from the lookout tower, in the which is part of the castle grounds, allows around 400 years, it’s the largest measured rooms and suites with great facilities await lead to the observatory (the red one directly Hotel Zochova chata carpark, there is a large you to hold a real predator. They have the on Earth. Noblemen liked to ride in the woods you. The resort features a sports ground with to it), which you can visit every Sunday. In the wooden playground and Bike Park – a largest collection of these birds in Slovakia. on horseback when hunting, and therefore tennis courts, a basketball and football field, Astronomical and Geophysical Observa- pumptrack which you can try at any time. The castle is surrounded by a forest and the most beautiful Renaissance manor house petanque fields, a beach volleyball field and tory you’ll discover what space observations A slightly smaller, but paradoxically vineyards under it. There is a giant in the area – Budmerice Manor House, children’s zones. There is also a generous researchers do here and what instruments a Small more adrenaline lookout 500-year-old chestnut tree with a large English park, was created near summer pool with a garden, a pond, a rope they use. In this part of the Small Carpathians tower stands on Kukla growing on the periphery, Lindavský Forest. It’s a perfect place for picnics, centre and a private pottery workshop. The you can also explore Modra’s mining trail hill above the village of the largest in the country. games and walks. When you head back to the hotel is equipped with electric bicycle and geocaching players can look for hidden Dubová. You can get up It’s 23 metres high and hills of the Small Carpathians to Smolenice, rental with a charger. For those who admire boxes. the hill to the Fúgelka has an 8.3 metres girth. you’ll be welcomed from afar by the romantic ancient architecture, we recommend Lodge by car and make How many of you would Smolenice Castle, which aesthetically fits an easy sightseeing tour of magical a tour from one side be needed to hug it perfectly into the forest environment. From its Harmónia. There are many poetic or the other. Along the together? There is also viewing platform in the tower you can see the historical villas in this once we- way you come across trail blazing to this rare distant lowland and Záruby, the highest peak ll-known aristocratic resort. rocky formations called tree from the centre of in the Small Carpathians. It’s open daily during Čertove zuby (‘Devil’s Častá village. summer and only on Sundays in the spring. Teeth’) and you’ll also Don’t forget to go to the Smolenice cemete- find a small cave there. ry with a rare Neo-Baroque family tomb of the Pálffy family, who owned the castle. in the awesome hiding with forest animals also splashing and jumping until in a cornet and a mocha cup at a feast with rich wines. places of bats in rural farms the lifeguard whistles Do you know why motorcyclists often make Feeding a bunch of kids during trips – one is The Small Carpathians underground pearl – Mouflons, roe deer, deer, wild boars, foxes, Spending a hot summer day deep in the shade a short stop and car drivers deliberately exit sometimes challenging, but you can easily do Driny Cave is also located in Smolenice. It’s grass snakes, salamanders, frogs, herons, of the forest with rays of sunlight is a fairy the motorway to pass through Modra? Every this. Scroll through the booklet and choose the only accessible cave in Western Slovakia. falcons, etc., forests and wetlands full tale. But if you long for water refreshment, tripper is happy to indulge in Modra ice from the restaurant tips throughout the It’s unique for its rich decoration of ‘jagged’ of beautiful animals, there are the Small pack your towels and head to the reconstru- cream without remorse. There are three ice Small Carpathians eastern foothills always in calcareous sinter deposits called elephant Carpathians and if you’re lucky, you may see cted retro swimming pool in Modra with cream parlours in the middle of Modra, who- the penultimate column of the weekend or ears and also for the large bat colonies, up to all these creatures. However, you can safely views of the surrounding hills of the Small se owners are proud of the excellent recipes in the directory. There are plenty of them, 11 species hibernate there. If you’re spending enjoy the animals at the Farm Pod Gaštan- Carpathians. There is a buffet and a toddler of this popular delicacy. Enjoy ice cream in you’ll definitely agree on good meal together! the weekend in the Small Carpathians in kou in Modra. It’s a picturesque place in the pool and the water in the pool is slightly the Community Garden opposite the Town The Small Carpathians region is well-known early spring, don’t miss another rarity in the area between vineyards and forest. They have heated. The swimming pool’s atmosphere Tower. It’s a lovely place with trees, wooden for its nature, ceramics and wine, so leaving it Smolenice . At 9 metres high, the Hl- a contact zoo, a playground and a fragrant reminds you a Small of the nostalgia of the benches and painted ceramic fairy tales on without a bottle of wine could be considered bočiansky Waterfall is the only waterfall in herb garden, and they also serve great food. Slovak film The Sun in the Net. It’s great! For the walls. And you can peek beyond the town a crime! Many wineries and wine cellars are the Small Carpathians. They call it occasional, In Vinosady near Modra, children will see a full meal, stop at the nearby Kinečko Bis- walls, the gate is open and is a shortcut to the open on weekends. The young wine asso- as it’s only possible to see a significant fall a real camel from the Gobi Desert, llamas tro with a terrace, which is part of the Mier world-famous service trees. We recommend ciation called Víno z Modry (‘Wine from of water at certain times of the year. On and peacocks and other animals – visit Ali Cinema. You’ve certainly passed it on your that coffee lovers visit Ebenica, the Modra Modra’) connects high-quality Modra wine- the way from Smolenice, stop at a striking Farm, they will tell you the bees secrets, and way to the swimming pool. If you want to coffee-roasting plant. If they’re closed for ries where not only their wines can be tasted building that looks like it’s made from you can walk through the village and the wi- have fun on water slides, or indulge in proper some reason, it’s no problem, you can still in the 500-years-old Pivnice U Pradeda on large honeycombs. You’ll notice it. They ne-growing area using the Beekeeping Trail. swimming training and wellness, then we re- buy quality coffee to take home or as a gift, the square. On the way to Harmónia, there is produce and sell Včelovina (mead made Or visit Margitin dvor – a family farm with commend visiting the thermal Water park or buy from a vending machine in front of the excellent winery Vinárstvo Miroslava Duda of honey), various types of honey, mead, horses between the villages of Dubová and Senec on Sunny Lakes, which is the closest of roasting plant. Wandering around the castles, and delicious wines and sparkling wines can bee beer and brandy there. And you can Píla. You can climb into the saddle and carry its kind to the Small Carpathians. you’ll find the great Častá Bakery, which also be bought from the ‘professor of wine’ spend a Small time there on a pleasant ad- you in a buggy. is open almost non-stop, and can be really in the Fedor Malik a syn (and Son) family venturous walk through the beekeeping useful with children. winery. The rich directory of Small Carpathian garden with art and educational wine-makers and wineries are the for you, exhibits. as well as plenty interesting information at www.malekarpaty.travel. Click! Ostrý kameň ruins Hlbočiansky Waterfall Vysoká Vápenná Molpír Záruby hradisko Small Carpathian Wine Route Veľká Zámčisko Smolenice Homola Driny Cave Castle leads through these Carpathian towns and villages: Jahodník Báhoň, Bernolákovo, Bratislava – Devín, S Lošonec Smolenice Bratislava – Rača, Bratislava – Staré mesto, Astronomical A N Bratislava – Vajnory, Budmerice, Cífer, Častá, and geophysical H I observatory T Čataj, Doľany, Dlhá, Dubová, Dolné Orešany, A Horné Orešany Horné Orešany, Chorvátsky Grob, Igram, P Kukla R Piesok Kaplná, Limbach, Modra, Pezinok, Píla, A Motokáry Dlhá Ružindol, Senec, Slovenský Grob, Smolenice, C Zámčisko Castle Doľany go-karts Červený Kameň Suchá nad Parnou, Svätý Jur, Šenkvice, fort L Bike Park Dolné Orešany Štefanová, , Veľký Biel, Veľký Grob, L pumptrack Píla Viničné, Vinosady, Vištuk, Zeleneč. A Harmónia M Častá Dlhá S Dubová

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With this card, you also get:

• free admission to 12 museums and Issued by: Malé Karpaty 2019 galleries Štúrova 59, Modra • up to 50% discounts at up to 120 places tel.: +421 905 200 227 • unlimited travel on public transport [email protected] • free travel for one child accompanied www.malekarpaty.travel by an adult

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