Humenné District: Hotels and Accommodation

Evening observations with a 30 cm Ritchey–Chrétien telescope in a 4 m-high dome are part of the visitor program at the Vihorlat Observatory in Humenné District. The regional astronomical institution has a building in the city center of Humenné that is open to visitors.

Booking a hotel can be part of your personal planning for a stay in Humenné District.

Culture and History

In Humenné stands the Roman Catholic Church of All Saints, a national cultural monument regarded as the easternmost Gothic building in Europe outside the Brick Gothic tradition. The church has stained-glass windows by the artist Mikuláš Klimčák, who was born in Humenné, as well as the bodily remains of Saint Boniface.

The Jewish cemetery in Humenné is one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Slovakia by area. It was declared a national cultural monument on 17 July 2000 and comprehensively reconstructed from 2005 to 2011.

The open-air museum in Humenné occupies a 4-hectare site that reflects the character of Upper Zemplín.

Humenné Manor was originally built as a Renaissance manor house in 1610 and remodeled at the end of the 19th century based on French Baroque châteaux. In the historic rooms of the Renaissance manor house, the art-historical exhibition of the Vihorlat Museum presents the residential culture of the nobility from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The manor house also contains the Vihorlat Museum's art-historical and natural-history exhibitions; their content is connected with Upper Zemplín. Rare woody plants grow in the park next to the manor house.

Nature

The Humenský Sokol educational trail runs through the Humenský Sokol National Nature Reserve in the Vihorlat Mountains and is located in Humenné District. It is a moderately difficult circular trail that can be used year-round, with 10 stations, a length of 3.5 km, and an elevation difference of 257 m.

Trails

The Valaškovský Bridge over the Laborec dates from 1900 and is one of the oldest steel-structure bridges in the Prešov Self-Governing Region. Today, it is designated for pedestrians and cyclists; in 2017, it was declared a national cultural monument.

Jasenov Castle can be reached from the village of Jasenov via a blue-marked trail in about 45 minutes; from Humenné railway station, the blue-marked trail takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Brekov Castle was built at the end of the 13th century on the site of an older fortification from the period of Great Moravia and can be reached from the village of Brekov after an approximately ten-minute walk.

The walking trail in Humenné is 4.0 km long, takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes, and is marked blue and yellow. The first Nordic walking route in Humenné is 4.45 km long and takes approximately one hour. Route 5880, the Švejk cycling route, connects Humenné railway station with Brestov nad Laborcom, Medzilaborce, and Palota.

Cuisine

The cuisine of Upper Zemplín includes Mačanka and tatarčané pirohy. Their preparation is passed down through generations and can be discovered.

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More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Svidník District, Snina District, Poprad District, High Tatras, Sabinov District, Vranov nad Topľou District, Levoča District.