Myjava is the center of the distinctive Kopaničiarska region between Záhorie and Považie. Myjava is home to the Myjavský Viaduct, a railway bridge that was declared a national cultural monument in 2021.
Anyone wishing to book a hotel in Myjava can plan their stay around the landscapes, trails, and cultural sites of the town and its surroundings.
Nature
Bučkova jama in the Myjava District is a 38.46-hectare landslide area near Vrbovce. Flower meadows, woodland, and wetlands shape the diverse landscape. Orchids and the bulb-bearing lily grow there; rare butterflies are also found there, including Colias myrmidone as well as the two Maculinea species Maculinea nausithous and Maculinea teleius.
The protected area of Chvojnica in the Myjava District preserves a mountain stream with riparian vegetation. Tuff deposits have created calcareous fens there. The protected area of Kožíkov vrch near Vrbovce features flower meadows with nine orchid species and the rare purple hawkweed.
In Turá Lúka stands Lipa U Belanských, a protected small-leaved lime tree more than 620 years old. It is the oldest recorded protected tree in the Myjava District. The Žalostiná observation platform stands above Chvojnica in the White Carpathians and the CHKO Biele Karpaty Protected Landscape Area.
Trails and Activities
The green-marked hiking trail No. 5117 leads from the central orientation point in Myjava via Ostrý vrch to the square in Vrbovce and is 11 km long. The blue-marked hiking trail No. 2413a runs from Myjava through Turá Lúka to Branč Castle Ruins in Podzámok and is 10 km long.
The Chodníčky za poznaním slovensko-moravského pohraničia project created seven educational trails around Myjava in 2013. The Myjavská päťdesiatka hiking march has been part of Myjava's tourism events program since 1971.
The 4Cykloregio is a 42.9 km-long, blue-marked sports cycling route through Turá Lúka, Vrbovce, and Chvojnica in the Myjava area. From Chvojnica, it continues to Skalica and the Baťa Canal, where it connects to the long-distance cycling route along the Morava River.
The Kamenec observation platform was opened to the public in August 2023. Its project includes information boards about birdlife at various locations in the region. The project also includes a charging station for electric bicycles in the gazebo at the children's playground. Ski-Land Stará Myjava offers a groomed slope and services for winter recreation.
Culture and History
The Vrbovčianska izba in Vrbovce presents an exhibition about rural housing, crafts, work and holiday clothing, and other objects. Visits can be arranged by telephone. The Monument to the Battle of the Kurucs on Ostrý vrch in Vrbovce commemorates the battle of December 1704 between imperial troops and the estates' army.
The Starý hrad–Branč educational trail begins nearby at Branč Castle. It can be reached via the Podbranč, Podzámok bus stop, takes approximately 40 minutes, and has six information boards. Also nearby, Branč Castle was built in the second half of the 13th century to secure routes across the Carpathians to Moravia.
The Gazdovský dvor in the Turá Lúka district houses a living exhibition in a typical Kopaničiarska farmhouse from the late 19th century. Visitors can see traditional clothing, tools, and work equipment, as well as try traditional activities, including tying Myjava scarves and trying on traditional Myjava clothing. Visitors can also taste what the farmer's wife cooked on the day of their visit.
Events and Rural Life
The MYJAVA 2026 International Folklore Festival was the 66th edition of the festival. It included folk traditions, music, dance, singing, crafts, tastings, markets, and exhibitions.
The Dožinky harvest festival in Turá Lúka offers tastings of regional specialties, demonstrations of traditional crafts, and participation in harvest activities. The harvest festival took place again in 2026 after a one-year hiatus.
More local pages: Jablonka, Hrasne, Stará Myjava, Miawa, Vrbovce, Brestovec, Košariská, Podkylava, Poriadie, Priepasné, Rudník, Kostolné, Lúka, Krajné, Polianka.
