Prievidza: Hotels and Accommodation

Bojnice Castle stands on a travertine hill above the town of Bojnice. Its first written mention dates from 1113. The castle houses an art history museum with nationwide jurisdiction.

Anyone wishing to visit Prievidza may consider booking a hotel in Prievidza.

Culture

The castle and cave tour at Bojnice Castle is conducted with expert commentary. The tour of the castle and cave lasts 75 to 90 minutes. The cave beneath the castle is a natural travertine cave located directly below the castle.

A walk through Bojnice Zoo leads through wooded areas and, in places, through original Carpathian forest. The zoo has a children's petting zoo, which has been in operation since 2005, as well as a sensory trail with various surfaces and educational panels about Carpathian wildlife.

History

The Hornonitrianske Museum in Prievidza was established on 1 January 1985. It is a cultural and educational institution focused on the protection of cultural heritage.

The Banícka kolónia in Handlová was built as a residential district for miners who came to work from throughout the former monarchy. Its main construction phase lasted from 1909 to 1928; during this period, 149 workers' houses were built. The Bralský Tunnel is a 3.0116-kilometre-long railway tunnel and part of a railway line built in the direction of Turiec in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

The Upper Nitra Open-Air Mining Museum is located in Sebedražie in the Prievidza District. During the underground tour, a typical mine railway travels underground.

Nature

The Ski TMG Remata ski resort has a 500-metre-long ski slope with an elevation difference of 90 metres. Ski TMG Remata offers children's lifts and ski lessons.

The tourist mining educational trail in Handlová provides insight into activities associated with coal mining, as well as the fauna and flora of the surrounding area.

The Buchlov educational trail in the Prievidza District is a 5.3-kilometre-long, self-guided hiking trail with eight stations. The Vtáčnik educational trail in the Prievidza District is 7.8 kilometres long, has an elevation gain of 900 metres, and takes approximately three to four hours.

The Vtáčnik mountain range, part of which lies within the Prievidza District, is characterised by beech stands as well as mixed beech and fir stands. In the Prievidza District, information panels are located along hiking trails, on forest roads in use, on peaks in nature reserves, near monuments, and in protected areas of upper Ponitrie, including the Vtáčnik area.

The Fraňo Madva educational trail provides information about the region's fauna, flora and geology, as well as the life and work of Fraňo Madva. The trail is 12 kilometres long and has an elevation gain of 600 metres.

There is a railway station at the Remata resort, 400 metres from the accommodation.

Water and Cycling

Chalmová Thermal Spa is open year-round and has indoor pools for regeneration as well as outdoor pools for swimming.

The Nitrianske Rudno Reservoir is suitable for swimming, boating, sailing, windsurfing, pedal boating and fishing. In the Horná Nitra–Bojnice destination, the Nitrianske Rudno Reservoir is one of the places for water-based recreation.

The Nedožery–Brezany–Malá Čausa–Chrenovec–Jalovec–Ráztočno–Remata cycling route is 11.6 kilometres long and ends in Remata.

Locality Pages

More locality pages: Poruba, Klacno, Bojnice, Valaská Belá, Nitrianske Pravno, Liešťany, Poluvsie, Handlová, Bystricany, Cigeľ, Dolné Vestenice, Jalovec, Kamenec Pod Vtáčnikom, Kanianka, Koš, Lehota Pod Vtáčnikom, Malá Čausa, Malinová, Nitrianske Sučany, Nitrica, Nováky, Opatovce Nad Nitrou, Oslany, Pravenec, Ráztočno, Sebedražie, Tužina, Veľká Čausa, Zemianske Kostoľany, Prievidza, Nedožery-Brezany, Temeš, Diviaky Nad Nitricou, Šútovce, Radobica

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