Skalica: Hotels and Accommodation

Skalica combines historic buildings, regional wine- and baking traditions, and diverse landscapes. Anyone looking for a hotel in Skalica is planning a stay at this destination.

Culture

The Rotunda of St. George in Skalica is a Romanesque building probably dating from the transition between the 12th and 13th centuries, which was later remodelled in the Gothic and Baroque styles. Its upper part was connected to the fortifications and served a defensive function; the lower part served as a chapel.

The parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Skalica was remodelled in the Late Gothic period from a single-nave church into a three-nave basilica. The Franciscan Church of the Seven Sorrows of Mary is a Gothic building dating from the mid-15th century. The presbytery retains a richly ornamented Gothic net vault, while the sacristy has cross vaults; the interior furnishings and furniture are in the Late Baroque style.

The Franciscan monastery complex in Skalica comprises the church building, the Paradise Courtyard and a large Franciscan garden. Skalický trdelník is prepared in the monastery’s Black Kitchen according to traditional methods. Ľadovňa is a rare technical monument illustrating Skalica’s early modern urban economy. The Pilárik brothers’ mill has been restored and is open to the public.

The permanent exhibition of the Záhorské Museum is located in original rooms on the upper floor. From 1905 onwards, Dušan Jurkovič designed these rooms as an illusion of a farmhouse for a museum.

Food and Wine

Vinotéka u františkánov makes and sells Skalický trdelník; it also offers guided tastings of regional wines. Skalický rubín is a protected red wine made exclusively from the Frankovka modrá, Svätovavrinecké and Modrý Portugal grape varieties. Frankovka modrá must account for at least 70 percent.

For Skalický rubín, the grapes must be grown in registered vineyards in the cadastral area of Skalica and in Mokrý Háj, Radošovce, Popudinské Močidlany, Prietržka and Vrádište. These vineyards lie at the foot of Vintoperk and cover approximately 50 square kilometres.

Nature

The Zlatnícka dolina recreational and tourist area is located near Skalica at the foot of the White Carpathians. It offers hiking, summer and winter sports, several cycling routes and, during the summer months, a public natural swimming pool.

The Veterník Nature Reserve is located in the cadastral area of Skalica. Its area is intended to protect habitats of European importance, including xerothermic shrubs, drought-loving grasslands and shrub communities, lowland and submontane hay meadows, and alluvial forests. The stag beetle, the lackey moth and the large-flowered pasque flower are also to be protected there.

Surroundings

Skalica Port on the Baťa Canal allows guests to embark and disembark on the Slovak side.

A guided tour of Skalica normally lasts one hour and includes around three monuments selected by the guest. It can be conducted in Slovak, English or German.

Holíčsky zámok is a château in the surroundings of Skalica. Holý vrch, Veselka and Zámčisko are mountains in the surroundings of Skalica, and Svätý Vít is a church in the surroundings of Skalica.

Kaštieľ Sobotište is a château in the wider regional area surrounding Skalica. “Branč [Podbranč] castle t.” is a castle in the wider regional area surrounding Skalica.

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