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  • Rohia H
    3 contributions
    Perfect walk
    Such a beautiful place! It was a very pleasant walk up the hill. The whole cultural heritage is being renovated. Well done. Absolutely worth visiting.
    Review of: Kalvária
    Written 3 September 2022
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  • Mimecko
    Modra, Slovakia156 contributions
    An exceptional excursion into the beautiful Middle Ages
    the mansion is furnished with many pieces of the original itinerary of the 15-17 centuries
    The saga of the Coburg family made me realize their contribution not only to the development of Europe, but also their legacy for the present
    Review of: Manor House in Svaty Anton
    Written 20 December 2022
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  • Rohia H
    3 contributions
    Old castle
    Very lovely place. An old castle, that recently hosted new Dracula by Netflix. Worth visiting qs whole this exciting town.
    Review of: Old Castle Banska Stiavnica
    Written 3 September 2022
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  • laczkozsu
    Debrecen, Hungary1,447 contributions
    Lovely place but nothing unique
    After the quarantine we visited two "mining towns": Kremnica and Banska Stiavnica last week. Both are nice historic places, we loved them. In the centre of this town you can found the Main square with the Holy Trinity Column which was built after the great plague epidemic (1710-11). This square was the most important forum of the town in the past. Nowadays there are some restaurants and bars around and you can taste the good Slovak beer or wine.
    Review of: The Holy Trinity Square
    Written 14 July 2020
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  • laczkozsu
    Debrecen, Hungary1,447 contributions
    One of the main symbol of the town
    This Castle has an other name, too: Girl Castle. It can be seen from everywhere in the town because it lies on a hill. It was built between 1554-1571 against the Turkish attacks. It belongs several ghost- and witch-legends. It has 4 corner towers and 24 cannons. This Renaissance Castle has a rich history, and some important functions: eg.: clocktower, belltower etc. Today it's a museum. You can see lots of flags and arms there. The view is breathtaking, you can see the whole town.
    Review of: New Castle
    Written 17 July 2020
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  • laczkozsu
    Debrecen, Hungary1,447 contributions
    A nice calm town- a part of the Unesco World Heritage Site
    It was our second time to visit this nice town. After the long quarantine we enjoyed walking in this calm historic town. It's a beautiful mining town which lies "under the mountains". (The view is beautiful). It was a free royal city and very rich town in 14-15.th century. It was one of the richest silver mining town of Europe in the past. It's the part of the Unesco World Heritage site from 1993. I liked walking in the old town among the renovated old historic buildings. My favourites: Old and New Castles, Main Square (Trojice) with the Plague column. There are lots of good restaurants and cafes, too.
    Review of: Old town area of Banska Stiavnica
    Written 25 July 2020
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  • Marek K
    88 contributions
    Beautiful church from 15th century
    It had been built from the year cca 1450, finished in 1490 and was consecrated in 1500 A.D. There are nice stained glass windows and lot of side chapels. It is a late Gothic temple in the heart of Banská Štiavnica. It is one of "must see" places in the town.
    Review of: The St. Catherine Church
    Written 2 August 2018
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  • AdityaDeo
    Pune, India30 contributions
    Tojan Pillar
    A must visit place in the town of Banska Stiavnica situated at the city centre.It has been maintained really well and looks very attractive
    Review of: Trojan pillar
    Written 6 March 2019
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  • kenbaines
    Wrotham, UK559 contributions
    Archangels
    Very interesting statue that features a trio of archangels. The Virgin Mary is crushing a monster and the whole statue dominates the square.
    Review of: Statue of the Virgin Mary
    Written 4 July 2014
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  • Richard
    Chulilla, Spain41 contributions
    Interesting exhibition.
    Situated between the old and new castles, opposite the tea shop Klopacka, Schemnitz Gallery is house in a traditional, Stiavnica villa. The exhibition was interesting and I especially enjoyed the film shown in a curtained off area.
    Review of: Schemnitz Gallery
    Written 13 February 2016
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  • AndrejaKo
    Maribor, Slovenia1,069 contributions
    easy to pass
    if they wouldn't be renovating the road so that we had to walk through that door, on our way to the new castle, i do not think we would notice them.
    Review of: Piargska Gate
    Written 9 June 2018
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  • Soko37
    Prague, Czech Republic4,219 contributions
    Sitno climbing 🧗‍♀️ and Sitno castle 🏰 ruins
    Castle ruins are just 20 min walking 🚶‍♀️ from Sitno mountain ⛰ top. It originates from 13th century. Today there are few walls and great 👍 view from steep cliff. It is great to connect with climbing Sitno mountain 🏔 and ruins visit. Good shoes 👞, drink 🥤, snack and plan B with clothes when having tricky weather. Food 🥘 and drinks 🍸 available in cottage on the top of Sitno mountain ⛰
    Review of: Hrad Sitno
    Written 25 July 2019
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  • kenbaines
    Wrotham, UK559 contributions
    Locked out
    By the time we got there it was shut so we could not go inside. The exterior leads one to believe that going inside would be worthwhile!
    Review of: Protestant Church
    Written 4 July 2014
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  • z n
    Szentendre, Hungary27 contributions
    Classical Synagogue
    Lakie many other places on Earth, this wonderful building has lost its original function. It works now as a beer brewery of the neighbouring ERB restaurant, Therefore only from outside!
    Review of: Synagogue in the Old City
    Written 24 December 2018
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