Full day trip in Small Carpathians
Explore a lot from a rich countryside
| Trip name | Start | Duration | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Great tour of the Small Carpathian region | Morning start: | 8–10 hours | 1. Cultural heritage tour | 149 € / 139 € / 129 € / p. person |
Additional activity | Custom event | 0,5 – 2 hours | Optional activity | Variable price 12,00 € – 55,00 € / person, |
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Choose locations & activities which you want to include into your day trip
1. National hero burial mound
In the most distant part of the Small Carpathian region´s tour we will visit a national hero Milan Rastislav Štefánik burial mound. A monumental white glazed terraced memorial with four obelisks creates a natural astonishment whether walking through it or observing from a distance. Štefánik is a strong personality in Slovak national memory, definitely a man with a deep life story and a powerful legacy. Due to his deeds during World War I the Slovak nation managed to become independent from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy rule.
2. Visit to the "Driny" cave
A visit to „Driny Cave“ in the Small Carpathians can certainly be a great addition to your tour. This natural cave with its magical stalactite decoration is definitely worth a visit when exploring the region. Walking 0.5 km underground, admiring all the ornaments in the embrace of the cave's beauty will give you a sense of wonder.
3. Red stone castle
A Red stone castle is a well preserved renaissance fortress hidden in the hills of Small Carpathian mountains. Castle tells the stories of many counts and nobles living here. When exploring this place you will surprisingly learn about the biggest copper concern of its age in the world. Really interesting story. In the summer you can enjoy here a falconry shows, medieval knights and even a local wine tasting in old bastions.
4. Wine growing towns
Did you know that Bratislava and the Small Carpathian region have a rich wine-growing tradition, that we can trace back by written documents to the 13th century, and by archeological findings even further back to the times of the Romans and Celts? And did you know that actually Slovakia is one of the most northern regions for vine growing in Europe?
There are several small towns from which we can mention Svätý Jur, Pezinok & Modra. The first one is also a town monument reserve with well preserved architecture.
5. Walk in the vineyards
To enrich the tour, we highly suggest taking a short walk in the Small Carpathian vineyards. This will make your whole experience even more pleasant, because you will really feel the countryside and make a whole image of the region that has been connected to the wine culture for centuries. We promise that we will take you to the best locations we know. If the weather & timing will be good the sunset will accompany us.
6. Wine tasting in
Small Carpathian wine region
If you are a wine lover or if you are just curious enough to experience a wine tasting in Small Carpathian region, we strongly suggest to add this event to your tour.
We know many excellent local winemakers and we can either visit charismatic old wine cellars (up to 500 years old), genuine local wine taverns with a cozy atmosphere or absolutely modern wine venues with brand new technologies. You will „taste“ the flavor of this region and know more local people.
7. Exclusive mead "Včelovina" tasting
An exceptional honey craft family business in Smolenice visit. Včelovina mead is a beverage that ranks among the best honey wines in the world. Unique flavor of this deluxe mead has been achieved by using three different types of honey. The balanced blend forms the Včelovina’s taste and aroma. Unlike most meads, Včelovina ferments at low temperatures, around 17°C. Although this production method is more demanding, the reward is that the honey flavor nuances are preserved significantly better in the beverage.
8. Slovak folk majolica workshop & exposition
Modra as a one of wine growing towns in Small Carpathian region has a long history and it has always been strongly connected to the winemaking. But besides the wine production, there was a pottery crafts tradition closely attached to it. So imagine a good wine inside of the beautifully ornamented wine jugs. Later on the ornaments were painted to various potteries of many kinds.
This specific local pottery is called „Majolica“. The whole tradition together with Majolica ornamentation are inscribed in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovakia.
On our tour we may choose to visit a traditional Majolica warehouse with 140 year old history. You will learn more about this tradition & you will see the master craftsmen in the action. Eventually you can try to make a piece of ceramics yourself. In the warehouse is situated a shop with Majolica ceramic products so this may be a lovely gift or souvenir from your travels.
9. Small Carpathian wine museum & exposition
One of the best exposition about wine, wine making and the whole wine tradition. Small Carpathian museum offers besides the old historical regional context also contemporary degustation experience. You will learn a lot about the wine. Also you can choose for the special wine tasting in a dark or the unique „all senses“ experiential wine tasting with sommelier
If you are lucky
Local feasts, wine routes & festivals
If you are lucky with timing, we will definitely take you for the wine celebrations or festival. These events take place in small wine towns and the atmosphere there is just amazing. You will find there lots of good wine & food and in the autumn also a special grape drink „burčák“. Please, when making a booking of this tour, ask us if there is any event going on.