Culture & Arts
Banská Štiavnica is a town where history meets a rich cultural and artistic scene.
Its lanes breathe history, yet pulse with contemporary life. The town has plenty of museums and galleries that bring its rich history and art closer to visitors – from the Open-air Mining Museum, where you can experience the authentic atmosphere of mining life, to modern galleries showcasing contemporary art. Throughout the year, Banská Štiavnica hosts numerous festivals celebrating music, theatre, literature and film.
The historic town centre is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and is home to many monuments, such as the Old Castle and the New Castle, St Catherine’s Church and the Calvary. Each of these buildings tells its own story and adds to the town’s unique atmosphere. If you’re looking for interactive experiences, there are exhibitions such as the Bank of Love, where you can discover the longest love poem in the world, or the Glanzenberg Hereditary Adit, which takes you underground right beneath the town. Banská Štiavnica is a place where everyone finds something to enjoy – whether you are a history or art lover, or just looking for new experiences.
This national cultural monument from 1832 is one of the landmarks of the village of Hodruša-Hámre. It depicts the crucified Jesus Christ with larger-than-life figures of […]
This almost forgotten Calvary, with its avenue of lime trees and stone reliefs, is probably even older than its sister in Štiavnica. On a spoil heap […]
The Evangelical church as it stands today is the result of several rebuildings, and you can see Gothic, Renaissance and Classicist features. The oldest and most […]
Ladislav Hudec was a world-famous architect from Banská Bystrica. After being taken prisoner in Russia, he made his way to Shanghai, where for more than 30 […]