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.
The statue of Štiavnický Nácko appeared on the ”trotuár” (promenade) in Banská Štiavnicain October 2013. Standing 160 cm tall, it is a symbolic portrait of Nácko, […]
Carved from Yugoslav marble in 1938, the statue of the Slovak polymath is full of symbolism. The robe represents his calling as a priest, the book […]
The Baroque Holy Trinity Column (plague column) in Banská Štiavnica is the tallest of its kind in Slovakia. It was erected in thanksgiving for the end […]
Piarg Gate was built at the same time as the New Castle to protect the road into Banská Štiavnica from Pukanec against the Ottomans. Fortification walls […]
The most visited is the old Evangelical cemetery, home to the grave of Marína Pischlová, Andrej Sládkovič’s unrequited love. Frauenberg Cemetery is considered the oldest; several […]
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 […]
The bust of the poet Andrej Sládkovič in the Botanical Garden was unveiled in 1971. Born Andrej Braxatoris, he worked as a tutor in the house […]
Miners were once called to work by the knocks of a wooden mallet on a wooden board. Five mining knocking towers survive in Slovakia, and two […]
One of the most visited attractions in Banská Štiavnica. The underground exhibition in the Bartolomej Adit offers an extraordinary experience: a real descent into the mine. […]