Nové Mesto nad Váhom District: Hotels and Accommodation

Beckov Castle stands in Beckov on a steep, 60-metre-high rock near the Váh River. After a fire in 1728, the castle became a ruin.

Booking a hotel in Nové Mesto nad Váhom District can be part of your personal travel planning.

Culture and History

The Draškovič Manor House features interactive exhibitions on the history of Čachtice, Countess Alžbeta Báthoryová, Habaner pottery, the history of the Roma, the Tatrín association, the noble families of Čachtice, and the furnishings of aristocratic residences. The Park of Miniatures in Podolie displays more than 100 models of castles, manor houses, churches, cottages, observation towers, and birthplaces of notable figures in an open-air exhibition.

The Podjavorinské Museum’s exhibition covers archaeology, history, ethnography, the history of craft guilds in Nové Mesto and the surrounding area, and the ecclesiastical history of the region. In the town museum Stará Turá, the “Tradičné bývanie” exhibition displays old furniture, local folk costumes, historic religious books, and household items from everyday life in the past. At the Stará Turá Railway Museum, visitors can try out a Morse telegraph and look at old timetables.

Bošácka slivovica is a traditional fruit brandy speciality from Bošáca. The Bošácka dolina Archaeopark provides insights into the lives of people from the last Ice Age, approximately 33,000 to 22,000 years ago, and includes a human dwelling dating back around 3,500 years from the Late Stone Age or Copper Age. The ruin of the church in Haluzice is a Romanesque church from the 13th century with views over the Bošácka dolina.

The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Nové Mesto nad Váhom is a fortified church with late Romanesque origins dating from the mid-13th century, which was remodelled in the Gothic style as an octagonal building between 1414 and 1423. Its Gothic nave was converted into a Baroque three-nave church between 1667 and 1675 by inserting dividing arcades.

Tematín Castle is a highly visible romantic ruin on a ridge of the Považský Inovec and once served as an important signal castle. From the castle, there are views of the Považský Inovec, the Danubian Lowland, the Little Carpathians, the Myjava Hills, and the White Carpathians. It can be reached on foot from the resort area below Bezovec via a blue-marked trail in approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, or from Lúka via a blue-marked trail in approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes.

The entrance to Čachtické podzemie is about a seven-minute walk from the village square; parking is not available on the narrow dead-end street.

Nature and Landscape

Haluzická tiesňava is a protected natural monument and also a technical structure in Haluzice, created by the erosion of the Haluzický potok. It has been protected since 1963 and is now subject to the fourth level of protection. A forest educational trail was established through Haluzická tiesňava in 2012.

Štúrova skala is a natural rocky outcrop near the Dubník reservoir in Stará Turá, protruding from a wooded slope. Štúrova skala is a popular recreational area with an easy ascent and a training ground for climbers. The Hájnica lookout tower offers panoramic views over the Bošácka dolina, the White Carpathians, and the surrounding kopanice settlements.

Water and Trails

Zelená voda is located 2 km from Nové Mesto nad Váhom and can be reached from the D1 motorway as well as by car, bus, bicycle, inline skates, or on foot. Windsurfing is available at the Zelená voda recreation area.

The Dubník recreation area consists of two reservoirs, Dubník I and Dubník II, also known as the new and old Dubník. During the summer season, the Dubník reservoir, particularly Dubník I, offers opportunities for swimming, renting boats and pedal boats, playing tennis and table tennis, and fishing.

The Horná Streda–Nové Mesto nad Váhom cycle route connects the four municipalities of Horná Streda, Brunovce, Potvorice, and Považany with Nové Mesto nad Váhom and is 13.4 km long. It is classified as a recreational cycle path, suitable for all age groups including children, and can also be used by inline skaters in addition to cyclists.

The annual Bike Fest takes place at the Freeride Bikepark Kálnica and hosts a Slopestyle World Cup event. The connection between Beckov and the Vážska cyklomagistrála is designed as a separate path for cyclists and pedestrians and is also suitable for families with children and less experienced cyclists.

For the higher-level travel overview: Trenčín.

More Destinations

More places within the same destination:

Trenčín District, Nitrianske Rudno Municipality, Púchov, Myjava, Prievidza District, Považská Bystrica District, Bánovce nad Bebravou.