By Air

Airports nearest to Piestany are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Piestany Airport (distanced approximately 2.8 km)
Zlin Holesov Airport (distanced approximately 46 km)
Kunovice Airport (distanced approximately 56 km)
Prievidza Airport (distanced approximately 58 km)
Bratislava Ivanca Airport (distanced approximately 66 km)

By Train

The city railway going number 120 Bratislava-Zilina (since 1876) with direct connections to Vienna.

By Road

Piestany is accessible highway D1 (E75) Bratislava - Hricovske Podhradie.Junction Road No. 61 (Trnava-Trencin) and 499 (Myjava-Topolcany).

Church of St. Stephen, Thermia Palace, Balneology museum, Military History Museum, Piestany music festival

Church of St. Stephen

Church of St. Stephen in Piestany is a classicist building from the years 1828-1832.It has a simple oblong space arched Prussian vaults with oval cap presbytery.The exterior is divided fluted pilasters.The western side is the gable facade built tower with pyramidal roof.The church began building landlord Earl Francis Erdody in 1828 and was completed in 1831.Consecration was only a year later.18th March 2005 the church was equipped with a 213 cm long, weighing 70 kg cross plated with 24 carat gold.13th March sanctify him Piestany Dean Joseph Bohunicky.The author is an artistic blacksmith George sulek.

Thermia Palace

Thermia Palace is fully air-conditioned five-star Art Nouveau spa hotel in the town of Piestany completed in 1912.It has 111 rooms including 14 suites.In 2006 he became the first five-star spa hotel in Slovakia.Thermia Palace Hotel, along with Irma gave to build the company Alexander Winter and Sons in place of demolished pub "U barefoot" on the Spa Island.The construction began in the fall of 1910 under the guidance of architect Gruna of Zilina.It was then the most modern hotel and spa complex in Central Europe.The construction company realized Grunvald.Opening ceremony was held on the first May 1912.

Balneology museum

Balneology museum was founded in 1931 at the initiative of Imre Winter and the Museum Society.Originally had a homeland orientation, but since 1966 is specialized in balneology and the history of spas and spa in Slovakia.The museum collections are collections of 19 medical devices century, historical postcards, part of the estate of MR, a number of regional archaeological findings, and the like.The main exhibition is housed at the Spa Hall.Under his management also falls memorial room Ivan Krasko, Villa Dr Fox and Kostolec fort.

Military History Museum

Military History Museum was established in 1994 originally in Trencin, since 2004 based in.It is part of the Military History Institute in Bratislava.The main focus is to document the military history of Slovakia.Fulfills the role of the central army museum with national circulation.Collections are a wide variety of fighting techniques from the air and heavy, to military uniforms and flags.The area of the museum is located at Piestany airport and yet is accessible to only some of the exhibits, mainly air and heavy military equipment.In the future, counting the extension of exposure.The museum is open seasonally.

Piestany music festival

The oldest cultural event is Piestany music festival, dedicated to classical music, founded in 1955.Opening of the spa season, which has become the largest cultural event of the year.It is held the first weekend in June.Truck Country - Country Shipyard Little Sister.Tour competition and trucks associated with country music.Country yard - a festival of folk and country music is always held the last weekend of August since 1999.

June - August

December - February -> 9.2(°C) - Winter
July - August -> 25(°C) - Summer

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