Castles and chateaux — Bratislavský kraj

Bratislava Castle is the capital's most iconic historical monument, proudly crowning a rocky outcrop of the Little Carpathians.

Dračí hrádok is a medieval castle ruin perched on a rocky spur above the Červený potok valley, approximately 2 km east of the village of Borinka.

Červený Kameň is a medieval castle perched on a quartzite crag in the Little Carpathians near the village of Častá, now one of the most visited museums in Slovakia.

The Renaissance manor house in the centre of Svätý Jur, near Bratislava, is believed to stand on the foundations of an even older building.

Kuchynský hrad consists of scant stone ruins hidden in the forests of the Little Carpathians on the hill Na varte near the Vývrat forester's lodge.

Pezinok Castle is a medieval water castle transformed into a distinctive circular Renaissance-Baroque château, located in the town of Pezinok at the foot of the Small Carpathians.

Above the village of Plavecké Podhradie, at the foot of Pohanská hill, stand the surviving perimeter walls of a long-lost medieval monastery.

The Pálffy manor house in Plavecké Podhradie is an originally Renaissance building from the 17th century that was later rebuilt in the Baroque style.

Plavecký Castle is an impressive ruin perched on a limestone hill of the Little Carpathians, overlooking the Záhorie lowlands directly above the village of Plavecké Podhradie.

Biely Kameň is a Gothic castle ruin perched on a wooded rocky hillside in the Little Carpathians, overlooking the Neštich district of Svätý Jur.

Devín is a preserved castle ruin perched on a limestone cliff at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers, forming part of the Bratislava borough of Devín.

Pajštún is a medieval castle ruin set on a limestone crag in the Small Carpathians above the village of Borinka, a popular excursion destination near Bratislava.

The ruins of Čeklís Castle are situated on an elevated terrace known as Várdomb on the western outskirts of Bernolákovo.

The romantic manor house in Budmerice is located in the valley of the Gidra stream in the Trnava Uplands, about 15 km northeast of Pezinok.

A partially restored early Baroque manor house with Renaissance elements, situated in the northeastern part of Malacky within a spacious castle park.

The late Renaissance manor house in Malinovo, later remodelled in the classical style on the foundations of the medieval moated castle of Eberhard, is the dominant landmark of the village, surrounded by an English landscape park.

The restored manor house in Modra, originating from a former residential mill and featuring Renaissance elements, stands at the eastern foothills of the Little Carpathians northeast of Bratislava.

A Baroque château with Romantic architectural elements stands at the edge of a park in the historic centre of Stupava, likely built on the site of an earlier water castle.