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Trnava

Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km (29 mi) to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river.

Trnava
Trnava · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km (29 mi) to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of the Trnava Region and the Trnava District. It is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric. The city has a historic center. Because of the many churches within its city walls, Trnava has often been called "Little Rome", or more recently, the "Slovak Rome".

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Trnava

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Štadión Antona Malatinského

    Anton Malatinský Stadium is a football stadium located in Trnava, Slovakia, which is the home ground of the local football club Spartak Trnava. The stadium was completely renovated in 2013–2015 and has an all-seated capacity of 18,200 which makes it the second-largest football stadium in Slovakia.

    500 m · football stadium · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Trnava University in Trnava

    The University of Trnava is based in Trnava, in western Slovakia. The university's presence in the town has historical antecedents as the University of Nagyszombat was operating there throughout the 17th and 18th century.

    300 m · university in Slovakia established in 1992 · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    St. John the Baptist Cathedral

    St. John the Baptist Cathedral is one of the most significant historic monuments of Trnava, western Slovakia.

    300 m · cathedral in Trnava · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Saint Nicolas' Church, Trnava

    Saint Nicolas Church or Basilica of Saint Nicholas is a Gothic/Baroque church in Trnava, Slovakia. In 2009 Pope Benedict XVI granted the parish church of St.

    300 m · church · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

    University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovak: Univerzita sv.

    700 m · university in Slovakia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    West Slovak Museum

    The West Slovak Museum in Trnava is a regional museum of local history with social and natural history expositions and exhibitions. It is one of the largest museums in Slovakia.

    400 m · museum in Slovakia · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    City Tower

    Go to the top of the tower for the view - tickets from the tourist office on the ground floor.

  2. 02
    Cathedral of St

    This is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Trnava.

  3. 03
    Basilica of St

    Nicolas.

  4. 04
    Synagogue

    Oriental style synagogue built in 1891.

  5. 05
    Holy Trinity
  6. 06
    Church of Saint Anne

From Wikivoyage: Trnava, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

Football: FC Spartak Trnava play soccer in Slovak First League, the top tier, and often qualify for European tournaments. The national team also play their home games here. Stadion Antona Malatinskeho (capacity of 19,000) is in city centre.

  1. 01
    Divadlo Jána Palárika

From Wikivoyage: Trnava, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Restaurant Na Mlyne, hidden down a tree-lined laneway on the road to Hrnciarovce nad parnou, is definitely one of Trnava's secret treasures. More great restaurants are Kamináč (near city edge), Forhaus which is a more expensive option and Patriot which is a certain staple of Trnava City arena food court Sumo - Tamaškovičova

From Wikivoyage: Trnava, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Trnava

Airports
M. R. Štefánik (BTS), 36 km · Vienna (VIE), 81 km · Leoš Janáček Ostrava (OSR), 152 km
  • Vienna → Trnava
    92 km · quickest by road, 2h 15m · €13–19
  • Mošnov → Trnava
    151 km · quickest by road, 3h 32m · Kč260–345
  • Budapest → Trnava
    146 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · Ft5,050–6,750
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Trnava

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Trnava. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    HvarHR

    8 ways of moving, 27 sources

    585 km
  2. 02
    KorčulaHR

    9 ways of moving, 33 sources

    603 km
  3. 03
    MljetHR

    9 ways of moving, 28 sources

    628 km
  4. 04
    Cinque TerreIT

    7 ways of moving, 22 sources

    768 km
  5. 05
    ZermattCH

    8 ways of moving, 26 sources

    788 km

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Around it

Next door to Trnava

Trnava is 44 km from Bratislava, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.