Vacation apartment in Rimavská Sobota – Museum, Kurinec and the Gothic Route

Rimavská Sobota combines a museum housed in a national cultural monument with water-based activities at Kurinec–Zelená voda and prominent stops along the Gothic Route. Between culture, activity and nature, a stay can take on different facets that can be discovered through specific places.

Culture

Since 1910, the Gemersko-malohontské múzeum has been housed in the Neoclassical building of the former artillery barracks, constructed in 1850. The building of the Gemersko-malohontské múzeum is listed as a national cultural monument.

The museum displays the Egyptian mummy Tasheritnetiak from Abusir el-Melek, one of five Egyptian mummies in Slovakia. The permanent exhibition was opened to the public in its current form on December 20, 1979. It is designed to give visitors as comprehensive an insight as possible into the Gemer-Malohont region.

The Gothic Route also leads to cultural points of interest in the city. It recommends beginning at the Tourist Information Centre on Hlavné námestie and first visiting the sights of Rimavská Sobota. The Neoclassical Roman Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist, built between 1774 and 1790, stands on the same square.

As of May 2018, Aleja významných dejateľov on Námestie Š. M. Daxnera comprised a total of 19 memorials to historical figures connected with Gemer and Malohont. In September, the Gemer-Malohont Fair presents products made by local and regional craftspeople, including wood carvings, leatherwork, pottery, textiles with traditional embroidery and bell foundry work. The Gemersko-rimavský circuit of the Gothic Route is presented as a tourist attraction starting from Rimavská Sobota and connects various sites and cultural monuments.

Water and activity

The Kurinec–Zelená voda recreational area near Rimavská Sobota offers swimming in the reservoir as well as in pools with drinking and geothermal water at 33°C. It also features a children’s pool with attractions and a complex of water slides.

The recreational area also offers boat, pedal boat and paddleboard rentals. Other activities include tennis courts, table tennis, and football and beach volleyball courts.

The cycling route from Rimavská Sobota to the Kurinec recreational area is 4,330 metres long and has two branches. They begin at Školská and Hostinského, respectively.

Nature

The protected Kurinecká dubina area preserves old oak trees. They provide a habitat for many protected bird and insect species, bats and other small mammals.

When considering offers in Rimavská Sobota, travellers can check the exact location, type of accommodation and permitted occupancy on the respective offer page. They can also compare included services, individual price components and the conditions for booking or cancellation. Those who want to give different weight to culture, water and nature in the city can view several offers and compare these fields side by side. This keeps their own preferences visible during the selection process without anticipating the characteristics of any particular offer.

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To the higher-level travel overview: Okres Rimavska Sobota.