Modra – Ceramics, Wine and Nature

Modra leads straight into a history of ceramics that dates back to the founding of an educational institution for the ceramics industry in 1833. You can focus your interest on individual topics or consciously switch between interiors, historical traces and the landscape.

For a holiday apartment in Modra, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be compared side by side based on the information provided for each offer. The accommodation therefore remains a separate planning item alongside the topics described, ranging from ceramics and museums to wine, nature and the cycle path.

Other local pages

The local pages for Budmerice, Báhoň, Dubová, Limbach, Svätý Jur, Bösing, Píla and Slovenský Grob are also available for further planning.

Culture and Ceramics

The Ľudovít Štúr Museum presents collections about Ľudovít Štúr as well as the history and cultural and ethnographic traditions of Modra and the surrounding region. There are four permanent exhibitions for visitors. The museum is housed in the Emresz House, where Štúr died in 1856.

Slovenská ľudová majolika Modra offers workshops for visitors. The Ignác Bizmayer Gallery displays, among other works, figurative ceramics by Ignác Bizmayer, Jozef Franko and Marián Liška and is located in a historic fortification bastion. The Museum of Slovak Ceramic Sculpture presents the history of ceramics in Modra as well as traditions connected with life in the guild organization.

For your planning, the cultural offerings can be organized by type: permanent exhibitions, a gallery, a museum and a workshop provide different ways of engaging with the subject, which you can consider independently or combine.

Historical Traces

Horná brána is the only one of Modra’s three city gates that has survived to this day. The gate is occasionally accessible during exhibitions and events. Zámčisko is an archaeological site with the remains of a Slavic hillfort dating from the late 9th century. Below Zámčisko is a 200 m long mining tunnel that is freely accessible.

Wine Tradition

In the centre of Modra is Pivnica u Pradeda, a historic wine cellar with a tradition spanning more than 500 years. The venue offers guided wine tastings.

Nature and Views

Tisové skaly is a natural monument with the fifth level of protection. The observation tower was built in 2018 on the site of an older observation tower and offers excellent views of the surrounding area.

The information on nature, views and the cycle path allows for comparisons by topic and scope of activity without assigning the places to the same type of visit. In Modra, interiors and historical traces therefore stand alongside landscape destinations, while the cycle path adds a separate form of transport.

Cycling

The cycle path is 4.96 km long and mostly asphalted. It has rest areas and bicycle repair stations.

For the overarching travel overview: Pezinok.