Myjava: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Myjava is the center of the distinctive Kopaničiarska region between Záhorie and Považie. In this landscape, protected natural areas, historic sites, regional traditions, and marked trails combine to create a diverse picture of the destination.

Renting a holiday apartment in Myjava can be part of your personal travel planning.

Nature

Bučkova jama in Myjava District is a 38.46-hectare landslide area near Vrbovce with a varied landscape of flower meadows, woodland, and wetlands. Orchids and the bulb-bearing lily grow there; rare butterflies are also found there, including Colias myrmidone and the two Maculinea species Maculinea nausithous and Maculinea teleius. The protected area of Kožíkov vrch near Vrbovce features flower meadows with nine orchid species and the rare purple hawkweed.

The protected area of Chvojnica in Myjava District preserves a mountain stream with riverside vegetation; tufa deposits have created calcareous fens there. The Žalostiná viewing platform stands above Chvojnica in the White Carpathians and in the CHKO Biele Karpaty Protected Landscape Area. In Turá Lúka stands Lipa U Belanských, a protected small-leaved lime more than 620 years old, which is also the oldest recorded protected tree in Myjava District.

The Kamenec viewing platform was opened to the public in August 2023. The project includes information boards about the birdlife at various locations in the region. There is also a charging station for electric bicycles in the shelter at the children's playground.

Trails and Winter

The green-marked hiking trail no. 5117 leads from the central orientation point in Myjava via Ostrý vrch to the square in Vrbovce and is 11 km long. The blue-marked hiking trail no. 2413a leads from Myjava through Turá Lúka to Branč Castle ruins in Podzámok and is 10 km long. The Myjavská päťdesiatka hiking march has been part of Myjava's tourist events program since 1971.

The Chodníčky za poznaním slovensko-moravského pohraničia project created seven educational trails around Myjava in 2013. Nearby, the Starý hrad–Branč educational trail begins at Branč Castle; it can be reached via the Podbranč, Podzámok bus stop, takes about 40 minutes, and has six information boards. Nearby, Branč Castle was built in the second half of the 13th century to secure routes across the Carpathians to Moravia.

The 4Cykloregio is a 42.9 km-long, blue-marked sport cycling route through Turá Lúka, Vrbovce, and Chvojnica in the Myjava area. From Chvojnica, it continues to Skalica and the Baťa Canal, where it connects to the long-distance cycle route along the Morava River. The Stará Myjava ski resort offers a groomed slope and services for winter recreation.

Culture and History

The Myjavský viadukt, a railway bridge in Myjava, was declared a national cultural monument in 2021. On Ostrý vrch in Vrbovce, the Monument to the Battle of the Kuruc recalls the battle of December 1704 between imperial troops and the estates' army.

The Vrbovčianska izba in Vrbovce presents an exhibition about peasant housing, crafts, work and festive costumes, and other objects. Visits to the Vrbovčianska izba can be arranged by telephone.

The Gazdovský dvor in the Turá Lúka district is a living exhibition in a typical Kopaničiarska farmstead from the late 19th century, where visitors can see traditional costumes, tools, and work equipment. Traditional activities can be tried there, including tying Myjava scarves and trying on a traditional Myjava costume. Visitors to the Gazdovský dvor can taste what the farmer's wife cooked on the day of their visit.

Festivals and Traditions

The MYJAVA 2026 International Folklore Festival was the 66th edition of the festival. It included folk traditions, music, dance, singing, crafts, tastings, markets, and exhibitions.

The Dožinky harvest festival in Turá Lúka offers tastings of regional specialties, demonstrations of traditional crafts, and participation in harvesting activities. In 2026, the festival took place again after a one-year break.

More local pages: Jablonka, Hrasne, Stará Myjava, Miawa, Vrbovce, Brestovec, Košariská, Podkylava, Poriadie, Priepasné, Rudník, Kostolné, Lúka, Krajné, Polianka.

To the higher-level travel overview: Trenčín.