Visitors considering Horné Orešany as a destination will find different options to help plan their stay: a nature trail and a cycling route, nature in the Všivavec protected area, a wine tasting in the spring months, and historic buildings. The details below will help you explore these interests more specifically.
Majdán Nature Trail and Cycling Route
The Majdán nature trail starts at the Horné Orešany, Majdán bus stop. The trail is 5.9 kilometres long and has ten stops and 14 information boards. This gives you both a specific route length and several information points to consider when planning. If you would like to include the nature trail in your day’s itinerary, you can use these details to help plan your visit.
For cyclists, the yellow-marked cycling route No. 8219 offers another option. It runs above the Horné Orešany reservoir and connects to a blue-marked cycling route near the Majdán recreation centre. The route description identifies both its course above the reservoir and a point of reference for connecting to the blue-marked route. The nature trail and cycling route can each be assessed using the details provided: the trail by its length and stops, and the cycling route by its markings and course.
Všivavec: Forest and Protected Nature
The Všivavec protected area lies in the southeastern foothills of the Little Carpathians, along the cadastral boundary of Horné Orešany. It protects communities of warmth- and drought-loving plants and animals, as well as dolomite outcrops. Všivavec Forest consists of an oak, elm and ash stand; ramsons and spring pheasant’s-eye grow there in abundance. These details offer nature lovers several specific topics to explore when planning a trip: ecological communities, geology and forest composition.
Všivavec Forest lies right beside the main road from Horné Orešany to Smolenice and is easily accessible by car or bicycle.
Spring Wine Tasting
SZZ Horné Orešany organizes the Orešanská koštofka wine tasting every year during the spring months. Visitors can sample more than 400 wines from the region, other parts of Slovakia and Moravia. The selection therefore goes beyond wines from the immediate area.
Chapels and Parish Church
The Chapel of Saint Roch is mentioned in a visitation record from 1761. The Lourdes grotto by the church in Horné Orešany was built in 1930 by the couple Michal and Katarína Pašek.
The parish church in Horné Orešany was solemnly consecrated in 1861 by Cardinal Ján Scitovský, Archbishop of Esztergom. Its pulpit is designed in the Rococo style and dates from the second half of the 18th century. In 2017, the facade of the Chapel of Saint Vendelin was restored and its interior was repainted. Visitors interested in cultural history can therefore explore several points of interest: an 18th-century pulpit, a historical mention dating from 1761, and restoration work on the Chapel of Saint Vendelin in 2017.
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For the main travel overview: Trnava.
