About the Castle

The dominant of Trenčín and the whole Middle-Váh-Valley (Považie) keeps guard over the old mercantile routes, connecting the Mediterranean area with the Baltic and Northern Europe.

On the place of today´s castle, during the era of the Great Moravia, there was  a bulwark, serving as a community centre. Contemporary castle was built in the 11th century as a borderland stronghold to protect important fords on the river Váh, as well as Carpathian passes, through which mercantile routes led. They would link the territory of Northern Hungary and Middle-Slovak mining towns with Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Poland. In the centuries that followed,  it became the border settlement, royal and later aristocratic county.

Today there are exhibition rooms and many of the museum´s expositions inside the castle.

NOTE:  All the dogs must be on lead and with muzzle and they aren´t be allowed to go inside. Thank you for your understanding.

Good news! Now you can enjoy your visit to Trenčín Castle even more. Thanks to the mobile app "Multilingual Audio Guide to Trenčín Castle". It is available not just in Slovak but also in English, Czech and Hungarian language. If you like modern technology you can play with a 3D model of the castle or have a closer look at a model of Mathew Csak and a contemporary knight. Download a free app on your mobile: 

MULTILINGUAL AUDIO GUIDE TRENČÍN CASTLE:

AppStore: https://shorturl.at/FBLCw

CURRENT OPENING HOURS:

Trenčín Castle is OPEN every day from 9:00 to 18:30, including the holiday of 29.8.2025
LAST ENTRY to the Small Circuit is at 17:30
LAST ENTRY to the castle grounds is at 18:30 - Castle Exteriors
The castle grounds close at 19:00

ATTENTION: The entrance fee to the castle is increased on Saturdays in August, 2, 9, 16 and 23, due to the ongoing event Royal August at the Castle.

The Castle Exteriors circuit is not sold on Friday 29th of August, due to the ongoing event, which has a separate entrance fee, and the castle will be open longer that evening.

A) Ticket office from the city:
Monday - Sunday: 9:00 - 18:30

29.8.2025 Friday: 9:00 - 21:30

B) Ticket office from the Brezina Forest Park:
Monday - Sunday: 11:00 - 18:15

SMALL TOUR (without a guide): last entry at 17:30. 
- Barracks: where the exhibitions "Retro Joy" and "In the Fire of War and the Light of Freedom" are currently taking place, it is open from 9:00 to 18:15.
- Matthew's Tower: it is open from 9:00 to 18:15.
- Well of Love: it is accessible again

LARGE TOUR (with a guide):
- on weekdays there are tours at 11:00 , 12:00 , 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00.
- during weekends and holidays, tours are at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00.
The tour has a maximum capacity of 50 people. We ask visitors to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier for the Grand Circuit tour due to the transfer from the ticket office to the upper castle.

CASTLE EXTERIORS - Lower Courtyard route:
Castle exteriors are sold from 17:30 to 18:30

NOTE: We ask visitors to allow for a time reserve and arrive for the Grand Circuit tour with a guide at least 15 minutes earlier than the specific tour time, as the journey to the upper castle, where the tours begin, takes 15 - 20 minutes.

STROLLERS: Entry to the castle grounds through the southern fortification from Lesopark Brezina with a stroller is not possible. The reason is the many narrow stairs. Strollers can reach the castle through the ticket office from the town.

We offer two types of tours:

BASIC TOUR (without the guide)

GRAND TOUR (with the guide)

Guide is not responsible for the behaviour of children during the tour!

Extra fee for foreign tours for groups of 15 and more people:

Guide for reserved groups of more than 15 people in English and Slovak language before the last Grand Tour:      30 €

Guide for reserved groups of more than 15 people in English and Slovak language after the last Grand Tour:      110 €

It is necessary to reserve the English-guided tours at least 5 days in advance.

Price list 

Contact us: 

telephone nr. : +421 901 918 825

e-mail: hrad@muzeumtn.sk