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 OPENED daily from 9:00 to 18:30 until October 12th, 2025 and beginning October 13th, 2025 from 9:00 - 16:30

Castle opening hours until October 12th, 2025

LAST ENTRY to the castle area is at 18:30.

The castle closes at 19:00.

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

B) Ticket office from Brezina Forest Park:
Monday - Friday: the ticket office is closed.
To enter/exit the castle area, use the ticket office from the city.

Saturday - Sunday: 11:00 - 18:15
Last entry/exit from the ticket office from Brezina Forest Park is at 18:15, after this time please use the entrance/exit from the ticket office from the city.

SMALL TOUR (without a guide): last entry at 17:30.
- Barracks: where the exhibitions "Retro Toys" and "In the Fire of War and the Light of Freedom" are currently taking place, are opened from 9:00 to 18:15.
- Matthew's Tower: is opened from 9:00 to 18:15.
- Barbora´s Palace 1st floor: exhibition "Gem your Journey around Slovakia" is opened from 10:00 to 17:00.

GRAND TOUR (with a guide):
On October 2nd and 3rd, the Large Tour is not available due to operational reasons.
During working days, Grand tours are at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00. 
During non-working days, Grand tours are at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00 and 16:00.
Maximum capacity of Grand tour is 50 people.
We recommend to come at least 15 minutes prior beginning of Grand Tour due to sufficient time for moving from ticket office to Upper castle.

CASTLE EXTERIORS:
Castle exteriors are being sold one and half hour before closing.
Monday - Sunday: 17:30 - 18:30

Castle opening hours from October 13th, 2025

LAST ENTRY to the castle area is at 16:30.
The castle closes at 17:00.

A) Ticket office from the city:
Monday - Sunday: 9:00 - 16:30.

B) Ticket office from the Brezina Forest Park:
Monday - Friday: the ticket office is closed.
To enter/exit castle area, use the ticket office from the city.

Saturday - Sunday: 11:00 - 16:15
The last entry/exit from the ticket office from Brezina Forest Park is at 16:15, after this time please use the ticket office from the city.

SMALL TOUR (without a guide): last entry at 17:30.
- Barracks: where the exhibitions "Retro Toys" and "In the Fire of War and the Light of Freedom" are currently taking place, it is opened from 9:00 to 16:15.
- Matthew's Tower: opened from 9:00 to 16:15
- Barbora's Palace 1st floor: exhibition "Gem your Journey around Slovakia" is opened from 10:00 to 16:00

GRAND TOUR (with guide):
During working days Grand tours are at 11:00, 13:00 and 15:00. 
During non-working days Grand tours are at 11:00, 12:00, 14:00 and 15:00.
The maximum capacity for the Grand tour is 50 people.
We recommend to come at least 15 minutes prior beginning of Grand Tour due to sufficient time for moving from ticket office to Upper castle.

CASTLE EXTERIORS:
Castle exteriors are being sold one and half hour before closing.
Monday - Sunday: 15:30 - 16:30

NOTE: We ask visitors to allow for a time reserve and arrive for the guided Grand tour at least 15 minutes before the specific tour time, as the way to the Upper castle, where the tours begin, takes  about 15 - 20 minutes.

STROLLERS: Entry to the castle area through the southern fortification from Lesopark Brezina with a stroller is not possible due to many narrow stairs. Strollers can get to the castle through the ticket office from the city.

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