Podhájska

Podhájska combines thermal traditions with cycling routes and cultural traces. For your travel decision, the combination of the year-round thermal bath, geothermal water and several clearly distinct experiences is particularly interesting: You can focus your stay on relaxation, choose an MTB route or include churches and a miniature open-air museum in your tour of the town.

Thermal Water and Wellness in Podhájska

The geothermal water of Podhájska was drilled in 1973 in the territory of Podhájska. The highly mineralized water reaches up to 83 °C at a depth of 1,900 meters. In terms of its composition, it is compared with the quality of the Dead Sea. Podhájska therefore has a clearly recognizable thermal profile that differs from a purely cultural or cycling excursion.

The Podhájska thermal bath offers opportunities for relaxation and leisure activities all year round. In addition, the Aquamarin Wellness Centre offers a bathing world, a vitality and sauna world, as well as massages. If you place an emphasis on thermal baths and wellness when choosing your accommodation, Podhájska is therefore a place where these themes are part of the destination’s visible character.

Cycling between Podhájska and Radava

Two differently described cycling routes are available for active days. Cycling route 2103 is a 12 km MTB route with a “leisure” difficulty level. It runs through the cadastral areas of Podhájska and Radava. The designation and route length provide concrete guidance if you want to include a designated cycling route in your travel plans.

Cycling route 8107 begins in Podhájska and runs along the thermal baths. It therefore connects the starting point with a particularly prominent theme of the town, without implying anything about other route characteristics. Walks are also among the stated leisure activities. These include paths to the “Drevená dedinka” miniature open-air museum, which adds a cultural accent alongside the thermal bath and cycling routes.

Churches and Local Tradition

The cultural orientation in Podhájska includes two Roman Catholic churches with different construction periods and locations. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary on Senčianska Street was built in 1903–1904. The Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Belecká Street was built in 1905–1906.

Hody are held annually in this district of Podhájska on September 11. If you plan your visit for this date, this recurring event is one of the explicitly mentioned cultural features of the town.

Orientation on Site

The Podhájska Information Centre is located in the building of the main entrance to the thermal bath grounds. It provides recommendations for attractions, walks, hiking trails and cycling routes, as well as tips for events and excursions in the immediate and wider surroundings of Podhájska. This location provides local orientation directly at the thermal bath grounds and thus complements the choice between relaxation, activity and culture.

Other Places for Your Trip to Slovakia

If you would like to consider other places for your trip in addition to Podhájska, you can also visit Malá Nad Hronom, Bánov, Nána, Svodín, Lipová, Dolný Ohaj, Čechy and Úľany Nad Žitavou.

For the higher-level travel overview: Nové Zámky.