Wine tasting

An old vineyard town, since 1607 a Free Royal MODRA, is one of dominant places in the vineyard region
of the Little Carpathians. It is situated on the south-eastern hillside of the Little Carpathians. The region
belongs among the protected areas including many recreation resorts. Modra is situated only 20 km from
capital of Slovakia – Bratislava
MODRA (8 700 inhabitants) is connected with various attributes – historical Modra, vineyard Modra, Štúr´s
Modra, ceramic, cultural and touristical Modra. We may not omit two oldest and most exciting recreation
resorts. The first of them is the Modra – Harmónia and the second is the Piesky resort(Sand) and the Zochova
chata (Zochova Cottage). A Modra´s Association of vinedressers, which is a convener of an annual event
the Little Carpathians´ vintage taking place in September each year, Vitis Aurea (wine competition), and the Day
of open cellars in November.
HISTORY
The beginning of town settlement dates back to the 3 rd millennium B.C. First written notice of Modra’s
existence dates back to the 12 nd  and 13 th  century.  In1607 the town of Modra was granted the privilege of a
Free Royal Town from a monarch Rudolf II and therefore Modra was ranked among the most significant Ugrian
Royal towns. Between 1610 and 1646 the town fortification with three gates was built by the municipality, of
which only barrier ruins and so called Upper Gate have been preserved. In the 17 th  century Modra belonged
among the most significant towns with well developed viniculture, forest economics, guild production, and
educational system and culture.
CULTURE RELICS
The churches are the most valuable historical monuments in the town, the oldest of which is the Gothic
Church of St. John the Baptist originated in the second half of the 14 th  century. The Slovak Evangelical
Church was built in 1826 as an articulated church. In 1834 the German Evangelical Church was built in
neoclassical style. The Roman Catholic Church of St. Stephen the King was designed by Ignác Feigler, an
architect from Trnava and was built in 1876 in classical style. Other admired historical monuments are
the Sculpture of Golgota from the 18 th  century, the Chapel of Snow Virgin Maria built in 1760, the Town
Walls developed between 1610 – 1646, the Upper Gateand the Renaissance Circular Bastion, which are
parts of the town fortification and many others