Devin castle is a wonderful day (or half-day) trip from bratislava.. it's just over 120 kilometres far, which means about 20 minutes by car/bus or 90 minutes by boat (but only 30 minutes back). The... more
The Slavin War Memorial is surrounded by many gravestones of fallen Soviet soldiers, who died during the liberation battle against the Nazis in WWII.
Some of the gravestones are adorned with black... more
go to the SAD bus station, find a bus to Trnava, and pay the driver the 50 or 60 crowns to get there. Takes about an hour to get there, Once you get off the bus. Look to the North West and there will... more
Of course this is not 'off the beaten path' as such, especially if you have to use it.
But I suspect most people will walk bu the building without noticing its rather lovely architecture (albeit now... more
A modern art museum built on a dam in the Danube. Sounds odd? It is. However, it is great fun and a easy way to get out of Bratislava for some time.
Use public transport: take bus no. 91 (Bratislava... more
To cross the river and take a walk in Sad Janka Krala is a nice off the beaten paths :) activity. It used to be here the small funfair where I rode a centrifuge first time. This bank of the river... more
Only twenty kilometers north-east of Bratislava, Red Stone Castle (Hrad Cerveny Kamen) is a thirteenth-century castle with a rich history. Originally built for... more
Eurovea is a large, newish (completed 2010) shopping complex and residential area on the banks of the Danube, set into what was previously a derelict area... more
Again, this is not really 'off the beaten path' if you have to use it, and you may well walk past the building without realising.It first caught my eye because... more
I saw a statue when I was wandering Hviezdoslavovo Namestie, the long and very pleasant tree-lined pedestrianised square which leads up to the wedding-cake... more
Novy Most (new bridge)Built in the earlt seventies, this construction remains an iconic part of the city.The communist regime wanted to "modernise " the city,... more
Looking left from the front terrace of the castle, the view downriver follows the Danube as it wends its way towards Hungary. Beyond Petrzalka, industrial... more
there is a nice park just opposite to the public garden of the Grassalkovich palace, the President's residence at Bratislava. I would not have visited it, had I... more
Beratislava benefits from having a forest right in the heart of the city, just a few stops away by trolley bus - no.203 from Hodzovo square (next to the Plaza... more
Far from downtown, onde can find the Transports Museum. It displays a fine exhibit, which includes old steam locomotives, cars, motorbikes and countless... more
Just outside of the Antik Cafe in the Main Square, I saw a statue of a man dressed in a suit & hat standing & smiling Rybarska Brana street. He is Schone Naci... more
Another bronze statue in the Main Square area is the Paparazzi , who is frozen in a pose with his camera. It looks like he's trying to take pictures of people... more
While walking past the Main Square, I came across this statue peering at me from a manhole in the sewer. His name is Cumil and was put there in 1997. What's he... more
This is a nice outdoor activity that will get you out of the town and in to the nature for half a day. Start at the Devin castle (by bus no. 28 from the Novy... more
Church of the Poor Clares is a very small Gothic church on the northwest corner of the old town. It has a beautiful pentagonal tower which was built in 1360.... more
Around the corner from the Technical University is Namestie slobody. This is described as a square (Namestie ) and was designed as a suitably impressive... more
Leaving Liberty Square, I backtracked a little bit to look at the campus of the Technical University. Bratislava has several universities and this is not the... more
Leaving SNP Square, I continued uphill, through some nice pedestrian areas and came out out on the very busy thoroughfare of Banskobystricka. The Baroque palce... more
Leaving the Old Town and passing the Primate's Palace , if you continue straight up Ul Klobucninickayou will arrive at Namestie SNP ( Slovak National Uprising... more
This view is definitely the most dramatic of the three. It takes you across the Danube, over the bridge and slap bang into Petrzalka. I use the term 'slap bang'... more
Hello dear VTers, my name is Joseph and I am carp from the river Danube living in Bratislava. I would show you and tell you about my city and place where I swim long years already... I remember the......
Bratislava is an inheritor of the glory of the coronation site of Hungarian and Austro-Hungarian rulers, witness to the development and fall of nobility. It is a city of historic sights, and its...
I have been to Bratislava on three daytrips from Vienna in winter 2003/04 and 2005/06. The Slovak capital is home to 430.000 people and it is situated at the river Danube between Vienna and...
When I quit my job in Charlotte, North Carolina in May of 2004, I knew that I would have a month to travel. My plan was to go see my family in Philadelphia and then to take off for Germany and Austria...
Bratislava (variously called as Europe's smallest big city, or a Big small city etc) is the capital city of Slovakia and the country's largest city. It lies on both banks of the the river Danube. It...
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