Pro
Beautiful place, safe and not as touristy as Prague or Riga
Con
If you spend too much time here you are bound to get bored.
In a nutshell
Only an hour from Vienna, but it's a different world
65 Reviews Bratislava has become kind of famous for the unusual statues which can be found scattered over the Old Town. Rubberneck is a statue sticking out of a manhole. He has been damaged twice from cars hitting his head, so nowadays there is a road sign warning the drivers. You'll find him at the...
99 Reviews The castle was originally built as a frontier post for the Roman Empire; a later version was built by King Sigismund in the 15th century, with another being built by Empress Maria Theresa in the 18th century. This castle burnt down in 1811 leaving only ruins and it took until 1956-68 when the castle...
53 Reviews Although much of Bratislava's Old Town has been restored and renovated in more recent times, there are still parts which give a clear indication of what it was like during the years when such things were not considered important. But whether renovated or still in a state of decay, this small part...
19 Reviews Devin castle, museums, buildings, nothing major to see. Just wander around and people watch! Enjoy a cheap beer too. Look out for the bronze statues around town, theres a guy crawling out of a manhole cover, a paparazzi photogrpaher and a guy taking off his top hat. I think it goes to show how...
23 Reviews Hviezdoslav Square is a long pedestrian plaza that runs through the heart of Bratislava's Old Town. At one end is the Slovak National Opera, and at the other you'll find, more or less, the Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising which crosses the Danube and features a UFO-shaped viewing tower in the...
29 Reviews Designed for the Cardinal Joseph Bátthány, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary in 1781, this palace is one of the architectural jewels of Slovakia. Its pale pink and white exterior is topped with various marble statues and a large cast iron cardinal’s hat. The hat is a symbol of the...
20 Reviews You can buy your transport tickets for the public transport in Bratislava at the information desk beside the main door as you go outside. Bus 61 is outside and across the road from the main door, this bus will take you to the main train station "Hlavna Stanica", this will take about 25 - 30 minutes...
27 Reviews The easiest way to get to or from the airport is to take the bus, line 61. The first bus in the morning leaving the airport is at 04.45, the last in the evening leaving at 23.25. The first one in the other direction leaves the main station at 04.45, the last one in the evening is at 23.05. The buses...
21 Reviews On my trips to Slovakia I always tried some of the local beers. One of my favourite Slovak beers is the lager of Zlaty Bazant (Golden Pheasant). The brewery was founded in 1967 in Hurbanovo, and is nowadays owned by Heineken. Another popular Slovak beer is Saris. The brewery was established in 1964...
20 Reviews 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 castle sits perched above a tall cliff at the confluence of the Morava and Danube rivers. What you...
Boèné ulièky/Off the beaten streets
15 Reviews 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 painted in rather odd shades of grey and terracotta). This is especially likely when the trees are...
61 Reviews I visited Bratislava in wintertime just after christmas. I highly recommend taking a stroll around the Old Town in darkness. Most of the squares and historic buildings (e.g. St. Martin's Cathedral or the Castle) are beautifully illuminated. Apart from that, the view from Castle Hill to the Novy...
Bratislavský hrad/Bratislava Castle
15 Reviews It's always nice for a city to have a history and that is to have a castle somewhere on high grounds. Bratislava is no exception, it has the Hrad on the hill there. Because in January 2008 it was just a couple hours walk to see the city for the first time (I did not stayed the night there, I was...
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