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Bratislava Castle   Bratislava

Bratislava Castle, Bratislava

 116 Reviews  Bratislava Castle is a huge complex that overlooks the city and the Danube and dominates both. The castle can trace its history back almost 5000 years, but the current incarnation was rebuilt from the... 

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Bronze Statues   Bratislava

Bronze Statues, Bratislava

 75 Reviews  There are 3 bronze statues located in different parts of the Old Town. The first one is "the french soldier" located in the main square leaning to a bench. The second one is "the photographer"... 

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St. Michael's Gate   Bratislava

St. Michael's Gate, Bratislava

 62 Reviews  Attached to the St. Michael's Gate will you find the narrowest house in the Central Europe. It is only 130 cm wide! But why build such a narrow house? Well, actually they didn't!! These 130 cm is the... 

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Churches   Bratislava

Churches, Bratislava

 69 Reviews  This cathedral is one of the oldest church in Bratislava and it can easily be referred as the largest and finest one. It is located very close to Novy Most facing Bratislava Castle. The history of... 

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Nový Most   Bratislava

Nový Most, Bratislava

 61 Reviews  The new bridge (as translated from its original name) was built between 1967 and 1972. The area of the roadway that leads to Novy Most used to be the Jewish quarter and during the construction most of... 

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Old Town   Bratislava

Old Town, Bratislava

 61 Reviews  Walking around the streets of the old town is a common activity for most of the tourists. It gives you the chance to enjoy the history and architecture of Bratislava. You should spare at least 1 to 2... 

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Town Hall   Bratislava

Town Hall, Bratislava

 66 Reviews  The Primatial Palace was built between 1777 and -81 for Cardinal Józef Batthyány, Archbishop of Esztergom and Primate of Hungary. He used it as his winter palace. On top of the roof, above the... 

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Hviezdoslav Square   Bratislava

Hviezdoslav Square, Bratislava

 28 Reviews  This guy was a writer and a politician for most of his life, and has this pretty open square named for him, Hviezdoslavovo Namestie in Bratislava with a statue and a fountain---on this day it came... 

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Presidential Palace   Bratislava

Presidential Palace, Bratislava

 18 Reviews  It's no surprise that they chose Grassalkovich Palace as the seat of the Slovakian presidency. It's a stunning building, just outside the old town, and one of the most photogenic areas in the city.... 

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Primate's Palace   Bratislava

Primate's Palace, Bratislava

 33 Reviews  The first Archbishop's residence stood on this place from 1614. It was something like a country house for Archbishop Forgac and later Archbishop Esterhazy rebuilt it to Palace. Well, actually he... 

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Devin Castle   Bratislava

Devin Castle, Bratislava

 21 Reviews  Unbelievably close to Bratislava’s Old Town, but marvellously secluded from the city, lies one of Slovakia’s key historical icons. Devin Castle is depicted on Slovak money and postage stamps, and the... 

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Slovak National Theater   Bratislava

Slovak National Theater, Bratislava

 26 Reviews  The building which nowadays houses the Slovak National Theatre was constructed between 1884 and 1886. It was desigend in a Neo-Renaissance style by the Viennese architects F. Fellner and H. Helmer.... 

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Danube River   Bratislava

Danube River, Bratislava

 12 Reviews  Danube (DONAU) river runs through Bratislava. The city centre is on one side of the river, with house boat and restaurants. The other side towards the Austrian border is almost empty. You can easily... 

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Slavín Monument   Bratislava

Slavín Monument, Bratislava

 17 Reviews  Slavin is Slovakia’s national monument. It is dedicated to the victims of WWII and so, it got a soviet touch – especially as it first mentioned only the 6000 soviet soldiers who died in liberating... 

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Slovak Radio Building   Bratislava

Slovak Radio Building, Bratislava

 5 Reviews  Eastern Europe is full of bizarre socialist architecture, and it's definitely worth seeking out the crazier examples. One of my new favourites is the Slovak Radio HQ, housed inside an inverted brown... 

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Museum of Clocks - House of the Good Shepherd   Bratislava

Museum of Clocks - House of the Good Shepherd, Bratislava

 10 Reviews  The House of the Good Sheperd might in fact be most interesting from the outside despite the Museum of Clocks which you will find if you go inside. The house itself has an odd look as it is very... 

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Grassalkovich Palace   Bratislava

Grassalkovich Palace, Bratislava

 12 Reviews  The Grassalkovich palace was built as the summer residence of Count Anton Grasalkovic in the 1760s near the city walls of Bratislava. A decade later much modifications and extensions were made to it.... 

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Museums   Bratislava

Museums, Bratislava

 14 Reviews  This is a very nice museum of modern art - actually the first privately owned in Eastern Europe. Apart from graphic works, collages and sculptures, you can also see and have fun with the Dobes's... 

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Jewish Life   Bratislava

Jewish Life, Bratislava

 6 Reviews  The Jewish memorial in Bratislava is in the Old town a few metres from the padestrians underpass. It is here because the construction of the Novy Most (New Bridge) on river Danube between 1967 and... 

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Opera House   Bratislava

Opera House, Bratislava

 10 Reviews  A beautiful building, this houses the Slovak National Theatre for Opera, Ballet and concerts in a classical setting. Most performances are only subtitled in Slovak or perhaps German , but prices are... 

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Bratislava Zoo   Bratislava

Bratislava Zoo, Bratislava

 2 Reviews  In Bratislava, there's a ZOO. It costs only 60SK and it's really fun! :) It's a pretty big ZOO, and for some animals you have to walk hills up (or you can let you drive in a safari jeep for money). I... 

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TV Tower Kamzik   Bratislava

TV Tower Kamzik, Bratislava

 2 Reviews  Poking up above the hills north of Bratislava is another unique piece of Bratislavan architecture: the Kamzik TV Tower. Not quite as striking as its counterpart in Prague, it is much higher and gives... 

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Bratislava City museum   Bratislava

Bratislava City museum, Bratislava

 7 Reviews  You find the City Museum in the Old Town Hall. The museum was established in 1868 and is one of the oldest museums in Slovakia. The entrance is in the corner of the courtyard. Opening hours: Tuesday -... 

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Slovak National Museum   Bratislava

Slovak National Museum, Bratislava

 5 Reviews  This is not my description of the Slovak National Gallery. I think this description, ( which was the opinion of our guide ) is inaccurate and a little unfair. Certainly, the front of the building as... 

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Hlavna Namestie   Bratislava

Hlavna Namestie, Bratislava

 5 Reviews  This is the main square in the Old Town where you can find the Old Town Hall, the french soldier bronze statue and some pretty buildings with amazing facades. The Roland Fountain constructed by the... 

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Aquaparks in Liptow

by 68maciek

I think that Liptovsky Mikulas tourist information is very kind and helpful. Once I wrote to them an e-mail (probably even in English, which is a bit strange in case of communication between Poles and Slovaks due to the languages similarity). I have received a very profesional and friendly answer. They gave me a very helpful list for my daughter's class/school potential tour accommodation and many other advice. I believe that 10 EUR (perhaps 8 EUR if you are lucky but this depends on season and loction as well) per person is a reasonable price in Slovakia for fair conditions (whatever reasonable and fair mean-hahaha).Just contact them (if you have problems with the address I will find it). Don't give up Tatralandia idea mainly for childern. You can also stay in any Liptovsky Mikulas hostel or turisticka ubytovnia or camping. It should be pretty well communicated by public buses with...

Slovakia very general overview

by 68maciek

I like to add to Evaanna that:Tatry (Nizke, Vysoke, Zapadne, Chocske Verchy) area:You can enjoy some valleys and routes to mountian huts and few cable cars (also for hikers in winter in Liptov area (including Tatry).Mind also Oravsky Hrad, few open air museums including Vlkolinec, Martin,Brestova, Prybylina, Stara Lubovla,Vychylovka, Oblazy water mill.There are few caves.Spis region has also few historical tiny towns (Bardejov,Levoca and others) and Spisky Hrad.Eastern Slovakia is well known for wooden ortodox churches, few open air museums (Svidnik Humenne), Krasna Horka castle Betliar palace and Kosice and caves.I have to visit Banska Stiavnica, Bojnice and Bratislava one day in southern Slovakia.

Slovak National Gallery

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Housed in two historic buildings along the river Danube, the Gallery is the best collection of Slovak art in the city.You can see exhibits on applied arts, naive/folk arts and crafts, and medieval ecclesiastical statues and carvings, especially carved altar panels by the famous Gothic artist, Master Pál Lõcsei; also paintings by 19th c. expressionist painter László Mednyánszky, one of Central Europe’s most important artists who was living in Budapest where he worked. Also the painting of the expressionist painter Martin Benka titled "Into the Field" may be admired which represented Slovakia on the art exhibition "The masterpieces of European art" on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.,

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Bratislava's historical old town

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The city was the capital of Hungary from 1526 to 1867, the Hungarian Holy Crown was protected here, the Hungarian Kings were crowned here. The castle standing on the mountain defines the city's panorama. In the 16th century Ferdinand Habsburg has reconstructed it in renaissance style, while in the next century the hungarian Family Pálffy in baroque style. It burnt down in 1811 after Napoleon occupied. The present reconstruction was completed in 1968. Bratislava's most beautiful part is the old and cosy downtown lying under the castle. Here can be seen the St. Martin coronation cathedral (Szent Márton Koronázó templom), on the roof of which there is a representation of the Hungarian Holy Crown. Church of St. Elisabeth, a masterpiece of Ödön Lechner, the so called Blue Church decorated by stylized hungarian folk art elements is a very interesting evidence of the hungarian art nouveau...

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Slovakian capital city: Bratislava

by Rupanworld

Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia and is a beautiful small city. I loved walking down the old town, seeing the churches, the amazing creative statues all around, the Danube river cruises,.... everything about the city is so beautiful. Here are some pictures from the city that I would like to share here. Please go to my Bratislava page for more information.

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Slovak pride: River Danube

by Rupanworld

Well a river might not be a thing to see. But for river Danube, I guess there might be a difference. This one river passes through many important cities and hence, I guess, it might be something worth seeing. The Danube river flows through ten countries, viz., Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and Ukraine. It passes through important cities and many country capitals like Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary) and Belgrade (Serbia). Therefore it plays an important role in trade and tourism. It is known by various names in various languages across europe such as in Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian as Dunav, Czech, Polish and Slovak as Dunaj, in German as Donau, Hungarian as Duna, Italian as Danubio, Slovenian as Donava, in Romanian as Dunãre, in Russian and Ukrainian as Dunay, in Latin as Danubius, Greek as Istros, Turkish...

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Slovak President's residence: Grassalkovic Palace

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The Grassalkovich palace was built as the summer residence of Count Anton Grasalkovic in the 1760s near the city walls of Bratislava. A decade later much modifications and extensions were made to it. The palace was frequently visited by the Empress Maria Theresa. Today it is the seat of the President of Slovakia. It had a huge garden behind it, which has now been converted into a public park. The garden is really beautiful, but entrance to it closes at around 4.30 PM and I was late by 1 minute and could not go in. That's a pity. I wish I could. It is so beautiful.

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Slovak National Theatre

by Rupanworld

It is the oldest Slovak professional theatre. It has 3 sections, viz., drama, opera and ballet. It was founded in 1920 right after the creation of Czechoslovakia and was taken over by the state in 1945. Initially there was a fourth section, viz., the music section. The Slovak National Theatre is an impressive building, just in the old town of Bratislava and it is not possible to miss it if you are in the old town. The place is heavily crowded with tourist, every hour of the day.

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Slovakian Parliament

by Rupanworld

Right opposite to the Bratislava castle in Bratislava, there is quite an imposing building and it is the Slovakian Parliament. It's a very nice building and worth taking a photo. There are some dome shaped glasses on the floor outside from where you can see some books and stationeries lying on a table inside. Don't really know what it means. May be just one of those working rooms inside the parliament.

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Beckov Castle Ruins - on the way to Trencin

by scm73

On the drive to Trencin you pass by some fantastic ruins perched on a rocky outcrop. You do have to plan how to get there beforehand as there are no nearby exits on the highway that will allow you to get off and visit. In all it is only about a 20 minute detour and well worth it.We visited in winter but the ruins are open from around March to October.

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