Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Bratislava, Slovakia

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 39 m
Descend 36 m

Explore Bratislava in Slovakia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in BratislavaIndividual Sights in Bratislava

Sight 1: Most SNP

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Most SNPPudelek (Marcin Szala) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Most SNP, commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the world's longest bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane.

Wikipedia: Most SNP (EN)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: UFO

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UFOPudelek (Marcin Szala) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Most SNP, commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the world's longest bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane.

Wikipedia: UFO (restaurant) (EN), Website

470 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Janko Kráľ

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Janko Kráľ

Statue of Janko Kráľ is located in the middle of Sad Janka Kráľa in the Petržalka borough in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Wikipedia: Statue of Janko Kráľ (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Sad Janka Kráľa

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Janko Kráľ Park (Slovak: Sad Janka Kráľa, literally Janko Kráľ Orchard/Garden; formerly called Städtischer Aupark, is a park in Bratislava's Petržalka borough. It is located in the northern part of Petržalka, bordered by the Danube in the north, the Old Bridge access road in the east, a main road in the south and the Nový Most access road in the west. The park is one of the oldest municipal parks in Europe. The statue of Janko Kráľ is situated in the park.

Wikipedia: Janko Kráľ Park (EN)

485 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Aréna

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Arena Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in Bratislava. It was established in 1828 on the right bank of Danube. In the beginning it served as an open summer amphitheatre, hence the name Arena. The current building was built in 1898.

Wikipedia: Arena Theatre (EN)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Petržalská vodná veža

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The Water Tower in Petržalka is a water tower located on the Petržalka bank of the Danube, near the Old Bridge on Tyršovo nábrežie. It is approximately 20 meters high and together with the house used to serve it, it is located in the area of the Arena Theatre.

Wikipedia: Vodná veža (Petržalka) (SK)

828 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Faculty of Philosophy - Comenius University

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The Faculty of Arts at Comenius University in Bratislava in Slovakia was founded in 1921 and has several academic departments.

Wikipedia: Faculty of Arts, Comenius University (EN), Website

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Kačacia fontána

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The Duck Fountain is a national cultural monument located on Šafárikovo square in Bratislava. The fountain, together with its individual parts, is registered in the Central List of Monuments Fund. The buildings were declared a national cultural monument on October 23, 1963. According to some sources, it is the most popular fountain in Bratislava.

Wikipedia: Kačacia fontána (SK)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Palác Robotníckej zdravotnej poisťovne

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Palác Robotníckej zdravotnej poisťovne

The Palace of the Workers' Health Insurance Company is an apartment building in Bratislava in the Old Town on Sienkiewiczova Street no. 1. The institution was founded in 1892. It belongs to the national cultural monuments.

Wikipedia: Palác Robotníckej zdravotnej poisťovne (SK)

291 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Umelecká galéria SVÚ

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Umelecká galéria SVÚ

The Slovak Art Forum is a building in Bratislava on Dostoevsky Row 2, built in 1924-1926 for the purposes of the Slovak Art Forum Association. The architects of the building were Alois Balán and Jiří Grossmann.

Wikipedia: Umelecká beseda slovenská (budova) (SK)

524 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Slovak National Theatre

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Slovak National TheatreDoko Ing. Mgr. Jozef Kotulič / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Slovak National Theater is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first Czechoslovak Republic in 1918. It is located in the capital, Bratislava. The theatre is currently based in two separate buildings: the historic Neo-Renaissance building at Gorkého 2 and the new SND building in the Old Town, opened on 14 April 2007, at Pribinova 17. Performances take place on most days of the year. The Slovak National Theatre has represented Slovak culture on its numerous tours abroad.

Wikipedia: Slovak National Theatre (EN), Facebook, Website

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