Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Bratislava, Slovakia

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 69 m

Experience Bratislava in Slovakia in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BratislavaIndividual Sights in Bratislava

Sight 1: 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.

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

524 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Umelecká galéria SVÚ

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Umelecká galéria SVÚ

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

Wikipedia: Umelecká beseda slovenská (budova) (SK)

531 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Havel's Place

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Havel's Place is a public art project, which creates a series of memorial places dedicated to the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel. The installation consists of two garden chairs around a round table, usually with a tree going through its middle. The rim of the table has the Havel Quote 'truth and love shall prevail over lies and hatred' inscribed along its rim.

Wikipedia: Havel's Place (EN), Website

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Reduta

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Reduta is a neo-style building on the corners of Mostová, Palackého and Medená streets in Bratislava between Hviezdoslavovo Square and Ľudovít Štúr Square.

Wikipedia: Reduta (Bratislava) (SK)

80 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Dessewffy Palace

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The Dežőfi Palace or (older) Dessewffy Palace is a palace and a national cultural monument of the Slovak Republic under the number 101-193/1 on Ľudovít Štúr Square No. 2 in the Old Town district of Bratislava. In its vicinity is the Esterházy Palace. Dežőfi's Palace was built in the second half of the 19th century in the Neo-Renaissance style.

Wikipedia: Dežőfiho palác (SK), Website

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Slovak National Gallery

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The Slovak National Gallery is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava.

Wikipedia: Slovak National Gallery (EN), Website

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Johann Nepomuk Hummel

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Johann Nepomuk Hummel

The Monument to Johann Nepomuk Hummel is a national cultural monument located in Bratislava's Old Town district on Hviezdoslavovo Square in front of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was declared a national cultural monument on October 23, 1963.

Wikipedia: Pomník Johanna Nepomuka Hummela (SK)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Nesterov palác

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Nesterov palác

The Nester Palace is a palace in Bratislava's Old Town on Hviezdoslavovo Square, which was built in 1856 by Josef von Nester.

Wikipedia: Nesterov palác (SK)

75 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Maldeghemov palác

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Maldeghem's Palace is a palace in Bratislava's Old Town at 12 Hviezdoslavovo Square, next to the Nester Palace.

Wikipedia: Maldeghemov palác (SK)

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Pestilential column

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The Plague Column on Rybné Square is a Baroque Trinity Column standing on Rybné Square in the historical zone of Bratislava.

Wikipedia: Morový stĺp na Rybnom námestí (SK)

322 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: 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)

528 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Water Tower

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The Water Tower is the name of a former Gothic fortification building, situated at the southern foot of the castle hill in Bratislava. Today's remains of the architecture of the Water Tower on the Embankment of Army General Ludvík Svoboda represent one of the oldest and most valuable building monuments in Bratislava. In 1964, on the basis of survey research, they were identified with a medieval fortification.

Wikipedia: Vodná veža (Bratislava) (SK)

966 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 13: Kostol Najsvätejšej Trojice

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The Holy Trinity Church is a Roman Catholic church in Podhradie, a historical part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia situated underneath the Bratislava Castle next to the Danube riverbank.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Podhradie (EN), Website

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