Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Bratislava, Slovakia
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7.1 km
147 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 BratislavaSight 1: Pradiareň 1900
Cvernovka is the folk name of a thread and thread products factory in Bratislava's Ružinov district. The official names of the factory were: Bratislava Vern Factory, International Women's Day Plants, š.p., BCT – Bratislava Vern Factory, joint-stock company.
Sight 2: Chrám Povýšenia vznešeného a životodarného Kríža
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was built in the year 1860 at the edge of St. Andrew's cemetery. Since 1972, the church belongs to Slovak Greek Catholic Church. It is the cathedral church of the Eparchy of Bratislava since 2008.
Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava (EN)
Sight 3: Divadlo P. O. Hviezdoslava
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Theatre (DPOH) is an independent non-profit organization in Bratislava. While until March 2007 it was one of the three seats of the Slovak National Theatre Drama, from October 17, 2009 to June 2022 it was the BKIS art scene, then known as the Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav Municipal Theatre (MDPOH). After its restructuring, it has been operating independently and under its historical acronyms since June 2022.
Wikipedia: Divadlo Pavla Országha Hviezdoslava (SK), Website
Sight 4: Apponyiho palác
Apponyi Palace is a prominent monument in Bratislava, Slovakia, adjacent to the Old Town Hall. Its address is Radničná 577/1.
Sight 5: Bratislava City Museum
The Bratislava City Museum is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, established in 1868. Its headquarters are located in the Old Town, near the Main Square at the Old Town Hall. The museum is owned by one of the 11 allowance organizations of the City of Bratislava.
Sight 6: Divadlo Arteatro
Arteatro was a theatre located in the historical center of Bratislava in the premises of the Black Havran Club near the Franciscan Square. The theatre was founded by director Tomáš Roháč and dramaturge Saša Sarvašová in 2008. After Sarvašová left for the post of dramaturge of the Aréna Theatre in 2015, the theatre was led by director Roháč with actor Emil Leeger, until the theatre's dissolution in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sight 7: City Gallery of Bratislava
The Bratislava City Gallery is a gallery located in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Old Town. It is the second largest Slovak gallery of its kind. The gallery is housed at the Mirbach Palace and Pálffy Palace.
Sight 8: Divadlo Astorka Korzo ´90
Astorka Korzo '90 Theatre is a theatre in the Slovak capital of Bratislava, founded on 1 April 1991.
Wikipedia: Astorka Korzo '90 Theatre (EN), Twitter, Facebook, Website
Sight 9: Museum of Pharmacy
Red Crayfish Pharmacy is a baroque building and former pharmacy from the 16th century in the Old Town of Bratislava, Slovakia. Since 1953 it houses the Museum of Pharmacy of the Bratislava City Museum. Today, the exhibition features three of the original five rooms of the former pharmacy complete with historical furniture, pharmacy equipment and Baroque – Classicist paintings and wall decorations. The museum contains an original edition of works by Paracelsus from 1574.
Sight 10: Neogotický dom
Erdődy Palace is a four-storey neo-Gothic house on Godrova Street no. 2 in Bratislava in the Old Town.
Sight 11: Museum of Jewish Culture in Slovakia
The Museum of Jewish Culture is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, which focuses on the history of the Jews in Slovakia. Opened in 1993, it is a component of the Slovak National Museum, and its director is Pavol Mešťan.
Sight 12: St. Nicholas church
St. Nicholas Church in Bratislava is an Orthodox church situated on the castle hill next to the Bratislava Castle in Podhradie the historical part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The church was built in 1661 by Paul Pálffy's (1589–1655) widow Countess Frances, née Khuen. It is an early baroque building built on the place of original Gothic church below the Bratislava Castle. The church is consecrated to St. Nicholas, the patron of sailors. His statue is situated in the stone niche above the main entrance to the church. The church is a protected cultural monument.
Sight 13: Baroque garden
The Baroque garden at Bratislava Castle is a garden in the area of Bratislava Castle, which was built in 2016.
Sight 14: Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians, directly above the Danube river, in the middle of Bratislava. Because of its size and location, it has been a dominant feature of the city for centuries.
Sight 15: House at the Good Shepherd
The House of the Good Shepherd is a narrow, Rococo-style building in Bratislava, Slovakia, located in the Old Town below Bratislava Castle. It was built in 1760–1765 by notable Bratislava master-mason Matej (Matthäus) Hollrigl. The townhouse was constructed for a local merchant and the lower part of the building was used for commercial purposes, the upper part for living. It is one of the few buildings in the area below Bratislava Castle to retain their original state, mostly due to the demolition of much of the Jewish quarter in the 20th century.
Sight 16: Museum of Clocks
The Clock Museum in Bratislava is a museum documenting the history of clocks, watches and watchmaking in Bratislava from the late 17th century to the 19th century.
Sight 17: Bratislavské kultúrne a informačné stredisko
Bratislava Culture and Information Centre (BKIS) is a contributory organization of the Capital City of the Slovak Republic Bratislava, located at Jewish Street no. 1. It was established by the merger of three municipal contributory organizations: the Municipal Cultural Centre, the Bratislava Information Service and the Park of Culture and Leisure.
Wikipedia: Bratislavské kultúrne a informačné stredisko (SK), Website
Sight 18: Balašov palác
Balašov Palace is a palace in Bratislava at Panská no. 15.
Sight 19: Dessewffy Palace
Dežőfi Palace or (older) Dessewffy Palace is a palace and national cultural monument of the Slovak Republic under number 101-193/1 on Ľudovít Štúr Square number 2 in the Old Town district of Bratislava. In its neighborhood is the Esterházy Palace. Dežőfi Palace was built in the second half of the 19th century in neo-Renaissance style.
Sight 20: Bratislava meridian
The Bratislava meridian was a meridian established by Samuel Mikovíni probably in 1733 as the zero meridian for his cartographic works, since at that time there was no general consensus on the universal zero meridian and various cartographers used their own zero meridians. The starting point A for the Bratislava meridian was the northeast tower of Bratislava Castle. The meridian passed approximately 17°06′ east longitude.
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