Bratislava, although the youngest capital of Europe, but for tourists is very interesting. In a relatively small area of the city, many historical monuments have been preserved and various sights are located.
What interesting things can you see in Bratislava and its environs?
Bratislava: museums
You can get acquainted with the history of Bratislava in the City Museum, which is located in the building of the Old Town Hall. This beautiful building, built in the Gothic style on the Main Square of the city, in itself is a tourist attraction of Bratislava. One of the towers of the Town Hall is still one of the tallest buildings, with a beautiful view of the surrounding area.
Bratislava: Devin Castle
In the area of the connection of the Danube and Morava, in the 7th century the Devin Castle was built. For many centuries, he served as a defense of the western borders, because of what often changed the owners. Due to its rich history, since the 19th century Devin Castle has become a national symbol for Slovaks. At the moment, the museum's buildings are constantly open in the castle building.
Bratislava: Old Town
Under the Old City of Bratislava it is customary to understand the historical and administrative center of the capital, which has preserved ancient buildings. The eastern part of the area is very interesting for hiking, since here are the most important temples (the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Franciscan Church and the Cathedral of St. Martin) and attractions (Slovak National Theater, Mikhailovskaya Tower, Main Railway Station). In the center there is the Main square of the city, where the Easter and Christmas fairs are held all over the world. From the western part of the district you can get to the famous sights of Bratislava - Bratislava Castle.
Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle is a massive castle, located on a cliff above the left bank of the Danube, towering over the whole city. Within its walls there are expositions of the Slovak National Museum and various exhibitions. It is a symbol of a thousand-year-old Slovak history, and its towers and a terrace offer a beautiful view of Bratislava and its surroundings.
Aquapark in Bratislava
A new thermal complex near Bratislava. The whole water park consists of 9 swimming pools (4 indoor and 5 outdoor), filled with thermal water. For a good rest there are American slides, children's pools, attractions, saunas of all kinds, sports grounds, massage and beauty salons, a bar and a restaurant. In the warm season, the water park still has sports and children's playgrounds, tables for table tennis, a children's circuit, a rope hiking trail.
Bratislava: New Bridge
To modern sights of Bratislava it is possible to carry the New bridge constructed through Danube in 1972. The new bridge was named because then in Bratislava there was already one bridge across the Danube. This bridge is considered one of the most unusual in Europe, because with its length of 430m has only one support, which is located at an altitude of 85m restaurant and an observation deck at Bratislava Castle.
Zoo in Bratislava
The Bratislava Zoo, opened in 1948, is the largest in Slovakia. In its collection, it has about 1500 animals from all over the world. Especially interesting for tourists will be visiting the House of big cats, where I live jaguars, tigers and lions, and Dino Park. For small visitors, children's corners are built here with swings, ropes and riding horses.
Unusual monuments in Bratislava
Bratislava is a relatively small city and therefore mostly tourists here move on foot. And then they are waiting for surprises, in the form of amusing urban bronze monuments. Such sculptures appeared in 1997 during the restoration of the Old City. And now tourists are happy to try to find on the ancient streets of Bratislava a bare-metal bronze soldier of the Napoleonic army, a gentleman of the last century raising a cylinder, a bronze man looking out from the sewer manhole (Chumila) and other unusual monuments.
Maybe the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, and inferior in size and elegance to other European capitals (for example, neighboring Vienna and Budapest ), but it is interesting in its own way. Attractive for tourists Bratislava makes a mixture of styles and eras of the past with unusual modern facilities.