These busses arrive approximately every 30 minutes. Note that when I went in 2018, this bus stop was around the corner from where I bought my tickets and was about 50 feet away from most of the other stops. Find the stop for bus #29 and make sure it’s headed toward Devin. If you opt to take the bus, start at the central bus station under the UFO bridge and use one of the coin-operated machines to get two 30 minute tickets (one for the way there and another for the way back). You can either take a half day trip through a tour bus company, or take the significantly cheaper but slightly confusing city bus. This castle is actually in Devin, a short distance from Bratislava. Elisabeth is about a 10 minute walk from the city center and is worth a brief visit. They hold daily Catholic mass in Slovak, or you can peek in the front door after hours and see the ornate interior through a gate. Known informally as The Blue Church, this place is also a baby blue piece of art, both inside and out. It also features a restaurant and an observation deck with views of the city. Love it or hate it, it’s hard to miss, and you may end of taking a few selfies with it in the background. The UFO Tower, or the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), is a large, spaceship-like landmark that was originally intended to show that Slovakia is cutting edge and advanced. Paparazzi: Formerly near the Main Square, currently located at the UFO restaurant Napoleon’s Army Soldier: Leaning against a bench in the Main Squareīronze Soldier: Located in the Main Square Shone Naci: At the intersection of Rybarska brana & Hlavne namestie However, if you want to make sure to see them all, I recommend writing down these locations ahead of time:Ĭumil: At the intersection of Panska & Rybarska brana Most of the statues are easy to spot particularly for Cumil, just look for a small gathering of people staring downward. I particularly recommend getting your picture taken with Cumil (the man at work popping out of a manhole) and Shone Naci (the man holding his top hat). If you google image Bratislava, you’re bound to find photos of several quintessential statues located throughout Old Town. Fortunately I won’t let a few flies ruin an otherwise perfectly good trip! Freddie Next to Mercury was a little farther walk from the city center than I’d anticipated and it wasn’t very clean (hello flies in the kitchen). I’m not too picky about where I stay, but if I were to do the trip over again I’d select a different place. It also doesn’t hurt to have your Google Translate app ready, especially for restaurant menus.įor budget accommodations, I stayed at a hostel called Freddie Next to Mercury. Though I found that most people in the tourism industry spoke at least some English, a “Dobry Den” (formal “hello”) or “Dakujem” (JAH-koo-yehm “thank you”) goes a long way. However, don’t be surprised to find beer for just one euro or a meal for a reasonable ten. Slovakia is on the euro and therefore isn’t quite as cheap as some of its eastern European counterparts. I predict that increasing numbers of travelers will make their way to Bratislava over the next 5-10 years, as we seek to find more of those off-the-beaten path destinations. Third, there’s something special to me about traveling to a place you never anticipated you might go to, and learning as much as you can about that place and its culture. I was also drawn to having a break from some of the larger cities and the tour groups that come with them. First, Bratislava was practically on my route anyway, as it’s only about an hour from the hub of Vienna. During my recent trip throughout central and eastern Europe, I had a few people ask me why on earth I had selected Bratislava, Slovakia to spend a couple of my precious travel days.
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