Bratislava is a city of about 500.000 inhabitants, the historical center is small and tidy whereas the new city is a mix of new american style buildings and old comunist style buildings. Symbols of the city are the Ufo bridge and the Old castle.
It is possible to visit Bratislava in a weekend because in 2-3 days you can visit every interesting place and at the same time enjoying the nightlife that is very vibrant and that is the reason why Bratislava is also known as Partyslava.
It is possible to visit Bratislava in a weekend because in 2-3 days you can visit every interesting place and at the same time enjoying the nightlife that is very vibrant and that is the reason why Bratislava is also known as Partyslava.
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TRANSPORTS IN BRATISLAVA:
Going to Bratislava is very cheap and you can fly with Ryanair from the most important european capitals such as London, Paris, Barcelona (Girona), Rome, Stockholm, Bruxelles. Moreover you can also reach bratislava by Wizzair, a very cheap company that fly mostly to eastern europe, and Easyjet flying to Wien. you can also fly to wien because ther's a bus that connect wien to bratislava very confortable and cheap (10 euros for a return ticket) and there's a bus each hour from both the airport to the bus station of bratislava (mlinske nivy).
Trasposrts in bratislava are quiet good, you can go around the city by bus or tram. buses run also in the night but you can also take a taxi because is really cheap. the prices of the tickets are really cheap (30 euro/cents) and the taxis cost between 5 and 10 euros to go to the farest places of the city. |
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HOSTELS IN BRATISLAVA:
I f you want ot go to Bratislava for a weekend or so, there are many cheap hotels and hostels which price is between 10 and 20 euros per night.
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POSSONIUM HOSTELIt is located just 10 mins by walking from the city center and just 5 mins from the central rail station (hlavna stanica) where you can take the train to Wien. There's a train to Wien per hour and the trip lasts just one hour and they run from 4 am to 24pm. the price is 10 euros for a return ticket.
The prices of the hostel fluctuate from 8,5 euros in the 6-8 beds dorm to 30 euros per person for a double room. Address: šancová 20, bratislava - staré mesto, Bratislava Price: 8,50-30 euro Internet connection: Yes Website: HTTP://WWW.POSSONIUM.SK/ |
BLUES HOSTELThis hostel is located close to the Tesco central shopping center and very close to the historical centre. it's really nice and clean. we paid 14 euros each in a 5 bed room with private toilet.
it is just at the side of one of the most famous club in bratislava, the charlies, and close to a kebab shop really cheap and good, obiviously in the night after parties. Address: špitálska 2, 81108 - staré mesto (old town) Price: 14-30 euro Internet connection: provided Website: HTTP://WWW.HOSTELBLUES.SK/ |
CITY HOSTEL ACCOMODATION
It's a brand new hostel located in the main street of the city centre (Obchodna). Rooms have private toilet and it is very clean and tidy.
A 4 beds room costs about 73 euros per day (18 euros per person per day) The hostel is 1 minute far from the most famous slovakian pub: the slovak pub, a place you can't miss for a good pint of slovak beer and the typical slovakian dish "halusky". Address: obchodná 38, bratislava - staré mesto, bratislava Price: 17-40 euro Internet connection: provided Website: HTTP://WWW.CITYHOSTEL.SK/EN/CITYHOSTEL_P-CENY.HTML |
FOOD & DRINK IN BRATISLAVA:
Eating and drinking in bratislava is very cheap. you could eat a kebab for 3,5 euros or a soup (mushrrom soup are really good), the typical halusky or a cup of gulas for a price between 2 and 4 euro and drink a tasteful pint of slovak beer for 1/2 euro. There are really good beers in Slovakia (pivo means beer in slovak language) and there are several brands of both lager and dark beers (tmavy pivo means dark beer).
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The Slovak PubSlovak Pub is the most famous pub in Slovakia cause there you can try the traditional slovakian beers and food for a small price. A pint of beer costs just 2-2.5 euro and the environment is very young and nice.
Address: Obchodná 62, 811 06 bratislava - staré mesto, BratislavaWebsite: HTTP://WWW.SLOVAKPUB.SK/ENG/ |
Senator PubThis restaurant-pub is one of the best place for the trade off between price and quality. Moreover here you can watch almost all the football matches or the main european leagues by drinking a pint of beer and eating meat, pizzas, and more for just 5-10 euro, and, as in the other places in Slovakia, you can smoke inside. It is suitable to try the suops they sell because they're very tasteful.
Address: panska 1 (is located in front of the McDonald close to the national old theater) |
Restaurant PerugiaThis restaurant-pub is one of the best place for the trade off between price and quality. Moreover here you can watch almost all the football matches o the main european leagues by drinking a pint of beer and eating meat, pizzas, and more for just 5-10 euro, and, as in the other places in Slovakia, you can smoke inside. It is suitable to try the suops they sell because they're very tasteful.
Address: panska 1 (is located in front of the McDonald close to the national old theater) |
Orion RistopubThis restaurant is located in front of the bus stop of the university of economics. food is very good and is a mix between traditional cuisine and some Italian dishes but the best feature of this restaurant is the price and the location just close to the university. spending 10 euro you can be more than full and usually you will spend about 5-6 euros.
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PLACES TO VISIT DURING YOUR ERASMUS IN BRATISLAVA:
Devin Castle - The oldest Castle in BratislavaIt's a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Owing to its strategic position, the cliff (altitude of 212 meters) at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers was an ideal place for a fort. Its owner could control the important trade route along the Danube as well as one branch of the Amber Road. That is why the site has been settled since the Neolithic and fortified since the Bronze and Iron Age. Later, both the Celts and the Romans built strong fortresses there. In the Roman ruins, the first Christian church located North of the Danube has been identified. The castle stands just inside Slovak territory on the frontier between Slovakia (previously part of Czechoslovakia) and Austria. The border runs from west to east along the Morava River and subsequently the Danube. Prior to 1989, the Iron Curtain between the Eastern Bloc and the West ran just in front of the castle. Although the castle was open to the public, the area surrounding it constituted a restricted military zone, and was heavily fortified with watchtowers and barbed wire. After the Velvet Revolution the area was demilitarised. The most photogenic part of the castle is the tiny watchtower, known as the Maiden Tower. Separated from the main castle, it balances perilously on a lone rock and has spawned countless legends concerning imprisoned lovelorn daughters leaping to their deaths. Inside, the castle is a sprawling landscape of walls, staircases, open courtyards and gardens in various states of repair. They are all, however, made readily accessible by a continuing restoration and archaeological project conducted since the borough of Devín was reclaimed from Nazi Germany which had annexed it shortly before World War II. |
Church of St. Elizabeth also known as the Blue ChurchThe Church of St. Elizabeth (Slovak: Kostol svätej Alžbety, Hungarian: Szent Erzsébet templom), commonly known as Blue Church (Modrý kostolík,Kék templom), is a Hungarian Secessionist (Jugendstil) Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is consecrated to Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II, who grew up in the Pressburg Castle (pozsonyi vár). It is called "Blue Church" because of the colour of its façade, mosaics, majolicas and blue-glazed roof.
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Petrzalka - The comunist and most populated borough in BratislavaPetržalka is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, it is home to approximately 120,000 people. The name Petržalka first appeared in the 1920s and refers to vegetables and herbs that were grown there (peteršílj means "parsley"). The older German name is Engerau or Ungerau. The Hungarian name is Pozsonyligetfalu, short form Ligetfalu. The University of Economics is based in Petržalka, with campuses situated in different locations around Bratislava.There are 11 elementary schools and 19 kindergartens administered by the borough. Gymnasium high schools include the state-administered Albert Einstein and Pankúchova 6 gymnasiums and the private Mercury Gymnasium. The borough is also known for its football club, Artmedia Bratislava, a participant in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League.
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Aupark Shopping CenterAupark is a shopping centre (shopping mall and entertainment centre) in the Petržalka borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. It was the second modern shopping centre in Bratislava, built a few years after Polus City Center. At the time is was built, it was the biggest shopping mall in Slovakia with total space of 44,000 m². During your erasmus in Bratislava it is probably the shopping center you will be visitng more times together with Eurovea, as it is very near to the city center.
It is situated beside Sad Janka Kráľa public park, formerly known also as Aupark, not far from the river Danube. |
The CastleBratislava Castle (Slovak: Bratislavský hrad, German: Pressburger Schloss, Hungarian: Pozsonyi Vár) 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.
The location provides excellent views of Bratislava, Austria and, in clear weather, parts of Hungary. Many legends are connected with the history of the castle. |
Zlate Piesky - The beach in BratislavaIf you're going to or living in Bratislava during summer time there's a place that you should absolutely visit and enjoy: the name of this place is Zlate Piesky (literally Golden Sands) and it is located in the suburb of the city 20 minutes by tram (electricka) from the city centre. The tram number 2 leaves from trnavske myto, a big cross in the middle of Sancova Avenue and about 1 km far from Obchodna (the main street in the city centre). The tram terminates to Zlate Piesky and the lake is just 400 meters far from the stop and just behind a big tesco wher you can bay clothes and other stuffs for the beach life. You can also go there by buses number: 53, 56, 57,65, 630. In this place there are several beaches and in the summer time you can drink a beer on the beach under the sunny weather, and more you can practice some watersports if you're a lover of it. You can go there between the end of May and the beginning of September.
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More touristic information on Bratislava are on the official website of the City of Bratislava