Bratislava |
Having long lived in the shadow of its former Czechoslovak sibling, Prague, the Slovak capital is only now really starting to make a name for itself. Only 60km …
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Nightlife |
Bratislava’s best nightlife focuses on the Old Town, where traditional Slovak beer halls mix with upscale cocktail lounges and cafes. A flurry of new flights in recent years has brought a new breed of visitor looking to party hard. Most Old Town pubs close by midnight due to noise ordinances, thus clubs and live music venues are confined to business districts or the Danube riverbanks and stay open until 0400-0600. People’s, Gorkeho 1, and Medusa, Michalska 21, are cocktail lounges for the smart …
Sightseeing |
Bratislava is redolent with Hapsburg baroque architecture, preserved in many historic row houses and the pedestrianised Old Town, which has been extensively renovated. But as an ancient trading post, its history is much older, with German settlers since the middle ages, Hungarians, Italians, and a large Jewish community with some places of worship still remaining.Hlavne Square sits at its heart, containing the Old City Hall, and parallel, running north to south, the old Michalska and Venturska s…
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