Bratislava News

Bratislava Tourist Information Centre is offering a new service to the visitors - Bratislava City Card. The card holders are entitled to 5% to 20% discounts on 44 services and facilities, incl. guided tours, boat trips, car rental, museums, galleries, restaurants, shops and leisure and sport facilities. The City Card also features free use of the public transport system and a walking sightseeing tour at no charge.


The rates are as follows
1 day EUR 5.- / SKK 200.-
2 days EUR 8.- / SKK 300.-
3 days EUR 10.- / SKK 370.-
Bratislava City Card can be purchased at one of the offices of the Bratislava Tourist Information Centre.

The Summer Market starts in Bratislava today. 20 wooden stools have been installed on Frantiskanske square, the annex to the lovely restored Main Squre, the heart of the picturesque Old Town. The summer market is a great chance for Bratislava visitors to buy traditional Slovak folk art product made of wood, leather, linen, glass and ceramic. The market will be open daily untill the end of August.

The construction of the River Park has finally started. This state-of-art multifunctional centre will be located right on the bank of the Danube, very close to the historic Old Town with major Bratislava attractions. The new “city in the city” has been designed for living, leisure, retail and offices. It will offer almost 200 distinctive apartments with the views of the Danube, 25,000 square meters of office space, modern shopping mall, many trendy restaurants and bars. Also the 5-star Kempinski Hotel Bratislava with 220 deluxe guest-rooms is to be the part of the River Park. The award-winning Dutch architect, Erick van Egeraat, designed the ultra-modern building combining glass, metal and wood. The entire project is to be completed by 2009.
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