Bratislava News

Bratislava Airport Transfers

2008-03-08T12:23:00.002+01:00

M. R. Stefanik Airport is located some 20 minute drive from the city center. As the taxi drivers here in Bratislava are known for trying to ripp the tourists off I recommend you to book your transfer in advance at a fixed rate. Find out more on Bratislava Airport Transfers.

Twin City

2007-01-24T19:37:00.000+01:00

Bratislava Bus Station will undergo an extensive refurbishment within next few years. As a part of the largest development in Slovakia,
the area of the present-day Mlynske Nivy Bus station and the adjoining pieces of land are to become the TWIN CITY offering 200,000 sqm of the space to rent. Except for the modern bus station, the Twin City is to include 60,000 sqm of offices, 4-star hotel with 200 rooms, more then 300 deluxe apartments as well as a premium retail, leisure and entertainment space.
The reconstruction will begin in the next year and the entire project is to be completed by 2011. Together with the neighbouring developments, the Twin City will become the business centre of Bratislava.

Internet Access in Bratislava

2006-07-31T19:03:00.000+02:00

The most of the Bratislava visitors have no clue that there is free Wi-Fi Internet access available in the very heart of the city. If you have a laptop or a PDA supporting Wi-Fi, you can just sit on one of the benches in the Old Town and browse the Net. The free Hot Spot covers Hlavne (the Main) Square and the Frantiskanske and the Primacialne squares.
If you do not bring the laptop, you can use the computer in the City Hall opposite the Primates Palace for free.
As for the Internet cafe, I can definitely recommend the MEGAiNET on Klariska street. It is clean and offers friendly service and quick machines at SKK 60.-- (approx EUR 1.60) per hour.

Riverfront Development

2006-06-30T19:22:00.000+02:00

The construction of the Eurovea - the new Bratislava riverfront disctict has started this week. The Ballymore Properties, the Irish development company the new mixed-use urban district of high quality architecture offering over 200,000 m2 of office space, retail galleria, casino, multi-plex cinema, deluxe apartment and waterfront park. The Eurovea will also offer the 5-star Sheraton Hotel Bratislava with 207 deluxe guestrooms. For more information please follow this link.

Summer of Culture Festival

2006-06-22T21:18:00.000+02:00

The yesterday's Sting concert was a really great way to start the Bratislava Summer of Culture Festival with almost 200 events including concerts, dance and theatre performances, movie screenings, street plays, happenings, exhibitions and traditional handicraft presentations. Bratislava will offer many things to see and do within next 3 months.

Bratislava City Card

2006-05-24T20:31:00.000+02:00

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.

Summer Market

2006-05-15T13:20:00.000+02:00

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.

River Park Bratislava

2006-05-04T17:08:00.000+02:00

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.
For more information please click here.

Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition

2006-04-30T14:41:00.000+02:00

I have visited an interesting exhibition at the Bratislava Castle yesterday. It is called Leonardo da Vinci’s Atlantic Codex and is dedicated to the "Renaissance man" -
an architect, engineer, inventor, geometer, musician, anatomist painter and sculptor. The exhibition focuses on the Leonardo’s technical and scientific reasearch.
Several mechanical models and 60 original drawings from the Hoepli edition (1894-1904) of the Atlantic Codex by the Accademia dei Lincei are on display.
The exhibition is available untill September 15, daily except Mondays, 9am to 6 pm, admission SKK 100.- (approx Eur 2.70). I definitelly recommend you to check it.

The Main Square

2006-04-25T13:26:00.000+02:00

The reconstruction of the Main Square has finally been finished. This heart of the Old Town has been repaved, the new lighting system has been installed and the historic Miximilian Fountain has been repaired. There are also new benches, plane-trees in a mobile pots, the new statue - The Watch Box and also a drinking water fountain. The restored square looks really good to me. What do you think?

Bratislava for Everyone

2006-04-19T19:01:00.000+02:00

The local government organizes “Bratislava for Everyone” weekend annually. It is an event for citizens and visitors in order for them to get to know Bratislava. This year it will be held on the weekend of April 22nd and 23rd and the programme will include:
Visit to the Mayor’s office in the beautiful Primate Palace
Guided tours by the Tourist Information Centre
Traditional Market in the courtyard of the historic City Hall
Vintage tram ride
Saturday evening program at the Devin Castle (incl. fencers, fire show and horse-back riding)
Presentation of the reconstructed Main Square with the “Good people on the benches” happening
Free entrance to the city museums and galleries
Poetry Marathon in the City Library
Open-door-day in the Bratislava Zoo with the Grand Opening of the new Pavilion of Big Cats

The coming weekend is a great time to visit our Little Big City (if you don’t mind the big crowds of course).

Black Eyed Peas Show

2006-04-12T18:35:00.000+02:00

The Black Eyed Peas, the popular American funky hip-hop group will stop over in Bratislava with their tour. The Grammy Award winners will be giving their only concert in the Central Europe in the Incheba Open Air on June 15, 2006.

Bratislava Tourist Information Centre

2006-03-30T17:54:00.000+02:00

The main Bratislava Tourist Information Centre on No. 2 Klobucnicka has been re-open after an extensive refurbishement. Located right next to the beautiful Primate Palace, the new Info Centre is to enhance the services provided to the visitors to our Little Big City.
Except for answering any questions that they might have, the Tourist Information Centre also offers other servies incl. securing last-minute accommodation in hotel, guest-houses and self-catering holiday apartments, organizing sightseeing tours, souvenir, map and city guide shop, ticket sale and interpreting.

The other Bratislava Tourist Information Centres are located at the M.R. Stefanik airport and the Main Train Station (Hlavna stanica). In the summer months (April – Octorber), there will also be one open in the passenger port on Fajnorovo nabrezie.

Easter Market

2006-03-25T15:56:00.000+01:00

The traditional Eeaster Market starts in Bratislava on Friday, March 31. Some 20 wooden stools on Frantiskanske square will mainly offer folk art product, e.g. leather belts and bags, candles, wooden toys and dishes, pottery products, jewellery, pictures painted on glass, straw bowls and baskets etc. The market will be open daily, 10 am to 6pm untill Monday, April 17th.

Aston Hotel Bratislava

2006-03-25T15:39:00.000+01:00

The new Aston Hotel is to open in Bratislava in May. The modern business hotel located on Bajkalska street is to offer well-apointed accommodation in the deluxe rooms all equipped with modern amenities including air-conditioning, LCD satelite TV, DVD, Wi-Fi internet connection and sound-proof windows. The Aston Hotel will also offer 2 meeting rooms and a restaurant offering international cuisine.

Jewels of the Modern Arts

2006-03-14T16:51:00.000+01:00

The paintings by the most renowned Slovak and Czech artists are being presented in the Bratislava City Gallery. The Jewels of the Modern Arts exhibition contains 67 works from the Czech galleries and 30 pieces of the Slovak modern art, all from the period between 1907 and 1945. The exhibition is available untill April 9, 2006 in the historic building of the Palffy Palace on Panska 19.

Bratislava Motor Show

2006-03-11T14:19:00.000+01:00

Autosalon / Autoservis Bratislava, the 16th annual international exhibition of automobiles, accessories, autoshop and garage technology will be held in the Incheba Exhibition Centre between 21 – 26 March 2006. 24 car-makers from all over the world will present their passenger and utility vehicles, trucks, car accessories and motorist services.
The exhibition will be open to public Wednesday to Sunday, from 9am to 6:30pm. Entrance fee SKK 100.

Francophonic Film Festival

2006-03-06T19:15:00.000+01:00

The 8th International Festival of Francophonic Films will be held in Bratislava in the next few day. Some 40 movies can be seen between Thursday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 22 in the Tatra Movie Theatre. More information at www.fiff-bratislava.sk.

Sting Concert

2006-03-02T18:20:00.000+01:00

Today is the happy day for me. I have just found out that Sting, the most favourite artist of mine will be giving a concert in Bratislava. I wonder if it will be even better that the one I went to in Prague over a year ago. THE Time: June 21, 7pm. THE Place: Artmedia football stadium in Petrzalka. I just can't wait...
PS: Tickets should be available at www.ticketportal.sk.

INTERMODA Fashion Exhibition

2006-02-23T13:11:00.000+01:00

INTERMODA, the 5th Annual International Fashion Exhibition will be held in Bratislava next week. The latest fashion trends can be admired in the INCHEBA Exhibition Ground from Tuesday, February 28th until Thursday, March 2nd. Also LEDER MODE SLOVAKIA, the 1st International Fair of Footwear and Leatherware will be a part of the event.

City Marathon

2006-02-18T14:21:00.000+01:00

The 1st City Marathon will take place in Bratislava between March 31 and April 2. Except for the main run, that will start on Sunday, April 2 at 10am, the sport weekend program will also include short courses, children runs and in-line skating races. The centre of the event will be on Hviezdoslavovo square in the historic Old Town. The accompanying program of Bratislava City Marathon will consist of several concerts, performances and shows, including after-party and fireworks on Sunday evening.

Simple Minds Concert

2006-02-10T10:46:00.000+01:00

Scotland’s Simple Minds, one of the dominant “New Wave” bands of the 1980s have been very active ever since. After releasing their Black & White 050505 album in September 2005, they headed for the roads. Bratislava has been confirmed as a stop of their tour. The concert will take place on March 30, 2006 in the PKO Concert Hall. The tickets start at SKK 890 (approx EUR 24) a piece.

Mozart in Bratislava

2006-02-04T16:12:00.000+01:00

The 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the musical genius is celebrated not only in Salzburg and Vienna. The most famous Austrian of all times traveled to Bratislava at "the request of the Hungarian nobility" 1762. At the age of 6 he gave a concert in the rooms of the Palffy Palace on Ventrurska street.
There will be several events held in Bratislava to recall one of the most significant visitors to our Little Big City, including:

2 concerts in the Slovak Philharmony, Palackeho 2, February 9 and 10)

Puppet Theatre Performance of the Magic Flute at BBD, Dunajska 36 (February 17)

The Austrian Cultural Forum on Zelena 7 offers following events

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 1756 – 1791, an exhibiton available between January 12 – February 28 (weekdays, 10 am to 6 pm)

How Did Mozart Compose, a lecture by proffessor Dr. Otto Biba (February 20, 6pm)

Mozart Concert in the Mirror Hall of the Primatial Palace (Primacialne namestie, February 26, 6pm)

Bratislava - Vienna Boat Connection

2006-01-18T20:20:00.000+01:00

Bratislava and Vienna, the two capital cities located on the Danube river at a distance of no more then 50 km of each other will be connected by a high-speed boat in the coming tourist season. The Central Danube Region Marketing is starting their TWIN CITY LINER project, establishing a direct scheduled link between Schwedenplatz/Marienbrücke in Vienna and Propellerhaus in Bratislava (right on the edge of the Old Town with major city attractions). A 75-minute cruise will be available 3-times a day between 1 June and 29 October. The rates start at EUR 15 for the round-trip.

The special boat for up to 102 passengers has been built in Norway. It is 33,7 m long, 8,5 m and can reach the maximum speed of 55 km per hour. The catamaran offers real comfort, incl. air-conditioning, seating in leather, panoramic windows, lookout deck and the snack bar.

For more information incl. schedule and rates click here.

ITF SLOVAKIATOUR

2006-01-05T11:25:00.000+01:00

The 12th International Tourism Fair SLOVAKIATOUR, the most important travel show in Slovakia will be held in the INCHEBA Exhibition Centre in Bratislava, January 26th to 29th.
It is a unique meeting of tourism professionals as well as a chance for travellers to get to know the offer of the travel agencies for the coming season.
The event also includes specialized exhibitions, e.g. DANUBIUS GASTRO – a gastronomy exhibition, EXPOSHOP – exhibition of equipments and technologies for shops and warehouses, GASTROPACK - exhibition of packing materials and packing machines and facilities, SPORT exhibition CAMERA SLOVAKIA - a travel film festival and HUNTING AND LEISURE exhibition.