Bratislava
Small enough to see in a day and close enough to Vienna to do it as one. A castle on the hill, a communist-era bridge with a restaurant in the UFO on top, and a genuinely good old town underneath both.
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Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
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Landmarks in Bratislava
The Church of St. Elizabeth, commonly known as Blue Church, is a Hungarian-Secessionist Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava, present-day Slovakia. It is consecrated to Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II, who grew up in the Pressburg Castle (Pozsonyi vár).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 May 2026
Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bratislava Castle 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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hlavné námestie is one of the best known squares in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located in the Old Town and it is often considered to be the center of the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Feb 2026
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/ · CC BY 2.0
In Bratislava, Slovakia, Michael's Gate is the only city gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings in Bratislava, Slovakia. Built about the year 1300, its present shape is the result of baroque reconstructions in 1758, when the statue of St. Michael and the Dragon was placed on its top. The tower houses the Exhibition of Weapons of Bratislava City Museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Most SNP, commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the world's longest bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Oct 2025
Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Primacial Palace is a neoclassical palace in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia. It was built from 1778 to 1781 for Archbishop of Esztergom József Batthyány, Primate of the Kingdom of Hungary, after the design of architect Melchior Hefele. In 1805, the Palace's Hall of Mirrors saw the signing of the fourth Peace of Pressburg, ending the War of the Third Coalition.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
St Martin's Cathedral is a church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 4 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Church of St. Elizabeth, commonly known as Blue Church, is a Hungarian-Secessionist Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava, present-day Slovakia. It is consecrated to Elisabeth of Hungary, daughter of Andrew II, who grew up in the Pressburg Castle (Pozsonyi vár).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 May 2026
Thomas Ledl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bratislava Castle 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.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Aug 2026
C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hlavné námestie is one of the best known squares in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located in the Old Town and it is often considered to be the center of the city.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Feb 2026
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlascar/ · CC BY 2.0
In Bratislava, Slovakia, Michael's Gate is the only city gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications and ranks among the oldest town buildings in Bratislava, Slovakia. Built about the year 1300, its present shape is the result of baroque reconstructions in 1758, when the statue of St. Michael and the Dragon was placed on its top. The tower houses the Exhibition of Weapons of Bratislava City Museum.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Most SNP, commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the world's longest bridge to have one pylon and one cable-stayed plane.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Oct 2025
Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0