Bratislava - Old Town - Visiting Slovakia

The tourist guide is a part of the series called Visiting Slovakia. The guidebook describes the Old Town of Bratislava, in which is concentrated the most of historical attractions of the Slovak capital. The guidebook was published in Slovak, English, German, Russian, Polish, French, Italian and Spanish.

CONTENTS

Introduction 3
Situation 5
History 7

Old Town 27
Michalska and Venturska streets 28
St. Martin’s Minster and Kapitulska street 35
Panska and Laurinska streets 42
The Hlavne namestie square 46
The Frantiskanske namestie square 53
The Primacialne namestie square 57
The Bratislava Castle 63
The western part of the Old Town 71
The northern part of the Old Town 77
The eastern part of the Old Town 83
Bratislava’s embankment 87

Trips starting from the Old Town 95

Practical information 102
Accomodation 102
Food and drinks 106
Shopping 111
Entertainment 114
Museums and galleries 118

Register 122