Stare Mesto, the Old Town of Slovakia's capital, whisks visitors back a few centuries as they wander cobblestone streets, admire the Baroque architecture, enjoy summer and Christmas concerts at Old Town Hall and while away time at cafes and restaurants. Venture beyond for more sites, including the 15th-century hrad (castle) with its treasury and history and music museums, the Slovak National Theater and the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Slovak National Gallery, housed in an 18th-century palace.
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Selling Gallery of contemporary Slovak art. Predajná galéria v Bratislave. Diela a výrobky 155 výtvarníkov. ArtShop Magis Art cooperates and sells art works and products of 155 artists andcraftsmen. In our shop you can find sculptures, plastic arts and works made from wood, stone, glass and metal. We have paintings, drawings, graphic and other techniques,also art photography, decorative and household ceramics, glass and textile, silver and steel jewellery. You can find here indoor and garden complements and other beautiful things. All arts works are available immediately, so when you quickly need an original giftthere it is never late. We strive to feel our customers comfortable and to make every visit to our shop a pleasant event. Excellentl ocation in Bratislava – only 8 km from city centre with private parking. You can buy little things, smaller paintings and plenty of special gifts.
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Located a few miles west of Bratislava. Devín Castle ranks among the most important archeological sites in Central Europe. Located at the banks of the Danube, where once the Danube and Amber Roads intersected, it watches over the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers. Archeological research proves the area was settled about 7000 years ago and has since then been populated by one group or another, almost without interruption until today. Already during prehistory, it was a fortified center of power. During the Roman period the first several brick buildings were erected here. The first written source on Devín dates back to 864 and mentions a “Dowina Castle”. The Great Moravian period saw the erection of a church with colorful interior wall painting on castle grounds. Throughout the Middle Ages the Castle was an important border fortress, often passing from one noble family to another. In 1809 the Castle was intentionally demolished using explosives. In 1961 Devín Castle was declare
Devin Castle is a castle atop a hill at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers. Inside the castle is a sprawling landscape of gardens, pastures, fortification walls, staircases and courtyards in varying states of repair and disrepair. The climb up to the top of the tower and throughout the castle is perfectly safe though. Some of the castle ground buildings have been renovated and contain excellent exhibits of history of castle as well as a quick run through the history of Moravia up to the fall of the iron curtain in Czechoslovakia. The elevated position of the castle over the ground be made it an ideal position for observing the trade routes on the river. Views of Danube and Moravia, especially at the confluence of the two rivers, and city below are stunning. Makes a great half day visit from Bratislava.
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One of the most romatic modern art museums in Europe- the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum- is located less than 20 km south of Bratislava. It was founded by the Dutch collector and patron of the arts Gerard Meulensteen and the Slovak gallerist Vincent Polakovič. Since its opening in 2000, the museum has arranged numerous exhibitions of leading figures of the Slovak, European and world art scene, including Karel Appel, Sam Francis, Miroslav Cipár, Markus Prachensky, Ilona Keserü Ilona, Rudolf Sikora, Martín Chirino, Vladimír Popovič and other artists. The museum has attracted thousands of Slovak and foreign visitors as well as royal visits and leading political, social and above all cultural figures. Its unique location bordering on three countries, and sensitive integration with the surrounding nature and the River Danube provide visitors extraordinary views of exhibited artworks and of the flora and fauna unique to the peninsula of art in every season of the year. The adjoining sculpture park features the Works of a number of artists, among them El Lissitzky, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Jim Dine, Hans van de Bovenkamp, Jozef Jankovič, Arman, Jean- Claude Farhi, Vladimír Kompánek and Rudolf Uher. A magnificent view of Bratislava and the mighty Danube offer unforgettable experiences at sunset. After the completion of the extension, supported by the Government of the Slovak Republic, the museum is a new symbol of modern Bratislava, recommended by prestigious world guide books and social networking websites. See you by the River Danube, friends!
Danubiana is great gallery with wide art collection donated by Dutch phillantrope. It is especially worth taking a boat trip from Bratislava downtown to Danubiana. Boat ride takes around 1hour one way and entire visit can be organized in half day
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Museum of Czechoslovakian fortification system built in 1935-1938 against Nazi Germany. Equipped bunker with original weapons, accessories, furnished shooting rooms, living rooms, storages, machine and filtration room. On 45 min guided tour You will explore a whole bunker and get interesting historical and technical informations about czechoslovakian fortification system.
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The building of the Nedbalka Gallery hides an impressive interior featuring an internal structure resembling the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Its four floors provide space for a permanent exhibition dedicated to the birth and development of modernism in Slovakia. The history of painting and sculpture in Slovakia in the 20th century is well documented by works by L. Mednyánszky, D. Skutezký, M. Galanda, M. Benka, M. Laluha and many others who fundamentally influenced the development of art in Slovakia. On the ground floor, the visitors will find the latest of the series of exhibitions primarily dedicated to works by Slovak artists.
If you want to know more about the Slovakian artists, you must visit. Small museum with a nice interior. You will get a tablet with the information about the paintings and painters and after the visit you will be treated with a cup of coffee at the museum cafe - it is included into the ticket price.
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Although I have a couple of gripes, generally had a fantastic time here. The cars displayed are in perfect condition and really give you a full history of motoring in Slovakia. There are trains too - the full size ex-communist Russian variety and that was pretty cool. The museum is located at the end of a main train station so the old trains are still on their tracks. It's a huge area and there's two giant spaces A & B, so most people do A and think that's it because space B requires you to exit A altogether, walk down a little rubbishy looking path that seems like you aren't supposed to be there. Signposted ahead will be shed B. Apart from cars and trains, there's also old motorbikes including a 1923 Harley Davidson (see pics of all these) and a new chopper made by Orange County Choppers (they had a BIG show on TV for years). There's also old bicycles, a few horse drawn carriages and even a collection of antique baby carriages/prams/buggies - whatever you call them depending on which country you come from! There is a huge display of old railroad equipment from gauges and lights to a room full of electronics. Also an old telephone display, showing bakerlite phones and way back to the times when an operator would need to connect you via a switchboard. Strangely, there's even a display and video content on Slovakia's kyaking win at the Sydney Olympic Games in Australia!! The old lady at the ticket booth is far from friendly, her English is very limited but I speak a dialect of the local language and although she understood me, she was still frosty. Not really the type of person you want welcoming tourists. Might explain the very few visitors that seem to come. Entry price is ridiculously cheap at 4 Euros but they try to charge you 2 Euros extra if you want to take photos. What a load of crap - I'd rather them just raise the admission price to 6 Euros for everyone. I didn't pay the extra and although 1 or 2 staff turn up from time to time to check on people walking around, generally there's no staff there. All of the information presented either via video, audio or on information cards is in Slovakian only. A handful show English and German as well but really so very few.
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