My husband and I visited Bratislava on our honeymoon. We were so very pleasantly surprised. We want to go back and see more of Slovakia and its wonderful people!
Thank you so much for posting this! My husband and I just made reservations for Bratislava in August and we can't wait to go!-Waving 'hi' from Kansas City!
Enjoy your trip! Bratislava Old Town in summer is loaded with cafes, restaurants, bars, beer/wine places with outside terraces or on river boats anchored along the banks, young people & students like partying here… It is safe hang out even in late night… Have fun!
Bratislava is one of the least interesting places in Slovakia. This comes from a native Slovakian man, trust me. There are much more beautiful places in Slovakia. You are very welcome here.
@@greencontroller9692 always depends point of view...yep, Bratislava is nôt Vienna,Prague or Budapešť...but still worth to see...but of course, there are other beautiful places in Slovakia
This city is amazing. We also had a very nice experience, we took a buss in front of wiennas airport and arrived to our hotel in Bratislava in less than 1 hour. Im jjst sorry that we missed tge blue church and this little soldiers statut in the street. I adore prague,budapest and Bratislava. 💙💙💙
I am from Belgrade, Serbia, which is 3 times bigger than Bratislava and I've spent a few weeks there a couple of years ago. It felt so calming and much less intense than Belgrade and I really wanted to move there. I've almost made it but, as per usual in life, some stupid stuff came into way and the plan just collapsed. I will make sure to visit the city again soon, it appears like it's doing good to my nerves...
@@sharkeynoyz pls if ur referring to the size of the most visited part of the old town of Bratislava vs the size of Belegrade's old town size, then say so
Did a one day stop there on a river cruise.. one day wasn't enough! Food, beer, locals & sights were amazing.. would definitely go back & use it as a home base for traveling around the region & the little red train is awesome for getting around the old town after a few local brews. 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for all your nice and kind words :) We are happy to have visitors like you! :)) Maybe... you could do another video of what else is in Bratislava, since there is much much more to explore outside the Old Town :) ...if you would decide to visit us again some other day, I`d love to guide you :) Anyway... Thank you for very nice video! :))
@@ESCLuciaSlovakia I'm visiting Bratislava for one night in May I am actually more exited to visit this city than Budapest even though my friends and I got that city booked for 3 nights but whenever me and my mate's thought of Slovakia we always thought of the movie Hostel haha. I'm pretty sure that movie had put a few tourists off from visiting but it was just a movie eh lol
@@tc2664 Yup, I've seen some scared comments from people who actually think that a Hollywood movie equals documentary. 😀 The director even had to apologize for chosing Slovakia for his story inspired in Thailand.
had stopped for the night in Bratislava on our way to Prague..arrived late afternoon. Ate at a restaurant in an old concrete building by the river. excellent food. Dinner for 2 ..a decent meal cost us $20. We stayed a a newer hotel. Simple accomodations, but the most comfortable sleep ever. We took a walk and passed by "an American bar". Decorated with cowboy gear.. playing Rolling Stones music... had a pevo(beer) People were so friendly and nice
And don't eat it in Bratislava. It's not typical for this region and they make it only for tourists mostly, it is expensive and not so tasty. If you want to try real bryndza, then you have to go to mountains of Central Slovakia to the places called salaš, where it is made and also food from it is tasty. Real bryndza consists of at least 60% sheep milk, what you get in Bratislava or other places here in the west in restaurants is mostly just a regular cow cottage cheese instead. People often eat it with halušky, which is made of 2/3 potatoes and the rest is flour, restaurants usually make it solely from flour, but I know some restaurants in the area of Trnava, where real halušky are made, here we eat it mostly with cabbage and a little bacon, it's also tasty.
@@majstter7420 There's one really great place in Stupava (Biofarma Priroda Salas Stupava) and it's like 25 minutes from Main Railway station in Bratislava.
I visited Bratislava and it’s very charming and it’s very affordable. Of course my tour guide said “A beer costs a 💶 1.80” in 2018. Devin is nice for bikers too and the scenes along the Danube River are awesome.
Tip: You can go to Devín castle by ship from Bratislava port, it's cheap, nice and the ship is sailing pretty often. You can also go back to downtown by ship from there.
Thanks for this video, You said all the most imporatnt things for somebody who never visited. I’m Slovakian and very proud of our tiny country full of kind people and nature ❤️
Another fine video. Harriet and I have it on our bucket list for a side trip from Hungary sometime next year. Thanks for the heads up. 👍👍 Jim and Harriet
Definitely don't get scared by the train station and it's surroundings. I went there as a solo female traveler and was really scared when I got out of the train station, but I loved the city once I left that area. Highly recommend this city!
Future tip: Would have been better to go to Petržalka train station from Vienna, it's much nicer than the main station and the bus to city center takes 5 min.
I knew that alot of our public facilities are a bit dilapitated and old but I've never realized that it may look scary to a foreiner. Don't wory Slovakia is very safe in regards to violent crime, actually one of the safest in the EU
I’m from Bratislava and I really liked your video! Great information and I would just add one other don’t: don’t stay only in the city center. Visit also other parts of Bratislava (e.g. lake ,,Zlate piesky“, Kamzik, Zelezna studnicka etc…). Bratislava is not as big and you can easily get everywhere with the bus or tram. Also we have a lot of shopping center around the whole city with also cheap/affordable prices. So if you like shopping, don’t miss them. And last but not least, the city part ,,Nivy“ with whole new bus main station with shopping center and high buildings around is also worth to visit. And is definitely much better then the first impression from train main station (all the Slovak people are really ashamed of that :(
Food is heavier because people used to work here hard going up and down over the hills taking trips to other places it was a lot of work (specially at field) and most of common thing around was to have animal like sheep(sheep cheese naturally really fat food but keeps you up and working), cow or chickens so many peoples where used to this heavy food i mean even national food is basically sheep cheese with dumplings (eggs,flour,salt...)
Thank you so much for this video, but all your videos really in general iv been watching them all as i will be going to many of your cities that you speak about. They have been so helpful to me in planning my travels.
We spent about 4 days there. We went in winter /spring . It was beautiful in the snow but very cold. Saw most of the sites you mentioned. Food and drink is very affordable. Beautiful buildings. We did day trip to Vienna.
Not slovak lving in Bratislava here. Don't miss the promenade near Danube River, it's fantastic! and city gets more affordable just 5 min outside tourist area!
The main problem with the train station is, that due to land ownership things it can not be rebuild/renewed, because some people wanted to use the law to get big bucks from state to buy their land around and under te station. From my understanding, it was someone from the parcelling office, that intentionally made some "mistakes", and put land under a public station to private owners, who then later demanded overblovn prices (and still do), but contrary to their expectations, state just didn´t bought it from them. And that is why it looks so bad, and probably will for a long time.
Just to add, this ownership situation has progressed a bit, it is just impossible to gather big enough investment at the moment, as other parts of Slovakia are in need of investment too and by rules of eurofunds have bigger priority
@@anetkaplanetka But I still didnt get it, why is main train station that bad ? Homeless people are at every station and the age of building for me means nothing, maybe some details can be change. But whole thing ? I am from Banská Bystrica, and we have train station much older but it didnt really scared me.
@@noemyemma9035 i think too, for you, can you imagine similar station in western world ? I am still getting weird that in western world like they didnt built any train station in 80´s.
I visited Devin castle 40 years ago and on our way to it was the iron curtain along the banks of Danube River. I was just an arms length from being able to touch the lead wire stretched a foot in front of the actual fence.
I'm so happy I'm spending 3 nights there while seeing Kamelot 3 times in Europe this fall...my friend told me wonderful things about Slovakia and was excited before this video.
Hey Mark! We day-tripped Bratislava from Vienna last week. We LOVED it. Just the right size for a nice day trip. I found it affordable vs cheap as well, and the crowds were MUCH SMALLER than Vienna. We pretty much fit everything in we needed to. BTW - This was the only city we visited (Munich/Salzburg/Bratislava/Budapest) where I had to speak German to our lunch waiter because he did not speak any English - it was a cool experience). Did you notice the Soviet mosaic in the train station? Told the Sputnik story on the right side... it's in very good shape! A few observations - the train from Vienna to/fr Bratislava was a combined OBB and Slovak train with cars from both companies. The Slovakian cars had AC and 220 volt plugs. The OBB cars had neither! Also, booking the train ticket on the Slovakian carrier's website was significantly cheaper than the OBB site. I found the same thing when we went to Budapest to/fr Vienna. The Hungarian carrier was about half-price for the same seat compared to the OBB. CHEERS!!!
Thanks for making this video and sharing it. I live in far eastern Czech Republic, and I am thinking of a weekend trip to Bratislava soon. This will help. I prefer traveling around Europe during the off-season, a benefit of living in the EU. I just have to make sure I have easy Euro access, as crowns, which we still use, do not cut it there!
I will probably offend many locals from Bratislava now, but ... 1. Bratislava is few times more expensive than any other city in Slovakia and maybe just as expensive as High Tatras mountain resort (i mean, what would you expect from the capital right?!) 2. Bratislava is more of a culture mix, sometimes you will meet there more foreigners on the streets than Slovaks, so if you want to get more into Slovak culture, this shouldn't be your only stoppage in Slovakia 3. not only for me but also for my friends, Bratislava feels a little chaotic, sometimes it's hard to navigate through, sometimes it surprises you with lack of something you would expect from such modern city 4. It also lacks a true and beautifully organized historical centre, which you can find in many cities around Slovakia (for example Košice, Žilina, Levoča, Kremnica, Bardejov, Martin ...), not mentioning the US embassy's fence blocking half of the historical square ... I'm not saying Bratislava is bad place to visit, just wanted to let you know Slovakia is much bigger than that and there are maybe EVEN more beautiful and EVEN cheaper places to visit
Funny how opinions can vary depending on your POV. I'm Slovak and I can tell you that most people outside of Bratislava actually consider Bratislavians "the capital city people", which doesn't mean they are not nice or anything... The prices might be affordable for someone with western salary, but it's still the most expensive city in Slovakia. The train station is famous also within Slovakia, but it's funny you are warning about it in a video where it is already after a decent reconstruction, I wonder what would you say before :D Another thing, the dumplings with bryndza, there might be some restaurants in BA where you get them at a decent level, but you should really try them on a real "Salaš", because nothing can beat that when it's so fresh from the source.
I'm a native of Bratislava and I miss Saint Martin's Cathedral in this video. Bratislava (Pressburg) was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1563 to 1783, eleven Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral. Most Hungarian parliament assemblies were held here from the 17th century until the Hungarian Reform Era, and the city has been home to many Hungarian, German and Slovak historical figures.
You forgot to mention that those kings and queens were mostly HAbsburgs and thus German (Austrian)emperors too! And then Bratislava was called Poszonyi. The German word has always been Pressburg. Like in the humiliating Treaty of Pressburg when the Emperor Charles had to bow to Napoleon after the battle of Austerlitz outside Brno. (Bridge in Paris). It took place in the castle of Bratislava.
I was born in Bratislava ,and I live in Britain now.Yee, Bratislava train station is not really a turist attraction ,but in Britain I saw much worse train stations.Even mess and homelessness ,in Britain is much worse around stations ,if I compare.
one thing i'd add is don't be scared to leave the Bratislava area, if you like the culture, architecture etc. i'd definitely recommend visiting the northern regions of Slovakia, absolutely worth it
@Brett M the views are gorgeous and you can totally find fun attractions (there's a pretty unique cableway for example, often there are different events hosted around the High Tatras area, or of course there's the option of hiking, which is also a great experience anywhere around Slovakia really). also, especially during summer, there is SO many people literally everywhere, which honestly makes it pretty annoying to me. over all though, i would say that there's a LOT of tourist traps and it can be really expensive depending on where you choose to stay, eat, hike etc. id personally give it a 8/10 :D
We are in Bratislava now for two days and we are really impressed of the city. You don't need a car. The transportation is perfect and cheap!! As you said you can see all the sightseeing by walking!!! Underestimated capital!!
St Michael's Gate is closed at the moment (and covered in scaffolding) so you can't climb to the top. The 3 day tourist card is only 28 euros (and includes free travel) so although not hugely money saving, it is convenient.
I lived in Bratislava for 7years. Don't underestimate the shot drinks some of the local distilled drinks are very strong. Don't be afraid to explore more than just the historic centre. There are surprising hidden places all over Bratislava Don't be afraid to travel outside Bratislava. There are citiesike Trnava another 45 mins by train or the Red Rock Castle (Cervany Kamen) close by as well
If you are there for more than one day, I would highly reccomend you to see the more suburban parts aswell as the richer hills. Gives you many perspectives since bratislava is a quite small city, still with many different aspects.
haha... so nice here all these facts about my hometown :) aaand bit funny ... Nice video. To rest of you all: Come to Bratislava, its our Little Big City :) Go to cocktail bar speakeasy: in the video view toward Michaels Gate, there is a green house Urban Bistro on the left side. Go there and upstairs to restrooms but on the other side is an old wardrobe, open it like into Narnia. Enjoy the best drinks :) Dont eat on Michals gate street, tourist traps only. Go to Namestie SNP (Square SNP) and ask for Flagship - Bratislavska restauracia. Its a restaurant inside old church or theatre and have the best dumpling and food in centre.
If you walk like 1km from the city center you will be even more surprised with the prices of food/drinks. There is a huge difference between food/drink prices directly in the center and the rest of the city. :)
There are many train stations in Bratislava and most of them are very modern and bright and clean. The main train station is not a correct representation of the city or country. There are small towns far from Bratislava that have modern and clean trainstations. The problem with the main one in Bratislava is very complex. The country is pretty much aware of this issue but the country is powerless. The main train station is in a private ownership. No one can do anything about the station until the owner decides to sell it. Long story short.
Please make a video on the best places to see fashion history (like for example rococo era or Victorian era). Also for architecture like for example if we love rococo and baroque architecture what cities are top list to make a trip to?! Just a suggestion of course. Thanks for your honest videos!
Do not worry about climbing up and down in Bratislava. Is mostly flat city. Do not forget to move a bit away from centre of city along the Danube. There are asphalted paths and Danube has little pebble beaches where you can rest and watch the nature. Do not forget to go and try rich man baguette. It is affordable and all who were studying in Bratislava has it at least once. Is there open for more then 20 years and it is easy and quick street food. Do not forget to return drink cans to the shop they return you portion of your money for them. Do not go to Bratislava just once. It is really nice city with better weather then Prague. It has more then 300 hours of sunshine in a year then Prague. So longer and brighter summer.
@@kinginigo8007 the majority here is very kind and calm, but sometimes you can find someone who do not welcome you. I am Muslim, and I live in peace. What Slovak people need is dealing with foreign people because they are not used to that especially with Arab people. Good and bad is basic of every thing😊
I love this video... :D BTW. there is a reason why we have so much fat in the food. Cos we like to drink in the pubs... and when you want to drink, it is allways good to eat some fat food first because then you can survive the drinking night quite easily. ;-)
Love how he sais it is really really cheap in Bratislava when for people in slovakia it is expensive af compare to the rest of the country. Just saying just coke costs 5 times more than in the rest of the country.
Dont forget to buy a ticket for the tram or bus and stamp it in the machine as the ticket checkers will not mess around and will drag you off the tram or bus
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5:15 - the main train station is considered a not very pleasant place even by Slovak people. There have been plans for rebuilding it for some time, but it has been delayed multiple times. And to add one more "don't" that hasn't been mentioned in the video and that's also related to the main train station: Don't get into one of the taxi cabs parked in front of the station and call one instead. Apparently they are known for preying on tourists and overcharging for fares.
Thanks for your nice words, I am from Bratislava. The old town is not cheap. And you forget to say, we have nicest ladies in the world :) And we have new bus station, check Nivy Bratislava. Train Station is realy awful shame.
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My husband and I visited Bratislava on our honeymoon. We were so very pleasantly surprised. We want to go back and see more of Slovakia and its wonderful people!
Thank you.
Thank U 🥲🥰🥰
@@ludwigbagin maybe you're not...
Thanks.
As someone who lived there for 29 years I would never choose it as honeymoon destination 😂
Been to Bratislava and I have to say it's an absolutely fantastic place with fantastic people
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Thank You 🥰
Thank you on behalf of all of us haha :)
I was born in Bratislava and I love my city. Thank you for nice representation of our capital city. I am glad you like it. ❤️🇸🇰
neviem ci je to bad luck ale stale ked pridem do bratislavy natrafim na najvetsich kretenov,
Thank you so much for posting this! My husband and I just made reservations for Bratislava in August and we can't wait to go!-Waving 'hi' from Kansas City!
Your going to love it because it's small and the air is clean and fresh!!!!🇸🇰🇺🇸
@@wallaceokobia5870 We cant wait!
Enjoy your trip! Bratislava Old Town in summer is loaded with cafes, restaurants, bars, beer/wine places with outside terraces or on river boats anchored along the banks, young people & students like partying here… It is safe hang out even in late night… Have fun!
If you need some good advises about Bratislava or Slovakia, just reply me here. And of course you are wellcomed 👍
@@foodievision Any food tour recommendations would be great and thank you so much we couldn't be more excited!
Central Europe is a place I am so interested to visit. The town looks beautiful and peaceful.
Big plus👍for your mention it is Central Európe (nie Eastern)..you had good Geography teachers..
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@@danielvojtik6331 lol thanks! I travel around the world so I know a little more than my teachers do 🤣
You r welcome here
Bratislava is one of the least interesting places in Slovakia. This comes from a native Slovakian man, trust me. There are much more beautiful places in Slovakia. You are very welcome here.
@@greencontroller9692 always depends point of view...yep, Bratislava is nôt Vienna,Prague or Budapešť...but still worth to see...but of course, there are other beautiful places in Slovakia
This city is amazing. We also had a very nice experience, we took a buss in front of wiennas airport and arrived to our hotel in Bratislava in less than 1 hour. Im jjst sorry that we missed tge blue church and this little soldiers statut in the street. I adore prague,budapest and Bratislava. 💙💙💙
Bratislava is definitely worth a visit. It's a whimsical place and the people are great. 💖
I am slovak and.... Thanks
I am from Belgrade, Serbia, which is 3 times bigger than Bratislava and I've spent a few weeks there a couple of years ago. It felt so calming and much less intense than Belgrade and I really wanted to move there. I've almost made it but, as per usual in life, some stupid stuff came into way and the plan just collapsed. I will make sure to visit the city again soon, it appears like it's doing good to my nerves...
Hajde brate
Beograd 360 km2, Bratislava 367 km2. I think this isnt 3x bigger. Inhabitance Beograd 1,4 milions, Bratislava (oficial 500k, but unofficial 700k)
I had the same feeling about Belgrade 🤣. But I wasn't there for a about 20 years.
@@peterforgac5862 Bratislava downtown is small. The walkable old town is the only thing worth to see.
@@sharkeynoyz pls if ur referring to the size of the most visited part of the old town of Bratislava vs the size of Belegrade's old town size, then say so
Bratislava is my hometown and I am so glad you like it!
There is just one thing to say about Bratislava: it is a great place to have fun!
Did a one day stop there on a river cruise.. one day wasn't enough!
Food, beer, locals & sights were amazing.. would definitely go back & use it as a home base for traveling around the region & the little red train is awesome for getting around the old town after a few local brews. 🤣🤣🤣
Today, Bratislava is completely different. The new bus station and upstairs is a green roof full of nature overlooking the high-rise buildings.
The new bus station is insane
Great video 👍!! I loved Bratislava Slovakia. I stayed near the white castle 🇺🇸🏰🇸🇰
Thank you for all your nice and kind words :) We are happy to have visitors like you! :)) Maybe... you could do another video of what else is in Bratislava, since there is much much more to explore outside the Old Town :) ...if you would decide to visit us again some other day, I`d love to guide you :) Anyway... Thank you for very nice video! :))
Thank you very much for visiting our country and making a tour video about it! I personally really really do appreciate it!
Dude! I was born here and I must say, this is super accurate description. Kudos from Bratislava!
I stayed there for a few days during a year of traveling. Was a fantastic place and would highly suggest it to anyone with even a small interest.
Looks a lot nicer than the version in “EuroTrip.” 😉
And a lot safer than the version in Hostel!
@@_am_5781 Both EuroTrip and Hostel were filmed in the Czech Republic.
@@ESCLuciaSlovakia I'm visiting Bratislava for one night in May I am actually more exited to visit this city than Budapest even though my friends and I got that city booked for 3 nights but whenever me and my mate's thought of Slovakia we always thought of the movie Hostel haha. I'm pretty sure that movie had put a few tourists off from visiting but it was just a movie eh lol
EuroTrip was not even filmed in SLovakia but at some abadonded Soviet military base in Czech rep., heh.
@@tc2664 Yup, I've seen some scared comments from people who actually think that a Hollywood movie equals documentary. 😀 The director even had to apologize for chosing Slovakia for his story inspired in Thailand.
had stopped for the night in Bratislava on our way to Prague..arrived late afternoon. Ate at a restaurant in an old concrete building by the river. excellent food. Dinner for 2 ..a decent meal cost us $20. We stayed a a newer hotel. Simple accomodations, but the most comfortable sleep ever. We took a walk and passed by "an American bar". Decorated with cowboy gear.. playing Rolling Stones music... had a pevo(beer) People were so friendly and nice
I'm glad you have good memories from my city :)
Bratislava is so underrated. It's a great city to visit! Greetings from Poland!
looking for a video on Bratislava... and WHAT... I have had this man as my Professor !
It's a crazy world my friend
I’ve lived in Bratislava for 10 years and everything you said is true
Don’t call _bryndza_ “goat cheese”. It is made out of sheep milk. 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Goats and sheep are related ;)
@@PROVOCATEURSK So are humans and chimps, but we do not confuse them.
And don't eat it in Bratislava. It's not typical for this region and they make it only for tourists mostly, it is expensive and not so tasty. If you want to try real bryndza, then you have to go to mountains of Central Slovakia to the places called salaš, where it is made and also food from it is tasty. Real bryndza consists of at least 60% sheep milk, what you get in Bratislava or other places here in the west in restaurants is mostly just a regular cow cottage cheese instead. People often eat it with halušky, which is made of 2/3 potatoes and the rest is flour, restaurants usually make it solely from flour, but I know some restaurants in the area of Trnava, where real halušky are made, here we eat it mostly with cabbage and a little bacon, it's also tasty.
@@majstter7420 There's one really great place in Stupava (Biofarma Priroda Salas Stupava) and it's like 25 minutes from Main Railway station in Bratislava.
Sounds quite disgusting your bryndza to be honest.
I visited Bratislava and it’s very charming and it’s very affordable. Of course my tour guide said “A beer costs a 💶 1.80” in 2018. Devin is nice for bikers too and the scenes along the Danube River are awesome.
Tip: You can go to Devín castle by ship from Bratislava port, it's cheap, nice and the ship is sailing pretty often. You can also go back to downtown by ship from there.
Thanks for this video, You said all the most imporatnt things for somebody who never visited. I’m Slovakian and very proud of our tiny country full of kind people and nature ❤️
I went to Bratislava from Romania. Nice city and country!! 😊 Love from RO!
Another fine video. Harriet and I have it on our bucket list for a side trip from Hungary sometime next year. Thanks for the heads up. 👍👍 Jim and Harriet
Bratislava is the best city❤️❤️
Definitely don't get scared by the train station and it's surroundings. I went there as a solo female traveler and was really scared when I got out of the train station, but I loved the city once I left that area. Highly recommend this city!
Where did you travel from as a solo traveler?
@@tc2664 from the United States. Going to Bratislava was a last minute decision when I was in Vienna so I hadn't done much research on the city.
Future tip: Would have been better to go to Petržalka train station from Vienna, it's much nicer than the main station and the bus to city center takes 5 min.
@@aithney Thank you so much for the tip! I'll definitely keep this in mind.
I knew that alot of our public facilities are a bit dilapitated and old but I've never realized that it may look scary to a foreiner. Don't wory Slovakia is very safe in regards to violent crime, actually one of the safest in the EU
I’m from Bratislava and I really liked your video! Great information and I would just add one other don’t: don’t stay only in the city center. Visit also other parts of Bratislava (e.g. lake ,,Zlate piesky“, Kamzik, Zelezna studnicka etc…). Bratislava is not as big and you can easily get everywhere with the bus or tram.
Also we have a lot of shopping center around the whole city with also cheap/affordable prices. So if you like shopping, don’t miss them.
And last but not least, the city part ,,Nivy“ with whole new bus main station with shopping center and high buildings around is also worth to visit. And is definitely much better then the first impression from train main station (all the Slovak people are really ashamed of that :(
I was born in Bratislava and I like this video, very nicely done!
Food is heavier because people used to work here hard going up and down over the hills taking trips to other places it was a lot of work (specially at field) and most of common thing around was to have animal like sheep(sheep cheese naturally really fat food but keeps you up and working), cow or chickens so many peoples where used to this heavy food i mean even national food is basically sheep cheese with dumplings (eggs,flour,salt...)
Thank you so much for this video, but all your videos really in general iv been watching them all as i will be going to many of your cities that you speak about. They have been so helpful to me in planning my travels.
Perfect for my upcoming summer trip plan day trip on my own from Vienna
We spent about 4 days there. We went in winter /spring . It was beautiful in the snow but very cold.
Saw most of the sites you mentioned. Food and drink is very affordable.
Beautiful buildings.
We did day trip to Vienna.
I love your videos! Happy to see you in my hometown!!
Not slovak lving in Bratislava here. Don't miss the promenade near Danube River, it's fantastic! and city gets more affordable just 5 min outside tourist area!
Perfect, just in time for my trip there in May
I'm glad you'll visit my city. if you would like some recommendations I will be happy to help. :)
Nice. Greetings from Slovenia 🇸🇮
I know where I am going to spend my next vacation! Great video, thx!
We will be there in 2 weeks. Doing Prague for 3 days then a river cruise from Passau to Budapest. Will get to visit Bratislava!
NOT worthy - theres really nothing to see nor to do...!
These days still some Covid restrictions apply and it is cold for outside life,… better to come in summer, totally different city then!
The main problem with the train station is, that due to land ownership things it can not be rebuild/renewed, because some people wanted to use the law to get big bucks from state to buy their land around and under te station. From my understanding, it was someone from the parcelling office, that intentionally made some "mistakes", and put land under a public station to private owners, who then later demanded overblovn prices (and still do), but contrary to their expectations, state just didn´t bought it from them.
And that is why it looks so bad, and probably will for a long time.
Just to add, this ownership situation has progressed a bit, it is just impossible to gather big enough investment at the moment, as other parts of Slovakia are in need of investment too and by rules of eurofunds have bigger priority
I mean it looks way better than some canadian train stations i’ve seen so its really not bad😝
yeahh the train station is absolutely disgusting lol, but our bus station is very modern and beautiful (at least)
@@anetkaplanetka But I still didnt get it, why is main train station that bad ? Homeless people are at every station and the age of building for me means nothing, maybe some details can be change. But whole thing ? I am from Banská Bystrica, and we have train station much older but it didnt really scared me.
@@noemyemma9035 i think too, for you, can you imagine similar station in western world ? I am still getting weird that in western world like they didnt built any train station in 80´s.
I visited Devin castle 40 years ago and on our way to it was the iron curtain along the banks of Danube River. I was just an arms length from being able to touch the lead wire stretched a foot in front of the actual fence.
I'm so happy I'm spending 3 nights there while seeing Kamelot 3 times in Europe this fall...my friend told me wonderful things about Slovakia and was excited before this video.
Doing a day trip to Bratislava with my family coming soon in March…I’m looking forward to it!
Hey Mark! We day-tripped Bratislava from Vienna last week. We LOVED it. Just the right size for a nice day trip. I found it affordable vs cheap as well, and the crowds were MUCH SMALLER than Vienna. We pretty much fit everything in we needed to. BTW - This was the only city we visited (Munich/Salzburg/Bratislava/Budapest) where I had to speak German to our lunch waiter because he did not speak any English - it was a cool experience). Did you notice the Soviet mosaic in the train station? Told the Sputnik story on the right side... it's in very good shape! A few observations - the train from Vienna to/fr Bratislava was a combined OBB and Slovak train with cars from both companies. The Slovakian cars had AC and 220 volt plugs. The OBB cars had neither! Also, booking the train ticket on the Slovakian carrier's website was significantly cheaper than the OBB site. I found the same thing when we went to Budapest to/fr Vienna. The Hungarian carrier was about half-price for the same seat compared to the OBB. CHEERS!!!
Don't forget to go and see the Blue Curch, it's well worth the 15 minute walk from the old town main square to see it.
The city in which I was born yet not been back to for 20+ years, cheers for the memories!
Thank you for this! We’re watching it on the train on our way to Vienna.
I’ve been and it’s a beautiful city 🇸🇰 🤍💙❤️
THANKS FOR THIS . WE ARE GOING FOR 3 DAYS NEXT WEEK ALL BEST FROM YORKSHIRE .
Thanks for making this video and sharing it. I live in far eastern Czech Republic, and I am thinking of a weekend trip to Bratislava soon. This will help. I prefer traveling around Europe during the off-season, a benefit of living in the EU. I just have to make sure I have easy Euro access, as crowns, which we still use, do not cut it there!
i was born in bratislava and i can approve your tips for tourists. Thx for visiting Bratislava and next time stay here for longer:)
I am from Slovakia. Thank you for video. :)
Don’t get ripped off by the cab drivers from the train station. We did .
Love that place
I will probably offend many locals from Bratislava now, but ...
1. Bratislava is few times more expensive than any other city in Slovakia and maybe just as expensive as High Tatras mountain resort (i mean, what would you expect from the capital right?!)
2. Bratislava is more of a culture mix, sometimes you will meet there more foreigners on the streets than Slovaks, so if you want to get more into Slovak culture, this shouldn't be your only stoppage in Slovakia
3. not only for me but also for my friends, Bratislava feels a little chaotic, sometimes it's hard to navigate through, sometimes it surprises you with lack of something you would expect from such modern city
4. It also lacks a true and beautifully organized historical centre, which you can find in many cities around Slovakia (for example Košice, Žilina, Levoča, Kremnica, Bardejov, Martin ...), not mentioning the US embassy's fence blocking half of the historical square
... I'm not saying Bratislava is bad place to visit, just wanted to let you know Slovakia is much bigger than that and there are maybe EVEN more beautiful and EVEN cheaper places to visit
Funny how opinions can vary depending on your POV. I'm Slovak and I can tell you that most people outside of Bratislava actually consider Bratislavians "the capital city people", which doesn't mean they are not nice or anything... The prices might be affordable for someone with western salary, but it's still the most expensive city in Slovakia. The train station is famous also within Slovakia, but it's funny you are warning about it in a video where it is already after a decent reconstruction, I wonder what would you say before :D Another thing, the dumplings with bryndza, there might be some restaurants in BA where you get them at a decent level, but you should really try them on a real "Salaš", because nothing can beat that when it's so fresh from the source.
Thank you Bratislava. It was really unforgettable trip. Everything was above my expectations.
What a great job of describing this place! Thank you!
Wow! Sounds like an awesome towm!
I'm a native of Bratislava and I miss Saint Martin's Cathedral in this video. Bratislava (Pressburg) was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1563 to 1783, eleven Hungarian kings and eight queens were crowned in St Martin's Cathedral. Most Hungarian parliament assemblies were held here from the 17th century until the Hungarian Reform Era, and the city has been home to many Hungarian, German and Slovak historical figures.
You forgot to mention that those kings and queens were mostly HAbsburgs and thus German (Austrian)emperors too! And then Bratislava was called Poszonyi. The German word has always been Pressburg. Like in the humiliating Treaty of Pressburg when the Emperor Charles had to bow to Napoleon after the battle of Austerlitz outside Brno. (Bridge in Paris). It took place in the castle of Bratislava.
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I was born in Bratislava ,and I live in Britain now.Yee, Bratislava train station is not really a turist attraction ,but in Britain I saw much worse train stations.Even mess and homelessness ,in Britain is much worse around stations ,if I compare.
yes like any kkind of station wasnt built in 1980´s in western world
It's nice to eat in the Hotel Devin just beneath the bridge and see the river traffic.
one thing i'd add is don't be scared to leave the Bratislava area, if you like the culture, architecture etc. i'd definitely recommend visiting the northern regions of Slovakia, absolutely worth it
@Brett M the views are gorgeous and you can totally find fun attractions (there's a pretty unique cableway for example, often there are different events hosted around the High Tatras area, or of course there's the option of hiking, which is also a great experience anywhere around Slovakia really). also, especially during summer, there is SO many people literally everywhere, which honestly makes it pretty annoying to me. over all though, i would say that there's a LOT of tourist traps and it can be really expensive depending on where you choose to stay, eat, hike etc. id personally give it a 8/10 :D
We are in Bratislava now for two days and we are really impressed of the city. You don't need a car. The transportation is perfect and cheap!! As you said you can see all the sightseeing by walking!!! Underestimated capital!!
St Michael's Gate is closed at the moment (and covered in scaffolding) so you can't climb to the top.
The 3 day tourist card is only 28 euros (and includes free travel) so although not hugely money saving, it is convenient.
Wasn't aware of any of these for our visit to Bratislava luckily we didn't put a step wrong 😅
Been there 2 months ago for a day trip and it is truly a wonderful place to visit. Too bad we didn't get to try the goat cheese you mentioned😊.
I lived in Bratislava for 7years.
Don't underestimate the shot drinks some of the local distilled drinks are very strong.
Don't be afraid to explore more than just the historic centre. There are surprising hidden places all over Bratislava
Don't be afraid to travel outside Bratislava. There are citiesike Trnava another 45 mins by train or the Red Rock Castle (Cervany Kamen) close by as well
"don`t be afraid of a locals" - man, I was laughing for five minutes straight...
My old Highschool is literally under the Castle
If you are there for more than one day, I would highly reccomend you to see the more suburban parts aswell as the richer hills. Gives you many perspectives since bratislava is a quite small city, still with many different aspects.
You’re so cool!! You got almost a mil sub. Means you did it! What we all wanna do! Travel and do this
Thank you for this amazing video about our capital city ❤❤❤
Hi Mark wow super 👌🏻👍
haha... so nice here all these facts about my hometown :) aaand bit funny ... Nice video. To rest of you all: Come to Bratislava, its our Little Big City :)
Go to cocktail bar speakeasy: in the video view toward Michaels Gate, there is a green house Urban Bistro on the left side. Go there and upstairs to restrooms but on the other side is an old wardrobe, open it like into Narnia. Enjoy the best drinks :)
Dont eat on Michals gate street, tourist traps only. Go to Namestie SNP (Square SNP) and ask for Flagship - Bratislavska restauracia. Its a restaurant inside old church or theatre and have the best dumpling and food in centre.
I would so love to visit Slovakia someday as it's half of my heritage.
Mine too, tho my grandmother's home town changed countries with every war in the 20th century, it is now in Slavakia.
If you walk like 1km from the city center you will be even more surprised with the prices of food/drinks. There is a huge difference between food/drink prices directly in the center and the rest of the city. :)
Going there in August to see a slipknot gig, will be travelling from the UK as slipknot decided not to do a UK tour😑 thanks for this video 🍻
1st rule of rule of Bratislava: watch your belongings at all times
There are many train stations in Bratislava and most of them are very modern and bright and clean. The main train station is not a correct representation of the city or country. There are small towns far from Bratislava that have modern and clean trainstations. The problem with the main one in Bratislava is very complex. The country is pretty much aware of this issue but the country is powerless. The main train station is in a private ownership. No one can do anything about the station until the owner decides to sell it. Long story short.
why ? it doesnt look that outdated
If you are a romantic soul or a design enthusiast, don't forget to visit the Blue Church nearby Sarafarikovo namestie (square) 😉
Please make a video on the best places to see fashion history (like for example rococo era or Victorian era). Also for architecture like for example if we love rococo and baroque architecture what cities are top list to make a trip to?! Just a suggestion of course. Thanks for your honest videos!
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Do not worry about climbing up and down in Bratislava. Is mostly flat city.
Do not forget to move a bit away from centre of city along the Danube. There are asphalted paths and Danube has little pebble beaches where you can rest and watch the nature.
Do not forget to go and try rich man baguette. It is affordable and all who were studying in Bratislava has it at least once. Is there open for more then 20 years and it is easy and quick street food.
Do not forget to return drink cans to the shop they return you portion of your money for them.
Do not go to Bratislava just once. It is really nice city with better weather then Prague. It has more then 300 hours of sunshine in a year then Prague. So longer and brighter summer.
very useful info !! on point !
Great informative video
I love Slovakia alot.
I thought Slovakia wasnt really safe for foreigners especially for Muslims since I heard its quite a racist country.
@@kinginigo8007 the majority here is very kind and calm, but sometimes you can find someone who do not welcome you. I am Muslim, and I live in peace. What Slovak people need is dealing with foreign people because they are not used to that especially with Arab people. Good and bad is basic of every thing😊
I love this video... :D
BTW. there is a reason why we have so much fat in the food. Cos we like to drink in the pubs... and when you want to drink, it is allways good to eat some fat food first because then you can survive the drinking night quite easily. ;-)
Love how he sais it is really really cheap in Bratislava when for people in slovakia it is expensive af compare to the rest of the country. Just saying just coke costs 5 times more than in the rest of the country.
Dont forget to buy a ticket for the tram or bus and stamp it in the machine as the ticket checkers will not mess around and will drag you off the tram or bus
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5:15 - the main train station is considered a not very pleasant place even by Slovak people. There have been plans for rebuilding it for some time, but it has been delayed multiple times.
And to add one more "don't" that hasn't been mentioned in the video and that's also related to the main train station: Don't get into one of the taxi cabs parked in front of the station and call one instead. Apparently they are known for preying on tourists and overcharging for fares.
Thanks for your nice words, I am from Bratislava. The old town is not cheap. And you forget to say, we have nicest ladies in the world :) And we have new bus station, check Nivy Bratislava. Train Station is realy awful shame.
why ? it doesnt look that bad to me, normal station
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Awesome video
I just went to Prague. This is my next destination in feb, 2025. See you soon, ❤