BRATISLAVA SLOVAKIA | Complete City Guide with Top 20 Highlights

Bratislava Full Travel Guide 🇸🇰 Beautiful Capital City of a beautiful country in Europe
Welcome to charming Bratislava, Slovakia's beautiful capital city. Slovakia is a beautiful country in Europe. It may not be on everyone's travel map just yet but this will surely change in the future. Why visit Slovakia? What what I like in Slovakia is the beautiful nature, historic cities, towns and villages, beautiful castles such as Bratislava castle, excellent food and super friendly people. A trip to Slovakia has it all. And it it is one of the great countries to see in Europe. I cover some of the best ideas for Europe travel and if you're interested in the best ideas for eastern Europe, this Slovakia video is for you. The country is still an affordable travel destination and one of the least expensive countries in the European Union. It thus allows for affordable travel in Europe, is truly a safe country in Eastern Europe and a European country with less tourists.
With this good video on my first time in Slovakia and on the best of Bratislava city, I'm kicking off my series of Slovakia travel videos on my trip to Slovakia where I will show you the best of Slovakia and the best things to do in Bratislava. So let's get to know Slovakia together. This Eastern Europe travel video will give you a first introduction.
There are so many things to do in Bratislava and here are my favorite 20 places to see in Bratislava. Below are the chapters of my travel video tour of the very best things to do in Bratislava:
0:00 Introduction to Bratislava
3:38 Old Town - Stare Mesto
4:28 Hviezdoslav Square and Promenade
6:01 Bratislava's old Town Hall and Hlavne Namestie
6:52 Primate's Palace
8:00 Maximilian’s Fountain
8:51 Sculptures of Bratislava
9:53 Coronation Trail
10:39 St. Martin's Cathedral
11:49 Michael's Gate
12:46 Grassalkovich Palace, the Presidential Palace
14:31 Slavín War Memorial
15:57 Bratislava Castle
19:10 Gallery Multium
20:49 Blue Church
22:41 UFO Bridge Most SNP
23:48 Danube Promenade
25:57 Eurovea and Opera
27:28 Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum
30:23 Hrad Devin (Devin's Castle)
33:02 Flagship Restaurant
Practical tips for your Bratislava visit:
34:03 How do you get to Bratislava?
36:02 Can you get by with English?
36:15 What should I bring?
36:57 Can I pay with credit card?
37:17 How is public transport?
38:20 Is Bratislava safe?
This Eastern Europe Travel video is part of my mini series of my trip to Slovakia where I cover tips on what to do in Slovakia and the best places for Europe travel. I hope you will enjoy this Eastern Europe travel vlog and leave me a comment in the comment section.
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[@januslog]

Hi everyone, here’s my first comprehensive travel video on Slovakia. I was frankly surprised how much there is to do and see in Bratislava. It’s an amazing and beautiful city and definitely worth a visit if you get a chance. Hope you enjoy this week’s city travel guide and wish you a great week 👍🌺

[@valentinchiriac9117]

I found out that not only they have Euro currency, but they produce 1,000,000 cars per year !!! Looks like they really have a market economy.

[@ASMR_StanTee]

@@valentinchiriac9117 Unfortunately, car manufacturers in Slovakia are French, German, Korean, Indian and therefore only a minimum of money goes into the Slovak economy.

[@phattharawadithawornmat910]

👍👍👍☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

[@tariqkhan3735]

👍👍👍

[@AndriyValdensius-wi8gw]

Beautiful city. Beautiful informative video. Thank you. Bratislava looks much, much lovelier than Prague. ❤️🤎💜👍👍👍

[@ljslo....]

Slovakia🇸🇰 ♥️ Slovenia🇸🇮

[@GreatCityAttractions]

Amazing Slovakia and Amazing Bratislava!

[@svenheilborn1537]

Congratulations for your national holiday on 1st January Slovakia from your friends in Germany

[@DTczsk1999]

I am Slovak-Canadian. I know Prague, Karlovy Vary, České Budějovice and Telč and Český Krumlovare are most beautiful than Bratislava and towns in Slovakia! I want Czechoslovakia back!!!💌

[@davidcooper177]

Most of all, the Slovakian people are a very wonderful and beautiful people.

[@januslog]

I fully agree, I met so many super nice people during my travels there 👍

[@richardrosen6453]

Janus, this was a magnificent, superlative video and the best I have ever seen on Bratislava. Excellent voice over technique with just the right amount of information required. Superb drone footage which makes for great videos. Really looking forward to the rest of your series on Slovakia.

[@januslog]

Thank you so much Richard, I really appreciate. Slovakia is an amazing country to travel to. Stay tuned for my other videos where I will explore the various regions 👍

[@milkywaygalaxy7301]

Excellent video and so informative. BEAUTIFULL CITY and very clean !!!!!!👍😘🤗🇸🇰👍🇸🇰👍😜

[@januslog]

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sargonabraham3477]

I was there before Christmas, cute city nice people beautiful Christmas market with delicious warm wine 🍷. Thank you for sharing. Chicago here

[@januslog]

Thank you and greetings to Chicago. Stay warm 👍

[@ileanaarriaga4085]

A great place indeed! Thanks for show it! And for the little details like the flowers and the donkey 🌺 Have a great week❣️

[@januslog]

Thanks so much Ileana, wishing you a great week too 🌺🌷

[@user-sv3zr6gg5d]

Hi, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your report on Bratislava, I will be visiting there myself next month and am now even more excited about my trip than before. Thank you Nette

[@januslog]

Thank you Nette! If you’re planning to stay in Slovakia for a bit, make sure to also check out my other Slovakia videos. It’s a beautiful country. Happy travels!

[@justinagritzan]

This is the most beautiful and very detailed travel video about Bratislava I've ever seen. It's a long video but we got many useful infos and tipps! Very enjoyable to watch so many beautiful places there:) Sadly I've never been to Slovakia. I think, Slovakia is often overlooked by many people and travel vloggers who travel around Europe. Thanks Janus for always inspiring us with NEW travel destination and many useful, helpful tipps! See you in the next premiere of Slovakia videos 😊 Ah btw, is it easy to find affordable accommodation there?

[@januslog]

Thank you Dina, this one took me a while to put together 😅 Yes, there are quite some options for accommodation and Bratislava is definitely more affordable to stay at than for example neighboring Vienna. I hope you get a chance to visit someday 👍

[@xiaoxaxo]

Such a wholesome and well-thought-out video. Thank you for coming and visiting our little big country. 🇸🇰❤️

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Xiaoxaxo 🇸🇰👍😊🌺

[@mirjanamilosavljevic4261]

I am from Serbia, and feel free to like your comment, ,, little-big “ country….. It’s so beautiful, people that I know from Slovakia are so good and friendly If spelled separately Brat I Slava in Serbian means Brother and Glory ( symbolic and accurate) 💐

[@xiaoxaxo]

@@mirjanamilosavljevic4261 I love Serbs, you people are always welcome in our country! And yes, our capital name means exactly that. 😊

[@mikenate8576]

we decided to include this city on our central europe tour from germany austria slovakia and chezch. of all the cities we went bratislava was the worst of all . the city shops closes around 6-8 pm and the clubs were closed.. the food where not great but ita cheap. and most people there are rude to foreigners specially to asian people.. hope those travelling will keep this advice in mind.. stay safe everyone

[@TretieOko-iu1gm]

​@@mikenate8576idiot😅

[@thomassalvi]

I can’t wait to visit old Preßburg!!!

[@januslog]

It’s a great city 👍 Happy travels

[@evacrabb5294]

Beautiful video of my birthplace! Even more beautiful than I remember it. Hope to visit again soon!!

[@januslog]

Thanks so much Eva. I’m glad the video brought back some memories for you 👍😊🌺

[@ronykubik]

Beautiful! Good to know that Slovakia has the highest number of castles per capita in the world😜

[@januslog]

I know, right? 😉

[@bozenabuckova]

Thank you Mr.Janus. Beautiful video.We are small country with big heart. 🥰😍🤩

[@januslog]

That’s very true, I really loved my travels in Slovakia 🇸🇰🌺👍

[@grantfieldsend8510]

Thank you for the information video. Found it very helpful as I'm coming to Bratislava next month ❤

[@januslog]

Thank you and happy travels 🌺

[@KaviRammungal]

Great video! The quality and videography is excellent. We are planning a trip this December to Bratislava, can't wait.

[@januslog]

Thanks a lot! Happy travels 👍

[@bee2fast]

Wow, thank you again Janus for giving us insights of Slovakia and Bratislava.

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Bee2Fast! I’m really glad you’re enjoying my new series too. Please stay tuned for more 👍🌺

[@scuffle1345]

Such a wonderful video ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Scuffle 🙏👍🌺🌷

[@lindavainomae3489]

Thanks for a wonderful introduction to Bratislava. It brought back memories of the day trip from Vienna I made there a few years ago. I really want to go back after seeing your video to visit the sites along the Danube that I did not get to last time.

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Linda. I’m glad the video brought back some nice memories 👍😊

[@haivukhac2818]

I love Bratislva, I like your video. Tks

[@januslog]

Thank you 👍😊

[@Daniboi971]

Sold. I will visit :)

[@januslog]

I’m sure you will like it there 👍😊

[@justinagritzan]

This great thumbnail makes me more excited to watch this video when the premiere starts - see you there, Janus 😍😍😍

[@januslog]

Thank you Dina 👍🌺🌷

[@Uldrod]

Great video man! Love that city! Best place in the world!

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Ulrod! Really appreciate. It’s an amazing big city. Feel free to also check out my new videos on the rest of beautiful Slovakia 🇸🇰👍

[@Uldrod]

@@januslog I will certainly do it, thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@mirjanamilosavljevic4261]

Very nice and informative video Newer was in Bratislava and your video can be my tourist guide…..always wanted to visit…..maybe one day…..💐

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Mirjana 🙏

[@JG-mp5nb]

Hands down, the best travel video for Bratislava! Thanks from California!

[@januslog]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you found the video useful 👍😊

[@TigerBoyX15]

Looks Lovely and So Clean 🌻

[@januslog]

It’s a great city 👍🌺

[@jennifer4439]

39mins perfect video! very informative! Thanks for great job!

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Jennifer! Have a great week ahead 👍😊

[@akkia.patel.1492]

I like your voice ♥ & I really enjoyed vlog ☺ Mad my day .supap. thank you 🙏 Love from India...🇮🇳

[@januslog]

Thank you very much 🙏🌺😊

[@sclogse1]

The channel, Hybrid Shooter lives here. I always want him to take some shots of the famous cafe in B. that looks more like a cathedral inside than a cafe. Cafe Kormuth. Rick Steves has a piece on it on y.t. Amazing inside.

[@januslog]

Thank you for the tip

[@israelg901]

Amazing video, the best I've seen about Bratislava. I wish this has more visits...

[@januslog]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate! 🌺

[@tariqkhan3735]

Wow great places beautiful video 👍👍👍

[@januslog]

Thank you Tariq, it’s an amazing city 👍😊

[@costiniucmircea]

lovely trip, what a beautiful place.

[@januslog]

It really is. I enjoyed my stay in Bratislava a lot 👍😊

[@junshen8040]

Thank you so much for sharing. Have a nice weekend.

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Jun! Wishing you a great weekend too 👍🌺🌷

[@aliveoncloud9llc492]

Another great video. Thanks for helping my travel planning

[@januslog]

Thank you 👍😊

[@CZpersi]

If you are short on time and want to explore three countries, you can follow the triangle Vienna-Bratislava-Brno. That way, you will see three important cultural centers of three Central European countries that used to be at the center of the former Austro-Hungarian empire. Everything is easily reached by frequently available trains and the travel times between the cities is around one hour.

[@januslog]

Thank you for the tip 👍🌺

[@appuramesh]

Wonderful. Keep rocking

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Krishnamurthy 🙏👍🌺

[@olivercalledo]

This vlog is fantastically interesting and educational. Thank you for this video. It surely can help me before moving to Slovakia. Great job!

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Oliver. I’m glad you found it useful

[@olivercalledo]

@@januslog my pleasure.. it is indeed very useful. I am happy to have found it before moving to Slovakia. 👏🏻🙏🏻

[@barbaralongmire1220]

Loved the video, what an interesting place

[@januslog]

Thanks so much Barbara! I thought so too, I was amazed about how much there is to see and do in Bratislava. Definitely worth a trip when one has the chance to visit 👍😊🌺

[@simplmjay]

*"If you're, mentally fit, hungry to learn and be better, i urge you to travel - as far and as widely as possible. Sleep on floors if you have to. Find out how other people live and eat and cook. Learn from them - wherever you go"* 🥂🙂💞

[@januslog]

That’s a nice quote. Thanks for sharing Minhaj. Who said this?

[@travel-putovanjatadejsluga9990]

Hello Januslog, how are you. Come to Slovenia. Beast regards and my 👍🤝

[@januslog]

Thank you very much Tadej! Slovenia was part of the countries I visited last summer. I haven’t gotten around editing my videos from there yet but please stay tuned. Greetings to beautiful Slovenia 🇸🇮🌼

[@valentinchiriac9117]

Very rich and informative.

[@januslog]

Many thanks Valentin. Hope you will get better quickly 👍

[@GreatCityAttractions]

A great video. Januslog! Great footage!

[@januslog]

Many thanks!

[@bespokepaintingservices9609]

Been there. Jan you did a wonderfullllll project here with this video. Thank you. Going back with a group of 40 in 37 days. Danke!

[@januslog]

Thank you! I’m glad you found the video useful. Happy travels!

[@stefanschiffer5408]

Nádherné video

[@Amna1971]

This video is very helpful. Thank you so much

[@januslog]

Thank you for watching

[@mhar09mendoza26]

❤❤

[@januslog]

Thank you 🌺

[@kristianpavlic6199]

Great video!

[@januslog]

Thank you Kristian 👍😊

[@fpsmeter]

It's good to come in summer, coz in winter it may get a little depressing.

[@januslog]

Yes, summer is a great season to visit 👍

[@stefandee1970]

Super

[@januslog]

Thank you 😊

[@ksenijavojisavljevic2034]

Marvelous video like usually. So beautiful. Much effort put into it! ....... The idea crossed my mind, if you like: you can make another chanell called “ Travel highlights” in which you would put about 6 min of the most atractive views, without comentary, and saying at the begining or end, how there is a link to full video down in the description. In such way you habe two chanels out of the same effort , and that can capture viewers from one to another. ..... Happy New Year and a lot of travel .

[@januslog]

Many thanks Ksenija, that’s a really interesting idea. Might indeed help with getting more viewers 😅👍 Wishing you a great year 2022 too - where I will showcase many new travel destinations

[@ksenijavojisavljevic2034]

@@januslog Thank you ! 🤗🍀

[@Phoboska511]

Don't really know if the temperature range during summer still stands. Frankly, the summer in Slovakia can get pretty hot. The temperature can go as high as 38. There are weeks when the temperature doesn't go under 33-35 during day and streets can get pretty hot.

[@januslog]

It was indeed quite hot when I was there but luckily it cooled down in the evenings and even got a bit chilly at night.

[@Phoboska511]

@@januslog I remember this year we had 25 during night for like a week straight, it was pretty brutal. But then again it depends where you are. In central and north parts you certainly won't have such temperatures but still above 30 for sure. The weather here has changed so much during past 20 years.

[@michaellan78]

You should have try the Grand Mother's Restaurant in Bratislava. I heard it is very traditional.

[@januslog]

Thank you for the tip 👍

[@alexandraglosova2554]

Very nice video about Bratislava Slovakia (also Czechia) is geographically Central Europe, the eastern Europe is only Ukraine, the neighbouring country of Slovakia. Slovakia, then still Czechoslovakia, was part of the Eastern Bloc of the Soviet Union after World War II, along with the Polish Baltic States, the Balkans and half of Germany, including half of Berlin. Slovakia was never eastern Europe if at most part of the Eastern Bloc of the USSR but still geographically it was and is central Europe. Bridge SNP is in the category of suspension bridges with one suspension pylon and one suspension plane he is awarded 1st place BUT during the construction of the SNP bridge, part of the Old Town was destroyed. For example, Rybné Square, the sub-castle and the Jewish quarter fell victim. A synagogue and a bourgeois brewery were also destroyed I recommend that when you are at Devín castle, next to the castle there is Gate of Freedom (Memorial to the victims of totalitarianism) and a short walk to the Sandberg. he view from the top of the Sandberg offers beautiful panorama on the landscape around Bratislava. If you look to the south, you can clearly see Devín Castle and Braunsberg and further in the background the Hainburg Mountains. PLUS recommend downloading the IDS Bk APP, where you can buy all types of tickets for public transport or in public transport (bus trolleybus) you can also buy a ticket with a credit card. OR ONE-DAY DIAMETER VINTAGE (24.3.2024) ELECTRONIC VIGNETTE PAYMENT eznamka.sk/selfcare/purchase

[@januslog]

Thank you Alexandra 👍

[@ednasantos4116]

Love May goo

[@januslog]

It’s a great city 👍😊

[@imranjethwa7104]

Allah give Iman for all world people and accepted Islam and real live in life

[@TretieOko-iu1gm]

false religion. the Koran in its current form was written in 1924 and approved in 1985 😂 I'm older than the Koran😁

[@vaishwaanara]

This trip was done in a day ? Can we cover it all if we leave early from Austria ?

[@januslog]

That would be quite difficult unless you really rush through. You can cover the places in the city center in a day if you start early. But for the rest I suggest staying overnight.

[@petarcubas2951]

2 days would be enough in Bratislava?

[@januslog]

Yes, 2 days will allow you to cover everything

[@emptsl]

2:05 you mean sixty

[@januslog]

You are completely right Brano, it's 60km, not 16km away

[@valentinchiriac9117]

Really hard to find tune kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WWYaGJlM1oq7M from BBC "Seven Worlds, One Planet", narrated by David Attenborough !

[@januslog]

Thank you for sharing 👍

[@wolfdesign49]

Very nicely shot and edited video. Unfortunately, nothing more positive can be added. The classic choice of an ordinary tourist, which is recommended by 90% of hikers or tourist guides who are paid for it as advertising. At the same time, we have so many other beautiful and interesting places. It is a pity ...

[@patrickbruce187]

My advice is "do not go to this place", the taxi drivers will scam tourists every chance they get, especially at the airport, by law, taxi drivers do not even to have a taxi meter in their vehicle. The bus drivers have the manners of an ape and the default attitude in most of the shops is "couldn't care less". Never mind the trendy music on this promo, avoid.

[@januslog]

Thank you for watching Patrick . Experiences are always very subjective and luckily I did not encounter these issues when I was there. I do want to clarify that there are no “promo” videos on my channel. Nobody pays me for any of the videos and all opinions stated reflect purely my own subjective views. Happy travels

[@matjekwiatkowski]

You attract what you are and represent yourself so, here you go.

[@patrickbruce187]

@@pj4343 I did, , we landed so late that the trolly bus was closed, but we also experienced incredible rudeness from bus drivers. Tourists should stay away from this place, they will be sorry they went.

[@miroslavmichalica6667]

To preto že tam často pracujú na týchto pozíciach šoférov a taxikárov ľudia z východu krajiny a tý bývaju všelijaký často nervózny, vulgárny ale nájdu sa aj normálny priatelský, ktorý vám ešte aj poradia a posrandujú :) A ako ktorý taxikár no vätšina má taxameter keď je to normálna taxislužba len všelijaky podvodníčkovia a špekulanti ho nemajú...

[@TretieOko-iu1gm]

​@@miroslavmichalica6667aj ty si idiot? Máš Uber a iné app tak netrep bludy😂