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Things to do in Bratislava
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Sightlore has 36 places to explore in Bratislava, and 22 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Bratislava's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
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Slovak National Museum
The Slovak National Museum is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museology in Slovakia.
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Primate's Palace
The Primacial Palace is a neoclassical palace in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia.
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Clarissine Church
The Clarissine Church is a Gothic church, part of a complex of medieval buildings forming the former Convent of Poor Clares in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
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Devín Castle
Devín Castle is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
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Franciscan Church
The Franciscan Church is the oldest existing religious (sacral) building in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The church was consecrated in the year 1297 in the presence of King Andrew III of Hungary.
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St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava
St Martin's Cathedral is a church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava. It is situated at the western border of the historical city center below Bratislava Castle.
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Slovak National Gallery
The Slovak National Gallery is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava.
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Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising
Most SNP ("Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising"), commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most ("New Bridge") from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
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Michael's Gate
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.
Discovery routes in Bratislava
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Bratislava: Castle, Cathedral and Old Town
From Bratislava Castle to St. Nicholas' Church, the Museum of Jewish Culture and St. Martin's Cathedral; past the Clarissine Church, Michael's Gate, Mirbach Palace and the Franciscan Church to the Old Town Hall, the Main Square and the Roland Fountain; then the Primate's Palace, the Slovak National Gallery, the Slovak National Museum and the Blue Church.
Around Bratislava: From Devín to Danubiana
From Devín Castle to Bratislava Zoo and the Kamzík TV Tower, then to the Slavín memorial and the SNP Bridge; finally the Roman camp of Gerulata and the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum on the Danube.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Bratislava Castle
Bratislava Castle is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Michael's Gate
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.
Mirbach Palace
Mirbach Palace is a Baroque-Rococo building in the historical zone of Bratislava, Slovakia.
Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall is a complex of buildings from the 14th century in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Hlavné námestie
Hlavné námestie (literally "Main Square") 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.
Primate's Palace
The Primacial Palace is a neoclassical palace in the Old Town of Bratislava the capital of Slovakia.
Devín Castle
Devín Castle is a castle in Devín, which is a borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Castra Gerulata
Gerulata was a Roman military camp located near today's Rusovce, a borough of Bratislava, Slovakia. It was part of the Roman province of Pannonia and was built in the 2nd century as a part of the frontier defence system.
Grassalkovich Palace
The Grassalkovich Palace is a palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the residence of the President of Slovakia. It is situated on Hodžovo Square, near the Episcopal Summer Palace.
Laurinc Gate
Laurinc Gate was a medieval town gate in the historical Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Vydrica Gate
One of the four medieval gates in the town walls of Bratislava's inner town; it no longer stands.
Museums
Museum of Jewish Culture
The Museum of Jewish Culture is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, which focuses on the history of the Jews in Slovakia. Opened in 1993, it is a component of the Slovak National Museum, and its director is Pavol Mešťan.
Slovak National Gallery
The Slovak National Gallery is a network of galleries in Slovakia. It has its headquarters in Bratislava.
Slovak National Museum
The Slovak National Museum is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museology in Slovakia.
Danubiana, Meulensteen Art Museum
Museum and gallery of modern art on a peninsula in the Danube near Čunovo, about 15 km south of central Bratislava; the first private modern art museum in Slovakia.
Bratislava City Gallery
The Bratislava City Gallery is a gallery located in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the Old Town. It is the second largest Slovak gallery of its kind.
Bratislava City Museum
The Bratislava City Museum is a museum in Bratislava, Slovakia, established in 1868. Its headquarters are located in the Old Town, near the Main Square at the Old Town Hall.
Places of worship
St. Nicholas' Church
St. Nicholas Church in Bratislava is an Orthodox church situated on the castle hill next to the Bratislava Castle in Podhradie the historical part of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava
St Martin's Cathedral is a church in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bratislava. It is situated at the western border of the historical city center below Bratislava Castle.
Clarissine Church
The Clarissine Church is a Gothic church, part of a complex of medieval buildings forming the former Convent of Poor Clares in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Franciscan Church
The Franciscan Church is the oldest existing religious (sacral) building in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The church was consecrated in the year 1297 in the presence of King Andrew III of Hungary.
Church of St. Elisabeth
The Church of St. Elizabeth, commonly known as Blue Church (Modrý kostolík, Kék templom), is a Hungarian-Secessionist (Jugendstil, Art Nouveau) Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava, present-day Slovakia.
St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Bratislava
St. Sebastian's Cathedral in Bratislava, also called the Cathedral of the Military Ordinariate, is the seat of the Catholic Military Ordinariate of Slovakia.
Chatam Sofer Memorial
Chatam Sofer Memorial, formerly the Old Jewish Cemetery is the burial place and memorial of Moses Sofer, a prominent orthodox rabbi from the 19th century, built on the site of a 17th-century Jewish cemetery in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Bratislava
The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is a cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was built in the year 1860 at the edge of St. Andrew's cemetery (Ondrejský cintorín).
Monuments
Roland Fountain
The Roland Fountain is a Roland statue and among the most famous fountains in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located on the Main Square of the Old Town.
Kamzík TV Tower
The Kamzík TV Tower is a 196-metre (643 ft) tall television transmission tower in the Koliba area of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Slavín
Slavín is a memorial monument and military cemetery in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising
Most SNP ("Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising"), commonly referred to as Most Slovenského národného povstania or the UFO Bridge, and named Nový most ("New Bridge") from 1993 to 2012, is a road bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Apollo Bridge
Apollo Bridge, provisionally known as Most Košická during construction after the street leading to it, in Bratislava is a road bridge over the Danube in the capital of Slovakia.
Starý most
Starý most is a bridge over the river Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia. The bridge was built as part of a railway project initiated by Hungarian retired general Gusztáv Dunst.
Lanfranconi Bridge
Lanfranconi Bridge is a concrete motorway bridge in Bratislava, Slovakia, located on the D2 motorway.
Prístavný most
Prístavný most is a double-floor motorway-railroad truss bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia, near the Port of Bratislava. It lies on the D1 motorway.
Slovak Radio Building
The Slovak Radio Building is located in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is shaped like an upside down pyramid. Locals also refer to it as the Radio Diamant.
Nature
Bratislava Zoo
The Bratislava Zoo is a zoo in Bratislava, Slovakia. It is located in the area of Mlynská dolina in the borough Karlova Ves. Opened in 1960, it is the second oldest zoo in Slovakia.
Sad Janka Kráľa
Janko Kráľ Park (Slovak: Sad Janka Kráľa, literally Janko Kráľ Orchard/Garden; formerly called Städtischer Aupark (in German), is a park in Bratislava's Petržalka borough.
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