Enchanting Highlights: Exploring Historical Gems in Bratislava

Reiseführer

Jenny Multilingual

Welcome to Bratislava! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 9 stops on a route of 2.8km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

Locatello ist eine App, mit der Sie persönliche Audiotouren erstellen können. Legen Sie Ihre bevorzugte Distanz, Ihren Reiseführer, die Sprache und das Thema fest, und eine Tour wird sofort erstellt.

2 hours

Gehzeit

2.8 km

Entfernung

Stopps

en-US

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Tour Stops

Red Crayfish Pharmacy

A baroque building and former pharmacy from the 16th century, now housing the Museum of Pharmacy of the Bratislava City Museum since 1953.

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Roland Fountain

A famous fountain in Bratislava's Old Town, built in 1572 as a public water supply, features a statue of Maximilian II as a knight in full armour atop it. Over time, the fountain has undergone multiple modifications, yet remains a popular meeting point with many legends centered around it.

Laurinc Gate

A medieval town gate in the historical Old Town of Bratislava, built in the 14th century, named after Saint Lawrence and demolished in the 18th century, featuring a massive square-shaped structure with a long tunnel at the ground floor.

Ganymede's fountain, Bratislava

A neo-baroque fountain inspired by the myth of Ganymede, depicting the boy being kidnapped by Zeus, with intricate bronze figurines and ornamental aquatic animals, designed by Viktor Tilgner and completed in 1888.

Slovak National Gallery

A network of galleries in Slovakia, also known as the Slovak National Gallery (SNG), with its headquarters in Bratislava. The gallery manages various permanent and temporary exhibitions across the country, featuring a diverse range of art from the 15th to the 21st century.

Pharmacy Salvator

A historic pharmacy with an antique apothecary cabinet crafted in 1727 for the Jesuit pharmacy at St. Martin in Pressburg, featuring Baroque decoration and a unique story of four relocations and multiple ownerships.

St. Martin's Cathedral, Bratislava

A cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia, built in Gothic style, featuring a striking and stark design, with a 85-meter-tall tower and picturesque surroundings, including a working seminary and a cobblestoned side-street.

House of the Good Shepherd

A Rococo-style building constructed in 1760-1765, characterized by its trapezium contour and narrow frontal face, originally built for a local merchant and now housing the Museum of Clocks and serving as a pub.

St. Nicholas' Church

A historical Eastern Orthodox church built on the site of an original 11th-century rotunda and a 14th-century Gothic church, featuring a mix of Gothic and Baroque architectural styles.