Bratislava
Bratislava, is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. It has a population of more than 475,000 (2021), and is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the country. Wikivoyage
Population 480,902 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Slovakia
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Saint Martin's Cathedral Attraction · 410 m -
Slovak National Museum Museum · 490 m -
Apponyiho palác Castle · 70 m -
Bratislava City Museum Museum · 70 m -
Palác Motešických Castle · 100 m -
Kláštor Františkánov Monastery · 120 m - Galéria Nedbalka Gallery · 120 m
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Ganymedova fontána Attraction · 190 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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The Uprising Music Festival
August
Smaller multigenre music festival. Yearly in the end of August in Bratislava
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Bratislava International Film Festival
December
The Bratislava International Film Festival (also known as Bratislava IFF) is an international film festival held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was established in 1999.
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International Film Festival Bratislava
December
The Bratislava International Film Festival (also known as Bratislava IFF) is an international film festival held annually in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was established in 1999.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bratislava); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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- Monday: 06:00–18:00
- Tuesday: 06:00–18:00
- Wednesday: 06:00–18:00
- Thursday: 06:00–18:00
- Friday: 06:00–18:00
- Saturday: 06:00–14:00
- Sunday: closed
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 06:00–18:00
- Tuesday
- 06:00–18:00
- Wednesday
- 06:00–18:00
- Thursday
- 06:00–18:00
- Friday
- 06:00–18:00
- Saturday
- 06:00–14:00
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Trhovisko Mlynarovičova
Covered hallNa trhovisku Mlynarovičiv sú stánky so zeleninou, ovocím, poľnohospodárskymi výrobkami a textilom a kvetmi.
Opening hours
Apr-Sep: Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa 06:00-17:00; Su 07:00-15:00; Oct-Mar: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-16:00; Su 08:00-15:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 96 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
- Jesenského 200 m
- Poštová 320 m
- Centrum 340 m
- Kapucínska 370 m
- Nám. Ľ. Štúra 410 m
- Bratislava Passenger Port 510 m
Train stations: Bratislava main station 1.7 km, Bratislava-Petržalka 2.6 km, Bratislava-Nové Mesto 4.2 km, Bratislava-Železná studienka 4.4 km, Bratislava predmestie 5.0 km, Bratislava-Vinohrady 5.1 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.