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Bratislava Region

A capital on the Danube between two borders.

27 museums
All museums ↓
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The Bratislava Region is the capital and the hills around it, close to Austria and Hungary.

Museums in Bratislava Region

Look inside, then pay your admission straight to the museum.

Places in Bratislava Region

★ Has its own city story

The story of Bratislava Region

Bratislava has its white castle on the hill, St Martin's Cathedral of the coronations and a small old town. On a rock above the meeting of the Morava and the Danube stands Devín Castle, a fortress since Great Moravia. Danubiana, a modern art museum on a peninsula in the Danube, is a short trip south.

  • 9th c.Devín is a fortress of Great Moravia
  • 2000Danubiana art museum opens

Bratislava Region through time

The big moments, and where to see them today.

  1. 1741Maria Theresa wins the support of the Hungarian nobles at the Diet in Pressburg.See it: Bratislava Castle

What to do in Bratislava Region

  1. 01

    Slovak National Gallery

    Slovak and European art.

    Bratislava2 hours
  2. 02

    Bratislava Castle

    The Slovak National Museum's history exhibitions.

    Bratislava2 hours
  3. 03

    Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum →

    Modern art on a Danube peninsula.

    Čunovo2 hours
  4. 04

    Devín Castle

    A castle ruin above two rivers.

    Bratislava-Devín1 to 2 hours
Getting there

Getting to Bratislava Region

From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.

Arriving by plane

BTS
Bratislava M. R. ŠtefánikBratislava

Getting around Bratislava Region

Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.

On the map

Hidden story

The Maiden Tower

A small tower on a rock in the river.

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At Devín, a slender tower stands alone on a rock above the Danube. The legend says a young woman from the castle, forbidden to marry the man she loved, threw herself from it into the river. It is called the Maiden Tower, and for decades under communism the river below was a guarded border that people tried to swim across.