Bratislava: The Bradt City Guide (Bradt Mini Guide) [Paperback]

Lucy Mallows (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Mini Guide | Publication Date: March 1, 2006

Bratislava is the latest in the Bradt collection of city guides to many of eastern Europe's cultural gems. This Slovak capital, impressively set on the Danube boasting stunningly restored baroque and rococo buildings, begs to be explored on foot with the author's walking tour of the highlights. Full details of the practicalities of visiting are provided, including accommodations, eating out, transportation, and out-of-town excursions plus a full background spanning the city's culture and its checkered history.

Features include:
>History and culture, providing insight into the many restored architectural attractions of this splendid city
>Restaurants, cafes, bars, and nightlife, plus souvenir shopping and museums
>Day trips from Bratislava
>City maps in full-color

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In her useful guide, Lucy Mallows has a way of helping readers make friends with the city, even before they visit."

--Bratislava Culture & Information Centre

From the Back Cover

Bratislava is the "little-big" capital with something for everyone; it doesn't bellow its beauty like Prague, but states its case quietly and persistently until it captures your heart. Offering alluring architecture and a vibrant nightlife, the city effortlessly blends history with hedonism. Shop till you drop, stroll the museums and galleries, unwind on a Danube cruise and get stuck into some Slovak wine; whatever you're doing, let Lucy Mallows lead you along the Insiders' track.

 

*Stay in a Danube boat or a villa in the hills

*Restaurants--from international fine dining to a table in a TV tower

*Walking tours through the traffic-free Old Town

*Beyond the city: the wine route, romantic castles, and a ghostly gallery

*Tip-top beer at rock-bottom prices

*Color city and tram maps

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Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 1st edition (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841621420
• ISBN-13: 978-1841621425
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,904,567 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > Travel > Europe > Slovakia

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Bratislava guide ever, March 12, 2006

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ChrisP "Chris" (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bratislava: The Bradt City Guide (Bradt Mini Guide) (Paperback)

This guide book is absolutely wonderful!
It is the first guide I found which really does justice to this fabulous city and doesn't push a few lines into the back of a guide book about the Czech Republic.
It has fascinating details on the complicated history and culture and what looks like an insider's guide to the hip restaurants, cafes and bars.
The eating and drinking section is a pleasure to read on its own, as it is really witty and well-written and I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to know the city better.
Many people say that there is not much to do in Bratislava, but obviously they could not have had this guide.
It is impossible to be bored in Bratislava with this guide, there are dozens of suggestions of day trips, where to stay, eat and drink and some excellent walking tours of the city.
After reading this guide from cover to cover, I can't wait to visit Bratislava and try out the revolving TV tower restaurant on Kamzik hill or the UFO cafe in a flying saucer spacecraft. They sound like such fun destinations!
The pocket-sized Bradt guide is also great as it really does fit in your pocket or hand-bag and is easy to carry everywhere I go.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy Guide, August 20, 2006

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C. Quick "traveler" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bratislava: The Bradt City Guide (Bradt Mini Guide) (Paperback)

This small guide, easy to pop in a pocket, provided us with just about all the information we needed for planning a short stay in this city. Terrific!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Has all information you need., May 11, 2009

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J. Kendig (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bratislava, 2nd (Paperback)

Bratislava can almost be done without a guidebook, but this one has what little information you might need collected in one place.