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(13. 5. 1717 – 29.11. 1780)

Maria Theresa was the queen of Hungary, Czechia, Croatia and Slavonia, archduchess of Austria, Duchess of Parma and Piacenza and archduchess of Tuscany. Despite such a vast area to rule over, she had always found some spare time to visit Bratislava and lighten the city with her characteristic lavish and pompous taste. Continue

When you say L+S in Bratislava, most of the people will automatically connect it with a little studio in Hotel Tatra near Hodža Square and with two theatre legends: Milan Lasica and Július Satinský.  Both men have earned their place in the hearts of many Slovak and Czech people for making them laugh for many years. Continue

Important cities are usually built along important rivers. For a long time there wasn´t any permanent bridge to the other side in Bratislava. As the city was growing bigger, and most importantly the number of its inhabitants was rapidly growing bigger, the number of bridges over the Danube River, for now, stopped at the number five. Old Bridge, SNP Bridge, Apollo Bridge, Lafranconi Bridge, and Harbour Bridge. Continue

A capital city cannot be short of representative buildings and institutions – one of these is undoubtedly a National Theatre. We can be lucky that we have many first-rate actors and directors here in Slovakia, that always able to lure as to theatre performance.Ever since we were little kids, schools organized excursions and visits to regional and county theatres. It is true, however, that many of us may not like it and as little kids we were bored there, but dozens of stylishly dressed people in front of two distinctive buildings in Bratislava assure us that love to theatres may display in adulthood. Continue                                                   

Bratislava, as a strategically important city of Austria-Hungary, and later Czechoslovakia, needed proper protection. Within a part of protective defence, a complex of fortification was built, including army bunkers. In this article you will find out where are they located and which of them you can visit today. Continue

In many countries were Cafés popular centres for amusement and social life, where younger and older intellectuals could meet. Even though the cafés were popular amongst intellectuals, together with pubs and inns ranked among the “list of institutions” which the sovereign together with a part of the enlightened nobility considered deteriorating and decadent. Continue

Location of Bratislava at the ford of the Danube River and close to the big centres of the then Monarchy predestined Bratislava to become an important business centre. Continue