"Bratislava on a daytrip from Vienna" a Bratislava Travel Page by Dabs

The last time we were in Vienna we had contemplated heading over to Bratislava, my husband seemed to think we could get there by bicycle! Although there is a bike path running along the Danube, I think it would be a little further than I would want to ride, about 40 miles each direction.

This time I was considering taking a train from Prague to Bratislava and doing a daytrip to Vienna but after finding the hotels equal in price to Vienna with a much smaller selection, we decided to stay in Vienna and take a daytrip to Bratislava instead. I think that was a good decision, while we probably could have found other things to entertain us in Bratislava, we felt we had pretty much seen all of the historic center in a day. With a 2nd day, we probably would have headed to nearby Devin Castle or maybe checked out a museum or two.

Bratislava is a perfectly pleasant place to spend a day, although the city has a population of about 450,000, the historic center is fairly compact and can be easily handled on foot, the climb up to the castle wasn't bad at all. You'll find a lot less tourists than you'll find in the nearby capital cities of Prague and Vienna

I got a laugh out of the sign in the attached picture, be sure to enlarge it and see all of the sexually suggestive drink specials!