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Bratislava
is situated at the foothills of the very small mountains adequately
named the Small Carpathians sitting on both banks of the river
Danube, which encompasses 370 square kilometers.
 It
is quite easy to get anywhere from Bratislava. Vienna is about 1 hour
by train or car and the borders of Hungary and Czech Republic are
nearby.
The Bratislava airport, 10 min by car from the center, is
administered by the various, mainly low-cost airlines such as SkyEurope
or Ryanair making direct flights to most European capitals.
Another airport- Schwechat- The Vienna main airport- which is used
also for transatlantic flights is only about 40 km away from
Bratislava with frequent bus connections to Bratislava.
Bratislava has about half an million inhabitants.
It is the capital of Slovak Republic, one of the youngest states in
Europe and a member of the European Union, OECD and NATO.
In
the mid 19th century, the famous Danish writer Hans
Christian Andersen described this city as a fairytale.
Nowadays
Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak republic evokes this atmosphere
more than ever before.
Its cozy nice town centre where most landmarks are in walking
distance in pedestrian zone, is still not overran by tourists so you
can feel the local atmosphere everywhere around you.
Bratislava Audio Tour will help you to orientate
yourself to this city, its people and the culture.
Each audio track describes one place of
interest in Bratislava.
Starting with the castle providing the superb
panoramic view on the old and new part of the city and even to
Austria, then going to a Gothic cathedral where coronations of
Hungarian kings were held, old Opera House with the romantic
mythological fountain in front, continuing to the Main Square, full
of history guarded by the mysterious statue of a knight, then
Primate’s Palace with the Mirror Hall where the famous Peace
Treaty with Napoleon was signed and finally reaching the Tower gate
and classical President’s Palace where famous composer Joseph
Haydn used to have concerts.
Everything important about these and
other places you will hear in this Audio Tour of Bratislava.
The
whole tour can be completed in about 4 hours using only your feet and
your iPod or other MP3 player. In every track you will hear info on
how to get to the next place but for better orientation, we recommend
you to also use the attached map.
This MP3 track is available for free in our store .
Download, listen and enjoy.
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1. Introduction 
