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Background

Bratislava is one of the most famous European capitals, the largest city in Slovakia beautifully Stretching acre to the Carpathian Mountains on the shores of the mighty Danube.
It lies in the heart of Europe, 50 km away from Vienna, Bratislava, 160 km from Budapest.The population is approximately 400 thousandperson.
Slovaks proudly call their capital "Pearl of the Danube".It is possible that the Austrians also known as Vienna and Budapest-Hungarians.But Bratislava truly can zvatsya jewelry.Perhaps not the biggest, not the most shining.But the town has a modest refinement, which are often more expensive than the brightest shine.In season, there are some 200.000 tourists every day.In the pretty petlyayuschih streets of the ancient centre is a gimmicky tourist baffling, noise and noise, which can not be organised at the square of St. Mark in Venice or in the centre of Paris.Here are some therapy, quietly and comfortably.
The historic centre of Bratislava surprising beauty.This is not surprising, since founded more than 1000 years ago, 300 years Bratislava was the Hungarian capital of a powerful kingdom, the place of coronation of kings and emperors of Austria-Hungary.In 1805 Napoleon signed here a peace agreement with Franz I.
The hill at the confluence of the Danube and Morava-out ruins of gothic castle Devin, 400 years were the outpost of the Roman Empire.
Castle was the embryo of the future capital of the old Hungary.The favorable situation on the Danube and under the slopes Male Karpaty approached him to the outstanding tasks.
The trade began to develop the city with a population of the German, Italian, Jewish and other origins.Sometimes here and Arab merchants.Hungarian King Ondrej II in 1291 issued a decree confirming the right people, they had previously, but documents that they have lost.Those privileges city he and many other subsequent monarchs more had increased and enriched people.
At the beginning of the XV century castle rehabilitated : reinforced its walls, built a new palace as a royal residence representative.This compound not only the monarch, but his entire royal family, the castle has been in the XVI century after 1526, when the Turks conquered the Christian forces and captured most of the Hungarian nation.The residence castle continued to be until the end of XVIII century.
The 1811 fatal accident on Castle burned and up to 50 years XX century ruins remained.
From 1563 to 1830 biennium.The town was the site koronatsy Hungarian kings.During this period, in the holy shrine of St. Martin koronovali 10 kings, ruling Queen Maria Theresa and 8 royal wives.At the same time, confined and print news of a special coronation.
The first public park was opened in 1775 under the name Sternallee on the south bank of the Danube at the scene of the garden Yanka Kralya.
Old radnitsa on Main Square Bratislava built in the other half XIV century.In the 20th century XV years, the city bought the building and in 1868 it became a city museum.
Today's Presidential Palace built in 60 years XVIII century as a summer residence of Count Anton Grassalkovicha.
The first telephone appeared in the city in 1877.
Mystery.Glamorous atmosphere of the Old Centre complement many historical, cultural and architectural monuments, which can be seen when walking on the streets of Bratislava.They are urban palaces, constructed mostly in the XVIII century during the years of Maria Teresa (1740-1780).In the period Bratislava with its population of 33,000 was the largest city in Hungary.
Intensive economic, social and cultural development of the city, where life Royalty and higher nobility in Bratislava helped build new urban palaces.
In Bratislava, like Vienna, many urban palaces inside the Old City and several palaces for the outside fence.Urban palaces usually built on two or three sites that have emerged since the demolition of old houses Hesse.These were generally whorled building with inner courtyard.Located on the first floor of the premises, kitchen, storage rooms and space for the crew and sidecar.Second floor family were nobles, and there are also rooms for receptions.On the next floor are rooms for the guests and servants.
Architecture palaces aristocrats stressed the social status of their owners.
Very interesting modern sculpture city workers their daily business, completely consistent with the urban landscape.
Bratislava is justifiably proud of its many restaurants, for a very reasonable price offering a wealth of choices Slovak, Czech, Hungarian and Austrian dishes.Bratislava famous coffee and confectionery not less favourable than their fellow Vienna, unless an order of magnitude cheaper.