Bratislava CARD x Coronation Days
Jozef I. recommends the official card for all visitors to Bratislava especially during the Bratislava Coronation Days. You can buy the digital version of the card throughout August with a 15% discount!
Free Public Transportation
The Bratislava CARD also serves as a network travel ticket that allows unlimited travel across all zones of urban and suburban transport. You can use trams, trolleybuses, buses, night lines, regional red buses operated by Arriva, and even trains.
Guided City Tour Included
You can enjoy a 75-minute city tour every day at 14:00, starting from the Tourist Information Centre. One child under 18 years of age accompanied by a parent holding the card is also entitled to the free tour. You must sign up for the tour at least 2 hours in advance.
See the Hungarian Crown Up Close
With our card, you can visit the Old Town Hall for free, where the Bratislava City Museum displays a faithful replica of the crown that was placed on the heads of kings during coronations for centuries, especially during the Bratislava Coronation Days. Don’t miss the town hall tower, which offers an unparalleled view of the city’s historic center.
Bratislava Castle
In addition to attractive exhibitions, the museum tour includes an impressive castle interior. You will pass through the grand staircase from the time of Maria Theresa, and can continue up to the top of the Crown Tower for a beautiful view of the city and surroundings. Free with the card.
When You Get Hungry
The chef at the Zylinder restaurant, offering authentic Prešpork (old Bratislava) delicacies, has carefully selected the greatest treasures of Austrian, Slovak, and Hungarian cuisines, spiced up with contemporary culinary trends. Enjoy a 10% discount.
The traditional Prešpork cuisine can also be found since 1894 on the right bank of the Danube at Leberfinger restaurant, where you also get a 10% discount.
The Coronation Venue
One of the most visited landmarks in the capital city is also accessible for free with the card. The Gothic-style St. Martin’s Cathedral has adorned Bratislava since 1452. It also features Baroque architecture, the Chapel of St. John the Almsgiver, and a statue of St. Martin inside. From 1563 to 1830, 11 kings and 7 royal consorts were crowned here.
If you enter from Rudnay Square through the southern portal and exit through the northern portal along the picturesque medieval Kapitulská Street, you will be retracing the coronation route of Hungarian kings.
Another Witness of Time
Mirbach Palace, built between 1768 and 1770, is one of the jewels of Bratislava’s Rococo architecture. It houses the Bratislava City Gallery, whose exhibitions you can visit entirely for free with the card. Two rooms with original wall paneling adorned with rare period-colored engravings have been preserved from the original furnishings. We guarantee you’ve never seen anything like this.
The Only Preserved Gate of the City Fortifications
The Michael’s Tower offers a 360° view of the historical center of Bratislava and the castle. It dates back to the 14th century, but its current appearance is from the 18th century. Below the gate is the zero kilometer mark with world directions, showing the distance of European and world capitals from Bratislava.
Not Just Blaufränkisch
Taste the top 100 Slovak wines from Slovak winemakers. The National Wine Salon of the Slovak Republic, a unique concept worldwide, will surely offer you Blaufränkisch, the favorite wine of Maria Theresa, along with guided tastings with a professional sommelier or the most popular program of tasting 72 wines in 100 minutes in an 18th-century historical cellar with a 10% discount.
Monastery Brewery
If you prefer golden beer, you can enjoy it with a 10% discount in the original monastery cellars, where Kláštor Ležiak 11°, an unpasteurized Pilsner-style beer, is brewed traditionally under the supervision of master brewers using first-class ingredients. Taste it along with homemade culinary specialties.
Primate’s Palace
This 18th-century classicist palace boasts an exhibition of portraits of Hungarian monarchs, period furniture, and six unique English tapestries from the 17th century depicting the ancient legend of the tragic love of Hero and Leander. Other treasures include the lavish Mirror Hall and the Chapel of St. Ladislaus, all with a 20% discount.
Save Your Feet with the Prešporáčik
Discover the most significant landmarks and monuments of Bratislava from aboard the Prešporáčik. It will take you not only through the historical center but also around the wider city area to explore the beauties of Bratislava Castle. Enjoy a €2 discount on the castle circuit or 10%.
A Sweet Finish
The Franz Xaver Messerschmidt Café, styled after old Prešpork, is named in honor of the world-famous Baroque sculptor. Come and enjoy Bratislava rolls, traditional desserts, homemade ice cream, or excellent breakfasts.
Bratislava also has its first official coronation dessert, which was created through a competition and you can also taste it. It is prepared for you at the Asheri Patisserie with a 20% discount.
But that’s not all; check out the other benefits the card offers and enjoy your visit to Bratislava to the fullest.
The price of the Bratislava CARD starts at €23 without transport and €26 with transport. The 72-hour card with transport costs €36.
