Vydrica

Why visit

Vydrica fills the slope between Bratislava Castle and the Danube, where the old Podhradie district once stood. The new quarter extends the riverside promenade and links the castle, the Old Town and the river on foot.

Contemporary buildings stand alongside traces of the old district, so a walk through shows how the city is rebuilding a lost part of its centre.

What to see

• Ice cellars: two restored historic ice cellars; you can look into the lit inner one from a platform with a glass railing.
• Streets and squares: pedestrian streets that continue the riverside promenade below the castle.
• Food and shops: a café, a bakery, a grocery and restaurants at street level.

Plan your visit

Vydrica is open public space, free to walk through. Allow half an hour, longer if you stop for coffee or lunch.

Combine it with Bratislava Castle above and a walk along the Danube embankment; the Old Town is about five minutes on foot.