Presentation of Bratislava

Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen.



First of all, I’d like to introduce myself – my name is XY and I have been asked by management of our travel agency to brief you on the Capital of Slovakia – the place where you will spend next 8 days.



I’ll begin by presenting the agenda of my presentation. It gives me a great pleasure to brief you firstly on history of Bratislava with focus on historical milestones.
Second part of my presentation is devoted to current days´ Bratislava. I’m going to inform you on shopping opportunities and culture and, last but not least, on practical matters of everyday life in the city to provide you with several valuable advice, which will make your stay more comfortable and enjoy your time.
Finally, I’d like to draw your attention to guided tours and guide books, which might help you to gain deeper knowledge about our Capital.
Well, let me start with some dates of the major influence.
the first note about Bratislava goes back to 400 years B.C. when Celtic settlement called Opidium was established on the current territory of Bratislava in the first century Bratislava becomes a part of fortification of Roman empire called Limes Romanum






in 9th – 10th century it is a part of Great Moravia Empire

from 1000 Bratislava is a part of Hungary

in 13th century Bratislava was given town privileges

in 1405 – Bratislava becomes a free royal town

in 1465 – Academia Istropolitana, the first university in central Europe was established by the Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus. It still can be found in Venturska Street and its facilities are used as a University of dramatic art

mid 16th – mid 18th Bratislava is the Capital of Austro – Hungarian Monarchy

in 1918 – Bratislava becomes a part of Czechoslovakia


These were the most significant points of Bratislava history.
Now I would like to turn to more or less recent history, which I hope would bring back nostalgic memories.
Here you can see Bratislava of the beginning of the previous century:





the flight of Zeppelin above Bratislava


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the building of Slovak national theatre in the time of Nazi occupation


The view of City center in 1954 The famous milk bar Peace and quiet of the right bank of the Danube, which has extremely changed Untraditional building of the Slovak broadcast, which was projected as a reversed pyramid TESCO K-mart PRIOR Main railway station Stadium Pasienky – now very popular with HZDS UFO dominating site – restaurant above the bridge of Slovak national uprising And slopes of the Little Carpathians And something more: Typical of everyday life - queuing for everything Public security vehicle Voucher for exclusive shopping Neverending celebrations of Labor Day And neverending ceremonies with pioneers involved No comment Warning – be on guard! And where we could have been by now... And the best is yet to come..... Let me proceed to the next stage of my presentation. I ´d like to inform you about shopping opportunities, culture events and festivals and give you some useful tips on where to spend time in the evening and several advice on how not to get in trouble.
First – shopping. Bratislava has several large shopping malls, all located near the centre and accessible by car or public transport – AUPARK across the river from the Old Town and POLUS on Vajnorska Street, or AVION shopping park near the airport. They all have a variety of shops of all kinds, restaurants and multiplex cinemas. For Slovak wines, try the wine shop TRUNK on Zupne square (near Michael’s Gate}, and many more in the city centre. Souvenir stalls are located in the Main Square of the Old Town and on Hviezdoslav‘Square in front of the Carlton Hotel. For traditional folk products, also visit ULUV in Obchodna Street.