Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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- MaryannF650Clarksville, Tennessee1,451 contributionsBeautiful and worth a visitWe had an interesting walking tour of Hstoric Old Town. The Old Town Hall is a complex of buildings from the 14 th century in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the oldest city hall in the country and it is one of the oldest stone buildings still standing in Bratislava. The outlook from the top of the Old Town Hall tower, built approximately in 1370, offers a round view of Bratislava Old Town and its environs. It is easily recognizable by its colorful tiled roof. Beautiful Gothic architecture for an amazing photo op. We enjoyed this incredible easy walking tour.Visited July 2023Travelled with friendsWritten 16 December 2023
- Beaten TrackLondon, United Kingdom101 contributionsLots to do and good value10 euros is really good value. You get access to the entire Town Hall and also the museum next door in the Primatial Palace. Combined you get a broad sweep of Slovakian history from the Middle Ages to the Soviet era. The highlight is the bell tower and the office half-way up which is beautifully preserved and then the view from the top. English translations are pretty poor... so you're mainly looking at stuff.Visited January 2024Travelled soloWritten 28 January 2024
- Serah314Eskisehir, Türkiye109 contributionsGood place to visitIt is good place to visit. Local people is kind and helpful not to crowded which is nice , calm and peaceful. There are good place to take lunch , coffee and drink. Publix transport is cheaper than other Europen countries . 30 min travel with bus 0.80€.Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 9 April 2024
- Coryy20Port of Spain, Trinidad6,358 contributionsThe best meet up spot on the main squareOld Town Hall is just okay, for what I've seen in other cities similar to Bratislava ,there is nothing too fascinating about it. It is at the main Square in Old Town and you have the option to clmb to its top to get a better view of Old Town. One cannot help to notice it as soon as they get to the Christmas Market in the Old Town, main square. You can't miss the yellow, box-like tower with the green roof.Visited December 2023Travelled soloWritten 29 June 2024
- sunsuenycNew York City, New York37 contributionsGreat views and nice museumThe Old Town Hall houses a museum, and the ability to have an elevated view of the old town area. The museum is very informative about the history of Bratislava, if that interests you. Many things to see and learn about. The best part of this visit though is the view from the top of the tower. There's an outside area where you can view the surroundings from all sides of the tower. Highly recommend adding this to your visit to Bratislava.Visited September 2024Travelled soloWritten 20 September 2024
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nantona
Kazanlak, Bulgaria1,019 contributions
Sept 2019
Old Town Hal lis a beautiful building in the typical Slovak medieval style - romantic and fairytale. It is actively involved in the cultural life of the city. A craft festival was held near it in September 2019, including for people with physical and intellectual disabilities
Written 2 January 2020
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LostInTime
Pittsburgh, PA24,295 contributions
Jun 2022 • Business
This old building is quite nice. It’s a museum inside and you can walk to the top of the clock tower and look over the whole town. It takes a little time unless you are in great shape and it was hot. But well worth the hike up the stairs. A nice spot.
Written 9 August 2022
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yiannos973
Limassol City, Cyprus581 contributions
Feb 2020
The old town hall has a lovely countyward.It.It is located in the heard of the city centre onto Bratislava's main square. It houses the city's oldest museum, the Bratislava city Museum. Nice building, mixture of gothic and Rensissance.One of the main attractions of the old town. Worth a visit.
Written 24 February 2020
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MaryannF650
Clarksville, TN1,451 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
We had an interesting walking tour of Hstoric Old Town. The Old Town Hall is a complex of buildings from the 14 th century in the Old Town of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. It is the oldest city hall in the country and it is one of the oldest stone buildings still standing in Bratislava.
The outlook from the top of the Old Town Hall tower, built approximately in 1370, offers a round view of Bratislava Old Town and its environs. It is easily recognizable by its colorful tiled roof.
Beautiful Gothic architecture for an amazing photo op. We enjoyed this incredible easy walking tour.
The outlook from the top of the Old Town Hall tower, built approximately in 1370, offers a round view of Bratislava Old Town and its environs. It is easily recognizable by its colorful tiled roof.
Beautiful Gothic architecture for an amazing photo op. We enjoyed this incredible easy walking tour.
Written 16 December 2023
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sunsuenyc
New York City, NY37 contributions
Sept 2024 • Solo
The Old Town Hall houses a museum, and the ability to have an elevated view of the old town area. The museum is very informative about the history of Bratislava, if that interests you. Many things to see and learn about. The best part of this visit though is the view from the top of the tower. There's an outside area where you can view the surroundings from all sides of the tower. Highly recommend adding this to your visit to Bratislava.
Written 20 September 2024
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ceetom1
California482 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
Really enjoyed this place. They have a city history museum that I did not have time to finish since it seemed to go on and on. Very interesting museum to visit and well worth the admission fee. You can also climb the clock tower which overlooks the town square.
Written 29 April 2022
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Jake C
Greater Manchester, UK649 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
If you climb the clock tower, you can learn a bit about the history of Bratislava with some exhibitions inside. The view at the top speaks itself. It is a must visit attraction on a sunny day.
There is also a museum attached to the clock tower which we didn’t pay for but it looked interesting. I will probably try it out if I return to Bratislava.
There is also a museum attached to the clock tower which we didn’t pay for but it looked interesting. I will probably try it out if I return to Bratislava.
Written 7 March 2023
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Dan C
8 contributions
Dec 2022
Old Town was fantastic and fun. So many good restaurants and beautiful buildings. The site of the Christmas Market and Christmas Tree. We thoroughly enjoyed Old Town and wish we had a few more days to repeat some of our favorite places to eat and drink.
Written 19 January 2023
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Serah314
Eskisehir, Türkiye109 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
It is good place to visit. Local people is kind and helpful not to crowded which is nice , calm and peaceful. There are good place to take lunch , coffee and drink. Publix transport is cheaper than other Europen countries . 30 min travel with bus 0.80€.
Written 9 April 2024
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Raintree_Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand4,444 contributions
Nov 2022
Great views of the square and city from the top of the Old City Hall Tower. 3 euros to climb the tower (1.5 for seniors). Note the cannon ball embedded in the side of the hall, a remnant of Napoleon’s failed siege of Bratislava.
Written 9 January 2023
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Georgie T
Sunbury, United Kingdom
Strange question but I noticed the spiral stairs to climb the tower are quite narrow - are there separate stairs to come down or do people have to squeeze past each other?
Written 26 January 2023
Здравствуйте! Подскажите, сколько стоит вход в музей и на осмотр.площадку?
Written 26 January 2019
roach808
Juneau, Alaska
I don't recall exactly, but it wasn't very much. I think it was about $10USD for two adults.
Written 11 March 2018
eleray
Guernsey, United Kingdom
We visited Bratislava last September, whilst we were on a river cruise, we could not visit the castle as there was a European conference taking place, but there was some very interesting lacemaking going on in the central courtyard.
The costumes of the people making the lace were beautiful and I took quite a few pictures there, my favourite pictures were of Hanka and Eliska, if they would like to have a copy I would be happy to send them on.
We also saw some craft stalls and some folk dancing going on, which was really interesting and entertaining, this was on the way back down to the river to get back on board the river cruise ship. The date we were there was the 3rd September 2016, Is this an annual event or was this just a special one off event?
Written 6 June 2017
Neil K
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Could have been Constitution Day which is a national holiday in early September,hope this helps,from Neil.
Written 6 June 2017
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