Of the many countries that you can visit you may enjoy visiting Slovakia and its many cities including that of Bratislava. You will find this city is the capital of the Slovakian Republic and it is the largest city in the country. The city of Bratislava is situated on the banks of the Danube River in southwestern Slovakia. As you explore this city you will discover that it borders the neighboring countries of Hungary and Austria making this the only national capital to border two independent countries.

You will find that Bratislava is a charming city where you will be able to look at interesting buildings and see how the history and culture of this city has been kept alive. As there are many interesting places that you can visit while you are here you may wish to become more familiar with the city and these various places of interest before you start sightseeing. Of these sights you will find the various churches of Bratislava to be an interesting place to start your tour of the sights of Bratislava.

Of these various churches that you will encounter when you are in this city you will find St. Martin’s Church to be a fascinating visit. This church is one of the oldest and the largest churches that you will be able to find in Bratislava. This church is situated just below the Bratislava Castle. This church which was designed in the Gothic style was begun in 1204. St. Martin’s Church used to be the coronation church of several Kings of Hungary. You will see a gilded Hungarian royal crown topping a pyramid shape which can be found on the Cathedral’s tower.

From this cathedral your next stop might be the Church of St. Elisabeth. In Slovakian it is called Kostol sv