Top Bratislava Car Tours - page 3

Let´s explore Medolandia, land of tasty honey wine! During your walking tour in Medolandia, which is situated in Dolná Krupa, you will visit unique Ambrozianum, the honey tower, the lounge of the Pink Countess and cellars where vintage honey wine is stored. The guide will tell you about the honey wine from the APIMED Meadery and history, also about the famous counties of Dolná Krupa, also called the Pink Countness. During the tour you will taste 2 types of honey wine from the production of APIMED.

This day tour is ideal for travelers who have a short time in Bratislava. It’s a leisurely tour that covers ‘nearly all’ of the city’s must-see and do attractions, so you can get to know the Slovak capital in just a short time. Your local guide will give you further tips on how to spend time in the city, if you happen to be staying longer.

There are only two types of people - those who love Banská Štiavnica and those who have never been there before. Why to visit our Europe’s El Dorado or the Silver Town?

 The city sits in the middle of a caldera.
 Glory of the city thanks to the two salamanders. Discover the story behind them. The golden era goes back to the 18th Century when it was the third largest city in the Hungarian Empire by 1783.

 One of the richest cities in Europe and believe it or not, Vienna and Budapest were built on the silver and gold extracted here. 

 According to the World Record Academy, the longest love poem was written here. Last but not least, the first official photographer of The Beatles was born in Banská Štiavnica.
 The Rolling Stones, Brigitte Bardot, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix and many more, they all stood in front of his camera. If you are interested, we can visit his house with an exhibition, admission is on a voluntary basis.

Majolica is an art which is old, but can be traditional and modern too. Learn about Slovakia’s traditional art in Modra city. Modra is famous for their ceramics production and classical way of decorating cups, plates and many more. Experienced craftsmen will show you the secrets of their art. In the past, also various crafts, apart from vine growing, developed and the potters became the most outstanding of them. Although Modra has no railway what lead to decay of crafts, vine growing and production of majolica still thrived. In 1883 workshop for production of pottery and a school was founded in Modra. The Slovak Folk Majolica still maintains the old tradition. The local produce, so typical for Modra, is sold in the local plant. It is much sought for both by Slovaks and foreigners (source: Dajama). Price depends on number of people and if you would like to have a workshop too.