We also tried the lečo, a warm and filling combination of cooked vegetables and eggs, which also came with a side of fresh crusty bread.
26. sep 2024
Tehelné pole football stadium

Top 10 events in Bratislava for foreigners

Tips for events between September 27 and October 3.

26. sep 2024
Cyclists on the Danube riverbank.

3 things to do in Bratislava for free in the next seven days

Searching for activities in capital on a budget? Set out on several guided tours around the city.

26. sep 2024
In this postcard, published around 1940, we can see an alarm bell mounted on a pole on the far right.

Fire safety measures that transformed Slovak villages

A mandate issued by Maria Theresa aimed at fighting fires, and today the resulting bell towers are historical monuments.

Branislav Chovan 26. sep 2024
Ahojwrld is a roller skating club that first saw the light in 2021

Wheels and thrills: Inside Bratislava's roller skating culture

Step into the colourful realm of Bratislava’s skating scene, where wheels meet creativity, and community thrives.

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A monument now stands in Zolná, commemorating the airfield that operated there in September and October 1944.

How Zolná’s airfield became a symbol of courage and tenacity

Nazi troops never discovered this strategically built airfield near Zvolen.

Simona Vozafová 26. sep 2024
New weirs in the old Danube riverbed may reduce the capacity of the river to cope with floods.

Warnings sounded over Danube dam plans

Environmentalists claim project could have devastating impact on Slovak part of river.

26. sep 2024
Progressive Slovakia MP Lucia Plaváková showing her notebook with stickers that SNS chair Andrej Danko objected to.

News digest: Instead of dealing with VAT, deputy speakers expel MP for stickers on laptop

What connects foreigners with Slovak roots to their heritage, one Iraqi's search for belonging, and a tip on a dancing event.

25. sep 2024
Illustrative image.
25. sep 2024
PM Robert Fico.

Why won’t the government admit that it doesn’t need to raise taxes?

The government has opened its arms to tax evaders.

Xénia Makarová 25. sep 2024
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ProRelo's immigration and relocation support.

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25. sep 2024
Mirna Khaleel Majeed Ayshoa Yousif Kaka.

Iraq or Slovakia? I feel bad that I don't fully belong to either

Mirna's happiest memory from Slovakia is the first time she saw snow.

Ivana Kohutková 25. sep 2024
Spectator College

Glossary: Human relationships

Spectator College provides readers who want to improve their English with glossaries of useful words and expressions from stories published as part of the Spectator College.

25. sep 2024

News digest: Fico claims all is well in coalition family, but is it really?

Tuesday’s press conference marathon and Champions League fever set to sweep through Bratislava.

24. sep 2024

Slovak Roots: cooking and baking is what ties them to their roots

Did you know that Slovakia has Death Valley too?

24. sep 2024
Spider-Man.

Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko had Slovak roots, made bobaľky for nephews and nieces

The American artist also created Doctor Strange, contributed to Iron Man.

24. sep 2024
Natural gas prices for households are expected to increase by some 30 percent.

Gas bills set to spike while electricity prices may drop under new VAT plan

The state can no longer afford universal energy subsidies.

24. sep 2024
Agriculture Minister Richard Takáč (Smer) and Health Minister Zuzana Dolinková (Hlas) arrive for the meeting of the Slovak government in Bratislava on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

Health minister’s speech takes a vampiric turn, goes viral

The opposition seeks Minister Dolinková’s ouster amid growing healthcare concerns.

24. sep 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the beginning of the active phase of the large scale naval exercise as the Ocean-2024 drills via videoconference from the control centre in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on September 10, 2024.

Slovakia avoids Russia’s crackdown on ‘neoliberal’ nations

Russia continues to see Slovakia as a hostile nation.

24. sep 2024
Tehelné pole in Bratislava.
24. sep 2024
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