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Fire-damaged façade of Roland’s Palace is almost completely restored
Roland Café will not return.Compiled by Spectator staff, 15. Jan 2021, at 15:07
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Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
Former Fulbright scholar reminisces about his first introduction to the Slovak capital and shows how much it has changed in one decade.Andrew Giarelli14. Jan 2021, at 14:22
Snow has arrived in Bratislava
Check out our gallery.Compiled by Spectator staff, 13. Jan 2021, at 11:50
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More tips for outings in Bratislava during the lockdown
Walks along the Danube bank offer a feeling of being far from the city rush.Jana Liptáková, 12. Jan 2021, at 14:32
Functionalism that became dysfunctionalism (from our archive)
If one judges architecture by whether people want to call it home, then Petržalka doesn't work.Tom Philpott12. Jan 2021, at 1:53
Bratislava ready for mass testing if needed
Testing needs to be simple and accessible until most people get the jab, Mayor Vallo says.Compiled by Spectator staff, 8. Jan 2021, at 17:11
COVID-19 shaves off Bratislava budget for 2021
The city continues to build new transport infrastructure and rental housing as well as revitalise public spaces.Jana Liptáková, 7. Jan 2021, at 11:57
After 20 years, a Bratislava homeless star now lives in her own home
The popular street-magazine vendor, Eva Račická, lost the roof over her head due to a failure of justice.Ela Rybárová7. Jan 2021, at 11:44
How to get rid of a Christmas tree in Bratislava and Košice
The collection started on January 7.Compiled by Spectator staff, 7. Jan 2021, at 11:41
Cycling lanes and new greenery postponed. Pandemic slows Bratislava's development
What the capital managed in 2020 and where it failed.Jana Liptáková, 5. Jan 2021, at 13:41
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How I came to appreciate (some) Communist-time architecture (from our archive)
The Communist-era architecture of Petržalka isn't so bad. It is, at least, more attractive than the American strip mall.Chris Togneri, 5. Jan 2021, at 6:01
Where can you go during the lockdown in Bratislava? Try a new hiking and running path
The new trail bypasses a busy asphalt road in the Small Carpathians above the Borough of Rača.Compiled by Spectator staff, 4. Jan 2021, at 13:50
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New Year’s Eve in Bratislava will be silent
The city re-enforces a ban on amateur pyrotechnics.Compiled by Spectator staff, 30. Dec 2020, at 15:45
The man who tamed the Danube
Italian engineer E. G. Lanfranconi redesigned the Danube’s riverbed in Bratislava.Jana Liptáková, 22. Dec 2020, at 18:59
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Bratislava is getting visually cleaner
Tens of advertisement billboards have disappeared from public spaces.Compiled by Spectator staff, 21. Dec 2020, at 16:35
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Bratislava strips Stalin of honorary citizenship
Honorary citizenship awarded to Pope John Paul II in memoriam.Compiled by Spectator staff, 21. Dec 2020, at 12:57
Bratislava bans gambling, again
This is the second attempt to remove casinos and other gambling venues from the capital.Compiled by Spectator staff, 17. Dec 2020, at 18:03
Family albums conceal former look of Bratislava
A dozen photos from family albums were picked for the 2021 Pressburg calendar.Jana Liptáková, 17. Dec 2020, at 18:02
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People protested against the government again
The police had to disperse the crowd.Compiled by Spectator staff, 12. Dec 2020, at 14:11
Virtual tour shows more of Bratislava than a classical one
Alternative tour operators respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with creative solutions.Jana Liptáková, 11. Dec 2020, at 7:02
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- 1. Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
- 2. News digest: Minister adjusts vaccine expectations, mass testing decision still in the balance
- 3. Slovak designer wins top prize for ocean station that removes plastics from sea
- 4. Fire-damaged façade of Roland’s Palace is almost completely restored
- 5. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,045 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 6. The wolf will become a year-long protected animal as law stops trophy-hunters
- 7. News digest: Schools will remain closed
- 8. More tips for outings in Bratislava during the lockdown
- 9. PCR test for new coronavirus strain made in Slovakia
- 10. News digest: Flights from UK and Ireland still limited, new rules for entering Germany
- 1. News digest: Schools will remain closed
- 2. Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
- 3. Bratislava will be connected with Stockholm
- 4. Austria fears new coronavirus strain spreading in Slovakia. Closes some border crossings
- 5. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,045 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 6. News digest: Flights from UK and Ireland still limited, new rules for entering Germany
- 7. Slovakia has the most COVID-19 deaths per million people
- 8. News digest: Minister adjusts vaccine expectations, mass testing decision still in the balance
- 9. Slovak designer wins top prize for ocean station that removes plastics from sea
- 10. Snow has arrived in Bratislava
- 1. Coronavirus in Slovakia: 2,045 new cases confirmed (graphs)
- 2. News digest: Schools will remain closed
- 3. New coronavirus strain confirmed in Bratislava
- 4. Bratislava was nothing like Prague when I first came here
- 5. Slovakia has the most COVID-19 deaths per million people
- 6. News digest: Mass testing on a weekly basis, six exceptions for Holý
- 7. Cabinet wants mass testing to break the curve
- 8. Former elite tennis player and her husband skipped the vaccination line
- 9. Bratislava will be connected with Stockholm
- 10. Be vigilant, Slovakia