Nature
Plavecký Castle. (source: Nina Hrabovská Francelová)
Trip to Plavecký Castle
If this week's forecast allows going on a hike, then visiting Plavecký Castle in the Small Carpathians could be a great choice.
Plavecký Castle is a ruined medieval castle above the village of Plavecké Podhradie, overlooking the Záhorie Lowland.
To get to the start of the route you can take the bus, which departs from Nivy bus station in Bratislava each day at 10:00 on platform 19, except Sunday. The trip there should take an hour and a half, so you will arrive at Plavecký Mikuláš at 11:26. You may continue your hike to Plavecký Castle and finish at Plavecké Podhradie.
From Plavecké Podhradie, you can return to Bratislava by bus or by train.
If you would like to follow this route, here's a map for you:
History
Fencing Tuesdays at the Old Town Hall in Bratislava. (source: Gabriel Kuchta)
Fencing Tuesdays outside the Old Town Hall
August 8 in Old Town Hall at 18:15.
This group of historical swordsmen revives the history of the city at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Through the program in the courtyard of the Old Town Hall, let them take you to Bratislava in the days when it was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary and the centre of political intrigues and battles in which the fate of Central Europe was decided.
What can you expect? Demonstrations of period life and army training, fencing theatrical performances, presentation of Renaissance European martial arts, and historical games for small audiences.
The same event will also take place on August 22.
Music
Aurum Quartet (source: Facebook - Aurum Quartet)
Aurum Quartet concert
August 5, in the Medical Garden (Medická záhrada) at 17:00.
This Saturday, a concert of the clarinet quartet Aurum Quartet will offer you a unique musical experience, and give you the opportunity to get to know the clarinet as an instrument which inhabits its own specific and sound-rich world.
The event is part of the annual Viva Musica! festival.
If you have tips for free events in Bratislava or you would like to share your hiking or cycling trip ideas with readers, let us know at kseniia.husieva@spectator.sk.
