With its cobblestone streets, colorful buildings, and quirky statues (like Čumil the Sewer Worker), it’s a delight for kids and adults alike. Make a scavenger hunt of spotting statues like ...

Slovakia’s Bratislava, one of Europe’s youngest capitals, was once a test bed for Soviet-era communism’s most ambitious architectural projects. Nowadays this underrated city is still fresh ...

Bratislava isn't on everyone's radar. But if you're in Budapest or Vienna it's a place you should visit--and don't forget the famous life-sized statues in unexpected spots.

The tour usually heads north-west out of the square, along Rybárska brána, and past one of the city‘s many quirky statues: the sewer workman Čumil and Schöne Náci (pg 24, map D7). The Hlavné námestie ...

You’ll also spot an unusual life-size statue of a paparazzo photographer leaning on the bar in the cafe as if focusing on the historic centre. Like the UFO itself, it’s one of Bratislava’s ...

There are a couple of reasons for the many quirky statues dotting Bratislava, Slovakia's pretty capital city. Firstly, it enlivens the landscape rendered lifeless during the communist regime (that ...

IT IS NOT unusual for historical figures and heroes from mythical tales to be used in contemporary political battles. Slovakia proved that point very well when former Prime Minister Robert Fico, ...

There are a couple of reasons for the many quirky statues dotting Bratislava, Slovakia's pretty capital city. Firstly, it enlivens the landscape rendered lifeless during the communist regime (that ...