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The previous price was NZ$12 and current price is NZ$9 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h 12m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step behind the Iron Curtain and explore the dystopian, gritty reality of socialist-era Bratislava. This immersive audio journey peels back the layers of a city caught between its deep historical roots and the aggressive, utopian modernization of the Cold War. From gravity-defying brutalist monuments to the erased streets of the Jewish Quarter, you will discover how architecture was used as a weapon of psychological control. Join your guides as they decode the concrete jungle, the heavily guarded borders, and the spaces where a revolution was quietly born.

    • An 8.1 km self-guided tour with 7 stops over 192 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in History & Memory and Urbanism, Infrastructure & Innovation
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Building of Slovak Radio
    • Mytna 1
    • 811 07, Bratislava, Slovakia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Slovak Radio
    • 2826 Mýtna
    • 811 07, Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia

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Podcast Tour: The Cold War Architecture of Bratislava in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 3 hours and 12 minutes3h 12m
    3h 12m
  • Opening hours: Fri 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
NZ$11.82
NZ$9.46 x 2 AdultsNZ$18.92
Total
The previous price was NZ$23.64 and current price is NZ$18.92
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Building of Slovak Radio

  • 10m
An iconic inverted pyramid showcasing the socialist regime’s desire to project futuristic, utopian ideals through monumental brutalist architecture.

Hotel Kyjev

  • 10m
A faded commercial complex that once stood as the ultimate mirage of socialist consumerism and modernist luxury.

SNP Square (Namestie SNP)

  • 10m
The focal point of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, where citizens gathered to peacefully dismantle the communist regime.

Holocaust Memorial

  • 10m
A solemn memorial marking the site of the historic Jewish Quarter and Neolog Synagogue, bulldozed by the socialist regime for urban progress.

New Bridge (Novy Most)

  • 10m
A futuristic bridge that reshaped the city, serving as a physical transition to the socialist new world and a vantage point over the Iron Curtain.

Röntgenova

  • 10m
The residential heart of Petržalka, exploring the massive scale and psychological reality of life in a prefabricated concrete panelák.

Chorvátske rameno

  • 10m
A recreational canal that was originally engineered to be the axis for a never-completed Soviet-style metro system.

Location

Activity location

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    Building of Slovak Radio
    • Mytna 1
    • 811 07, Bratislava, Slovakia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Slovak Radio
    • 2826 Mýtna
    • 811 07, Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia

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