The Bratislava Companion

A hilltop castle over the Danube, a cathedral that once crowned Hungarian kings, and a quirky bronze worker peeking out of a manhole --- Central Europe's most underrated capital, with room to make it yours. The Bratislava Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: The Slovak Capital That Crowned Hungarian Kings. For nearly 300 years, this small city on the Danube --- not Budapest --- was where Hungarian monarchs were made.