Michalska Brana, Bratislava

Bratislava is a lovely place on summer and well worth a visit. We arrived by boat which is even better. St Michael's Gate is entirely encased in scaffolding at the moment and is closed to visitors but there's plenty more to see and the short climb up to the castle is well worth the slog for the view alone. Lots of shady cafes for ice cream coffee cake or larger meals.

Fun exploring the old town. I didn't expect there were a lot of things to do and wished we stayed the whole day here. We just took a quick stop here from our roadtrip; nonetheless, it was a good break from a long drive.

One of the city landmarks, the last remaining gate from old town fortifications. Leads to a nice pedestrean street with a lot of nice shops and bars/restaurants. There should be a museum of arms within the tower, but was closed when we were there. Would be really nice to see the view of this pedestrean area from the tower balcony.

The gate is located in the historic center of Bratislava, the old part of town. The gates basically separate the old and the new parts of the city. There are a lot restaurants, cafe's and small traditional stores around the location, definitely worth going there.

One of the oldest building in the city. Last city gate that has been preserved of the medieval fortifications.