Bratislava Forest Park
Bratislava Forest Park, in the hills above the city, is a great place for both children and adults to relax in unspoilt countryside.
Here everyone can relax in virgin nature and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city. The Bratislava Forest Park belongs to the Protected Landscape Area of the Lesser Carpathians.The environment of the forest park is made up primarily of forest complexes, which are alternated with valuable meadow areas and is completed by several dominant elements. You can visit, for example, water mills on the Vydrica river, Kamzík TV tower, Železná studnička, Kačín, Červený križ and others.
The stream Vydrica flows practically the entire length of the forest park, there are 4 ponds located in the southern part of the forest park, small water reservoirs under Slivo and near II. quarries, but also better-known recreational areas together with standard forest park equipment, such as recreational zones and the entire area of the main valley. Restaurant facilities and standard forest park equipment are also an important part. The smaller railway station and bus stop at Železná studnička are also served by public transport links back to the city center (go under the Červený most).
Kamzík hill (439 m above sea level) is also part of the forest park, on which there is a television tower, which is visible from a large part of the city. There is a revolving restaurant inside the tower and a clearing with a beautiful view not far from it. It is here that visitors during the winter have the opportunity to enjoy a descent on a bobsled track from a snowy hill, or for the rest of the year a specially designed dry bobsled track. Ropeways pass between the trees, and of course there are several stalls-cabins with the possibility of refreshment. If you continue up the hill, after a short while you will see a cable car at the top of the hill, which will take you to Železná studnička, where one of the best playgrounds in Bratislava is located in the valley.
However, the forest park is a vast area, so you can also look for pieces of history in its more remote parts. Look, for example, for the Written Stone from the year 1600! Hurry, because soon it may be swallowed by the surrounding nature. In the past, it marked the northern border of the royal city of Bratislava.
Photo: Terra Carphatia
