Palaces

The public is not permitted to tour the interior of the Presidential Palace, which is used for government functions, located just north of the Old Town area.

Two guards in historic costumes periodically went through their paces, marching forward and back.

I walked around the beautifully maintained Grassalkovichova Gardens behind the Palace, which are open to the public.

This building to the north of the park was once the summer palace of archbishops and is now a Slovak government office. It is not open to the public either.

I did tour the Primate’s Palace in the Pedestrian Zone, which is open to the public. Cameras are not allowed to photograph the suite of high-ceilinged rooms, with tapestries, art, antique furniture, and elegant staircases of a by-gone era.

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