Social Events
Welcome Reception
Day: Wednesday June 2, 2010
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Place: Slovak Radio Building
Price per ticket:
- Entrance free for all registered participants and accompanying persons - please
kindly confirm your participation when registering
"Culture programme performed by Technik - folklore group will be followed by reception served in the interesting venue."
Gala Dinner
Day: Thursday June 3, 2010
Time: 20:00 - 23:00
Place: ...will be specified
Price per ticket:
- Entrance free for all registered participants and accompanying persons - please kindly confirm your
participation when registering
- 40 EUR for students - tickets can be ordered on-line when registering
"Gala Dinner will be held in one of famous restaurants in Bratislava. The cuisine offered during the evening will be served in wide buffet style, and will also include traditional Slovak specialties prepared according to age-old recipes. You can also enjoy the music from a band performing evergreens and world-known melodies. Come and enjoy this wonderful evening!"
Tours
Special tours and excursions will be arranged exclusively for the Delegates and Accompanying persons at the XIVth Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. All tours will leave from and return to the Conference Venue.
A minimum number of participants is 15. Conference Secretariat reserves the right to cancel the tour for which a minimum number of participants have not registered. In this case another tour will be offered or a refund will be paid after the Conference.
Booking in advance is recommended, on-site availability cannot be guaranteed.
The deadline for application is April 30, 2010
Tours Overview
Cancellations, Changes and Refunds
Please inform the Conference Secretariat of any amendments or cancellations in writing by fax (+420 284 001 448) or e-mail. Telephone amendments will not be accepted. The appropriate refunds will be made after the Conference.
The following cancellation conditions apply to the cancellation of tours:
Cancellation before & on April 30, 2010 full refund less a handling fee of 15 EUR
Cancellation from May 1, 2010 no refund
Bratislava Highlights "no. 1" 3 hrs
Date: June 2, 2010
Time: 13.00-16.00
Price includes: Admissions, Eng. sp. guide, transportation
Price per person: 33 EUR
This bus tour will give you a general impression of the city. We pass the most important places, historical and cultural sights, stopping at Bratislava Castle, Napoleon’s Hill and Slavin with their splendid panoramic views. On our walk through the pedestrian zone of Old Town we take a look at St. Michael’s Gate, the first University Istropolitana, St. Martin’s Cathedral (where the coronations were performed), the Primate’s Palace, the Old Town Hall and finishing the tour at the Opera House.
The best of Bratislava & Devin Castle "no. 2" 4 hrs
Date: June 3, 2010
Time: 9.00-13.00
Price includes: Admissions, Eng. sp. guide, transportation
Price per person: 42 EUR
This bus tour take to see Bratislava‘s most prominent historic and cultural sights outside the Old Town. You will visit the Bratislava Castle and enjoy the splendid panoramic views of the city.
It continues with a drive along the Danube to the magnificent ruins of the Devin Castle situated above the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers. It was blown up by Napoleon’s troops in 1809; Devin Castle offers breath-taking views of the neighboring Austria and on a clear day the peaks of the Alps.
City sights and night life "no. 3" 3 hrs
Date: June 3, 2010
Time: 18.00-21.00
Price includes: Admissions, Eng. sp. guide, transportation
Price per person: 41 EUR
This tour invites you to know Bratislava from one other side. It is youthful city and on weekend nights the streets in Old Town are buzzing with life as the crowds move from vine cellar to cocktail bar following the laser beam that points down Michalska Street towards the heart of the action. The top of the tour wine and refreshment in one of the traditional vine cellars of Bratislava.
The Small Carpathian Wine Route "no. 4" 5,5 hrs
Date: June 4, 2010
Time: 9.00-14.30
Price includes: Admission Admissions, Eng. sp. guide, transportation, wine tasting
Price per person: 72 EUR
A half-day tour to a region which has been known for its wine since Roman times. We drive you to explore the surroundings of Bratislava with many quaint villages and historic towns. Typical for this region are vineyards on the slopes of the Little Carpathians. Apart from great wines this area is also known for beautiful pottery and naive art. The tour goes through the ancient royal wine towns of Svätý Jur, Pezinok and Modra, highlighting the most important sights. We will also see how the famous Modra pottery – majolica – is produced. The highlight of this tour is a visit to Červený Kameň (Red Rock Castle) – a wonderfully preserved castle, which ranks among the best preserved in Slovakia, with huge multi-storey cellars, the largest ones in Central Europe. The tour finishes in the historic wine cellar sampling the best local wines. Price: incl. admissions and wine sampling.
Charming Austrian villages and Imperial Vienna "no. 5" 8 hrs
Date: June 3, 2010
Time: 8.30-16.30
Price includes: Admissions, Eng. sp. guide, transportation, lunch
Price per person: 92 EUR
To reach Vienna we will drive trough Hainburg a town with rich history and monuments and pass Heathen’s gate, the best known monument from the time of Roman province of Pannonia. Next there is a drive along the Ringstrasse with its magnificent buildings such as Parliament, the State opera, City Hall and many others. We will also visit the imperial winter residence Hofburg and walk to St.Stephan Cathedral. After a lunch break we will visit the imperial summer residence in Schönbrunn.
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