Tourists who decide to visit Devínska lake, unsuccessfully search for an actual lake filled with water. The area of Devínska lake is located at the edge of Bratislava. It consists of wetlands and endless flood bows which belong to the best preserved and protected nature lands in the river floodplain of Morava. The uniqueness of this peripheric part of Bratislava consists of conservation of its natural beauty but also of selfhood of its residents. Undistinguished lands was an important railway connection of Austro-Hungarian empire. In the unpopular years of Iron Curtain this area has been isolated and closely watched by the border patrol. Today is Devínska lake slowly becoming a home for the original gardeners and also new inhabitants. However, the former garden area is going through a change: unreinforced roads, missing lights, more complicated access “to the city” are supposed to be exchanged for developer projects which include a high-speed railway. Despite the loud sound of trains that cross this area that make people break off of their dialogues every 15 minutes, Devínska lake and its outlying areas represent even in this lively world a unique place of peace and quiet.