ST14 Petronell-Carnuntum - Bratislava

Leaving Petronell-Carnuntum, the trail crosses fields where the legionary fortress of Carnuntum once stood. A low rise in the ground marks its outline. Beside it stand the military amphitheatre and the Gladiator Museum. Along the Danube bank, in the Donau-Auen, erosion exposes Roman masonry and roof tiles. Nearby is Schloss Deutsch-Altenburg and the Museum Carnuntinum, which houses the finds from the Roman city, and the 11th-century Marienkirche stands above the former stone quarry. The trail continues along the Danube to Hainburg an der Donau. The medieval town walls, the Wienertor, the charnel house, and the castle ruins on the Schlossberg remain intact. Beyond Hainburg, the Danube passes between the Braunsberg and the castle rock of Devín, where the Morava enters the river. Devín Castle stands above the confluence. From here, the Danube River enters the Little Pannonian Plain. Following the towpath, the trail approaches Bratislava. The castle rises above the river, followed by the towers of St Martin’s Cathedral and St Michael’s Gate. The Old Town Hall, Maximilian’s Fountain, Grassalkovich Palace, and the streets of the historic centre.