DEVÍN CASTLE, Bratislava, Slovakia

Built on the top of a high crag, it towers over the small village of Devín and the confluence of the Danube and the Morava rivers which form the border with Austria. Up to 1989 the Iron Curtain was drawn below the Castle, lined with barbed wire. Along the Danube, under the Castle and further up the Morava, the Morava cycle-path leads through landscapes untouched for decades. Above the village of Devín, the highest hill of Bratislava is criss-crossed with a number of way-marked paths which offer spectacular views of neighbouring Austria with Vienna and the Alps in the background. There are actually two castles in Bratislava. Paradoxically, both of them were destroyed within the same two year period. The upper castle, where the permanent exhibition “Devín Castle between the 13th – 20th centuries” is located, offers an unforgettable view. The archaeological finds of the castle Devín and the historical facts talk about the individual phases of the castle building. Source: visitbratislava.com