Danube conservation and touristic development of the Danube region. In medieval Regensburg, with its maintained old town, stone bridge and cathedral, the Route of Emperors and Kings begins. It continues to Engelhartszell, with the only Trappist monastery in Austria. Further highlight-stops along the Danube include the "Schlögener Schlinge", the city of Linz, which was European Capital of Culture in 2009 with its contemporary art richness, the Melk Abbey, the university city of Krems and the cosmopolitan city of Vienna. Before the Route of Emperors and Kings ends, you pass Bratislava and Budapest, the latter which was seen as the twin town
Danube Bridge the European Union. Border control will be completely removed when Bulgaria and Romania join the Schengen Agreement. On 3 September 2011 the Bulgarian part of the bridge was opened, after two months of rehabilitation. There are a pair of rectangular towers supported by pillars on both ends. The following tolls apply for crossing the Danube Bridge: Danube Bridge The Danube Bridge (formerly known as the Friendship Bridge; , "Most na druzhbata" or, more commonly, Дунав Mост, "Dunav most"; or "Podul de la Giurgiu") is a steel truss bridge over the Danube River connecting the Bulgarian bank to the south with