The Wonderful Danube River Tour
September 30, 2009 by Jason Myers
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Preparing a Danube River trip for your upcoming travel is almost a certainty. It is an great destination and will enable you to check out a great many places in Eastern Europe. Stretching from Germany all the way to the Black Sea, there is more than sufficient here to keep you in amazement.
A normal Danube trip will start near Munich, Germany with boarding in Passau near the Austrian boundary. In Austria popular stops are in Melk to tour the Benedictine monastery that is over 900 years old. Next is Vienna, capital city of Austria. At this place you may visit Hofburg Palace or the Opera House. Make sure to check out the stunning scenery as you go through Wachau Valley. Just after the Austrian boundary the Danube runs straight through Bratislava, capitol of Slovakia. Here you will learn that visits to Old Town and Bratislava Castle are in order. Additionally don’t fail to spot the ruins of Devin Castle. You can go here while in Bratislava and you will pass the ruins as you sail by on the Danube River.
Budapest, Hungary is the next capitol city on the regular list of stops. In this great city you can see the Hungarian Crown Jewels at the Parliament or go to Castle Hill to observe Buda Castle. The first castle was done in 1265 but the oldest part that exists now goes back to the 14th century. Buda Castle also rests on the banks of the Danube. Perhaps the most majestic as well as picturesque part of your Danube cruise will be while cruising through the Iron Gate. This is an 83 mile stretch on the border or Serbia and Romania. The Iron Gate is a chain of gorges, a channel and the Iron Gate Dam.
Often Bucharest, Romania is the last stop prior to the Danube clears out into the Black Sea. Here you can go to The National Museum of Art of Romania the areas most famous museum. Later you can choose to see Palace of the Parliament or Arcul de Triumf, both 20th century landmarks.
These are only some of the countless destinations that a Danube River cruise can bring you. I believe you are eager to begin planning this river tour on your next cruise to Eastern Europe.
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