The Wonderful Danube River Tour
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Planning a Danube River trip for your next holiday is almost a given. It is a great destination and will enable you to see a great many places in Eastern Europe. extending from Germany all the way to the Black Sea, there is more than enough here to hang on to you in astonishment.
A typical Danube tour will start near Munich, Germany with boarding in Passau close to the Austrian border. In Austria famous stops are in Melk to tour the Benedictine monastery that is more than 900 years old. Next is Vienna, capital city of Austria. Here you may go to Hofburg Palace or the Opera House. Be sure to catch the impressive view as you go through Wachau Valley. Just after the Austrian boundary the Danube runs straight through Bratislava, capitol of Slovakia. Here you will discover that trips to Old Town and Bratislava Castle are arranged. Also never fail to spot the ruins of Devin Castle. You can go here while in Bratislava and you will pass the ruins while you cruise by on the Danube River.
Budapest, Hungary is the next capitol city on the typical list of stopovers. In this great city you can view the Hungarian Crown Jewels at the Parliament or visit Castle Hill to observe Buda Castle. The original castle was done in 1265 but the oldest division that exists now goes back to the 14th century. Buda Castle also rests on the borders of the Danube. Perhaps the most magical as well as scenic part of your Danube trip will be while cruising through the Iron Gate. This is an 83 mile area on the edge or Serbia and Romania. The Iron Gate is a series of gorges, a channel and the Iron Gate Dam.
Normally Bucharest, Romania is the final stop before the Danube empties out into the Black Sea. Here you can visit The National Museum of Art of Romania the cities most popular museum. afterward you can opt to tour Palace of the Parliament or Arcul de Triumf, both 20th century landmarks.
These are only a few of the countless attractions that a Danube River tour can bring you. I know you are excited to begin planning this river tour on your next tour to Eastern Europe.
