14-Night Europe Cruise from Vilshofen

• History & Culture

1. Day

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     Vilshofen

     A small Bavarian town on the Danube in Lower Bavaria, often a river-cruise stop for its preserved historic core. Vilshofen's pastel market square and riverside setting make it a gateway into the surrounding Bavarian Forest countryside.

     • Stadtplatz square
     • Danube promenade
     • Bavarian Forest
2. Day

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     Vilshofen

     A small Bavarian town on the Danube in Lower Bavaria, often a river-cruise stop for its preserved historic core. Vilshofen's pastel market square and riverside setting make it a gateway into the surrounding Bavarian Forest countryside.

     • Stadtplatz square
     • Danube promenade
     • Bavarian Forest
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     Passau

     A Bavarian city where the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers meet, near the Austrian border. Long a starting point for Danube cruises, its baroque old town centres on St. Stephen's Cathedral, home to one of the largest church organs in the world.

     • Three rivers
     • St. Stephen's Cathedral
     • Baroque old town
3. Day

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     Linz

     An Austrian city on the Danube between Salzburg and Vienna, with a large baroque main square at its heart. A pair of funiculars and a tram climb the Pöstlingberg hill above town, and it serves as a river gateway toward the Salzkammergut lakes.

     • Main Square
     • Pöstlingberg hill
     • Danube promenade
4. Day

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     Weissenkirchen

     A wine village in Austria's Wachau valley, set on the Danube among steep terraced vineyards. Its Baroque parish church and riverside lanes sit at the heart of a UNESCO-listed stretch known for Riesling and Grüner Veltliner.

     • Wachau vineyards
     • Danube terraces
     • Baroque church
5. Day

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     Vienna

     Austria's imperial capital on the Danube, long the seat of the Habsburgs. River ships call within reach of Schönbrunn Palace, the Hofburg and St. Stephen's Cathedral, in a city famed for coffee houses, classical music and grand ringstrasse architecture.

     • Schönbrunn Palace
     • St. Stephen's Cathedral
     • Coffee houses
6. Day

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     Bratislava

     Slovakia's compact capital on the Danube, within sight of both Austria and Hungary. A hilltop castle overlooks a small, walkable old town of pastel facades, baroque squares and the Gothic St. Martin's Cathedral where Hungarian kings were once crowned.

     • Bratislava Castle
     • Old Town
     • St. Martin's Cathedral
7. Day

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     Budapest

     Hungary's grand capital, split by the Danube into hilly Buda and flat Pest. River ships moor in the centre, within reach of the neo-Gothic Parliament, the thermal baths at Széchenyi and the panoramic ramparts of Fisherman's Bastion.

     • Parliament Building
     • Széchenyi Baths
     • Fisherman's Bastion
8. Day

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     Budapest

     Hungary's grand capital, split by the Danube into hilly Buda and flat Pest. River ships moor in the centre, within reach of the neo-Gothic Parliament, the thermal baths at Széchenyi and the panoramic ramparts of Fisherman's Bastion.

     • Parliament Building
     • Széchenyi Baths
     • Fisherman's Bastion
9. Day

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     Mohács

     A town on the Danube in southern Hungary, near the Croatian and Serbian borders. It is remembered for the 1526 battle that shaped Hungarian history and for its Busójárás carnival, when masked figures parade to drive off winter.

     • Busójárás carnival
     • Danube riverfront
     • Battle of Mohács
10. Day

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      Vukovar

      A town on the Danube in eastern Croatia, where the river forms the border with Serbia. Once heavily damaged in the 1990s war and since rebuilt, it sits in the flat, fertile Slavonia region known for its vineyards and baroque waterfront.

      • Danube waterfront
      • Slavonia wines
      • Baroque architecture
11. Day

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      Belgrade

      The capital of Serbia, set where the Sava River joins the Danube in the Balkans. The hilltop Kalemegdan fortress overlooks the meeting of the rivers, with the bohemian Skadarlija quarter and a lively riverside nightlife below.

      • Kalemegdan Fortress
      • Skadarlija quarter
      • River confluence
12. Day

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      Iron Gates

      A dramatic gorge where the Danube cuts between Serbia and Romania, forming the river's narrowest and deepest stretch. River ships pass beneath sheer cliffs, the rock-carved face of the Dacian king Decebalus and the locks of the great Iron Gate dams.

      • Danube gorge
      • Decebalus rock carving
      • river cliffs
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      At Sea

13. Day

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      Vidin

      A Danube river port in northwestern Bulgaria, opposite Romania across the water. Its medieval Baba Vida fortress stands on the riverbank, and the town serves as a gateway inland to the dramatic rock formations and monasteries of the Belogradchik region.

      • Baba Vida fortress
      • Danube riverfront
      • Belogradchik rocks
14. Day

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      Ruse

      A Bulgarian port on the Danube, facing Romania across the river in the country's northeast. Known for grand nineteenth-century architecture that earned it the name Little Vienna, it centres on a neo-baroque square and serves as a stop toward Bucharest.

      • Freedom Square
      • Neo-baroque architecture
      • Danube riverfront
15. Day

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      Giurgiu

      A Danube port in southern Romania, set opposite the Bulgarian city of Ruse. It is the river crossing nearest to Bucharest, with wetland lakes nearby and the capital's grand boulevards reachable on excursions inland.

      • Bucharest gateway
      • Danube crossing
      • Friendship Bridge

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