Christmas Market on the Danube - Vilshofen to Budapest

Overview

A 7-night voyage aboard AmaSofia, departing Vilshofen on 13 Dec 2026 and arriving in Budapest, calling at 7 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·Vilshofen Embark

   13 Dec 2026

   Vilshofen an der Donau is a town in the German district of Passau.
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   Day 2 ·Passau, Germany

   14 Dec 2026

   Passau, a German city on the Austrian border, lies at the confluence of the Danube, Inn and Ilz rivers. Known as the Three Rivers City, it's overlooked by the Veste Oberhaus, a 13th-century hilltop fortress housing a city museum and observation tower. The old town below is known for its baroque architecture, including St. Stephen's Cathedral, featuring distinctive onion-domed towers and an organ with 17,974 pipes.
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   Day 3 ·Linz

   15 Dec 2026

   Linz is a city in Upper Austria, straddling the Danube River midway between Salzburg and Vienna. Baroque buildings, including Old Town Hall (Altes Rathaus) and the old cathedral or Alter Dom, ring Hauptplatz, the old town’s main square. The riverside Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz has a major modern art collection. Across the river, the striking Ars Electronica Center focuses on society, technology and life in the future.
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   Day 4 ·Weissenkirchen

   16 Dec 2026

   Weißenkirchen in der Wachau is a town in the district of Krems-Land in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. The ferry across the Danube here is interesting in that it has no motor or sail: it is powered by rudder set against the river current, anchored to a cable above the river.
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   Day 5 ·Vienna, Austria

   17 Dec 2026

   Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence.
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   Day 6 ·Vienna, Austria

   18 Dec 2026

   Vienna, Austria’s capital, lies in the country’s east on the Danube River. Its artistic and intellectual legacy was shaped by residents including Mozart, Beethoven and Sigmund Freud. The city is also known for its Imperial palaces, including Schönbrunn, the Habsburgs’ summer residence.
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   Day 7 ·Esztergom

   19 Dec 2026
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   Day 8 ·Budapest, HungaryDisembark

   20 Dec 2026

   Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat Pest. A funicular runs up Castle Hill to Buda’s Old Town, where the Budapest History Museum traces city life from Roman times onward. Trinity Square is home to 13th-century Matthias Church and the turrets of the Fishermen’s Bastion, which offer sweeping views

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