The Danube from Romania to Germany

Overview

A 15-night voyage aboard Avalon Illumination, departing Oltenita on 23 Oct 2027 and arriving in Vilshofen, calling at 16 destinations along the way.

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   Day 1 ·OltenitaEmbark

   23 Oct 2027

   Oltenița is a city in Muntenia, Romania in the Călărași County on the left bank of the river Argeș where its waters flows into the Danube. Oltenița stands across the Danube from the Bulgarian city of Tutrakan.
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   Day 2 ·Rousse

   24 Oct 2027

   Ruse, is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 75 km south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 200 km from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and 300 km from the capital Sofia.
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   Day 3 ·Vidin, Bulgaria

   25 Oct 2027

   Vidin is a port town on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as of the Metropolitan of Vidin.
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   Day 4 ·Donji Milanovac

   26 Oct 2027
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   Day 4 ·Iron Gates

   26 Oct 2027
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   Day 5 ·Belgrade, Serbia

   27 Oct 2027

   Belgrade is the capital of the southeast European country of Serbia. Its most significant landmark is the Beogradska Tvrđava, an imposing fortress at the confluence of the Danube and the Sava rivers. The fort is a testament to the city’s strategic importance to the Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Serbian and Austrian empires, and it's now the site of several museums as well as Kalemegdan, a vast park.
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   Day 6 ·Novi Sad

   28 Oct 2027

   Novi Sad is a city in northern Serbia on the banks of the Danube River. Standing atop a riverside bluff, much of Petrovaradin Fortress dates to the 17th and 18th centuries, with an iconic clock tower and a network of tunnels. Across the river is the old quarter, Stari Grad, site of the Gothic Revival Name of Mary Church and the neo-Renaissance City Hall.
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   Day 7 ·Ilok

   29 Oct 2027
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   Day 7 ·Vukovar

   29 Oct 2027

   Vukovar is a city in eastern Croatia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County. The city's registered population was 26,468 in the 2011 census, with a total of 27,683 in the municipality.
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    Day 8 ·Mohacs

    30 Oct 2027

    Mohács is a town in Baranya county, Hungary on the right bank of the Danube.
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    Day 9 ·Budapest, Hungary

    31 Oct 2027

    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.
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    Day 10 ·Budapest, Hungary

    1 Nov 2027

    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.
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    Day 11 ·Bratislava, Slovakia

    2 Nov 2027

    Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is set along the Danube River by the border with Austria and Hungary. It’s surrounded by vineyards and the Little Carpathian mountains, crisscrossed with forested hiking and cycling trails. The pedestrian-only, 18th-century old town is known for its lively bars and cafes. Perched atop a hill, the reconstructed Bratislava Castle overlooks old town and the Danube.
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    Day 12 ·Vienna

    3 Nov 2027

    
    
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    Day 13 ·Durnstein

    4 Nov 2027

    Dürnstein is a small town on the Danube river in the Krems-Land district, in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is one of the most-visited tourist destinations in the Wachau region and also a well-known wine growing area.
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    Day 13 ·Wachau Valley

    4 Nov 2027

    The Wachau Valley is an Austrian region near the Danube River, west of Vienna. It’s known for its rolling hills, vineyards and fortresses. Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned in the castle above the town of Dürnstein. Highlights of nearby Gottweig Abbey include its lavish baroque church and views across the valley. Melk Abbey is a vast monastery also with an opulent baroque church.
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    Day 13 ·Ybbs

    4 Nov 2027
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    Day 14 ·Linz

    5 Nov 2027

    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 15 ·Schlögen Oxbow

    6 Nov 2027
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    Day 16 ·VilshofenDisembark

    7 Nov 2027

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