REGENSBURG IS ONE OF GERMANY'S MOST WELL-PRESERVED MEDIEVAL CITIES: Amsterdam to Budapest River Cruise - Avalon Waterways - Day 9 This morning we sailed through the final stretch of the Main-Danube Canal. We were to go on a boat trip through the lovely Danube Gorge to Weltenburg Abbey in the … [Read more...]
Linz – Danube River Cruise
RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Danube) Right/Left KM 2135 Altitude 260m/853ft Population 184,000 Capital city of Oberösterreich Bundesland (federal state), north-central Austria, Linz lies along the Danube River 100 miles (160 km) west of Vienna. It originated as the … [Read more...]
Melk – Danube River Cruise
RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Danube) Right KM 2036 Altitude 213m/699ft Population 5,200 Situated on an isolated rock commanding the Danube, Melk has been a well-known place since the Roman times. It became Austria's first capital under Luitpold II, the Landgrave of Austria … [Read more...]
Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise + Gallipoli Dawn Service
Gallipoli Dawn Service River Cruise: The ANZAC Day dawn service at Gallipoli has become a very popular event and each year the crowds at Gallipoli get bigger and bigger. In the past, it was the older generation who were interested in participating in this special remembrance ceremony, but … [Read more...]
River cruise and Oberammergau Passion Play
Combine your river cruise with a visit to Oberammergau: If you're planning a river cruise in 2010 and would like to attend the Oberammergau Passion Play, there are cruises that will allow you to do this. The following cruises by General Tours combine your river cruise with a visit to … [Read more...]
Regensburg, Germany – Danube River Cruise
Regensburg, Germany - Danube River Cruise: See our Regensburg Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Danube) Right KM 2379 Altitude 336m/1,102ft Population 150,000 Regensburg is also called Ratisbon, and is situated at the confluence of the river Regen into the … [Read more...]
Rüdesheim, Germany
Rüdesheim, Germany - home of Siegfried's Musikkabinett See our Rüdesheim Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Rhine) Right KM 527-526 Altitude m/ft Population 10,000 Rüdesheim has been famous for its Drosselgasse since the end of the 19th C. The Castle … [Read more...]
Nuremberg, Germany – Danube River Cruise
Nuremberg, Germany - Danube River Cruise See our Nuremberg Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Pegnitz Canal) Left/Right KM n/a Altitude 280-400m/918-1,312ft Population 490,000 This former Free Imperial City is the second largest town in Bavaria, and … [Read more...]