The Danube River tells a devastating tale of environmental degradation spanning multiple decades. At 2850 km, the second longest river in Europe and the most international river in the world with 19 ...

Cruises, the most popular option to explore Danube, provide up-close encounters with the river, allowing you to see plenty in just a week or two. They don’t have to be obvious, with some cracking ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Danube touches deep. Its landscapes are lyrical, its cities were built high and mighty by once-great empires, its history is as old ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Snaking almost 1,800 miles from its source in Germany’s Black Forest to the Black Sea in Romania, the Danube is best explored slowly.

Whether biking to castles or kayaking through gorges, a trip centred on this river is the epitome of European romance. The 24-mile Wachau Valley in Upper Austria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is ...