Hungary's capital, offers a unique cultural experience to visitors. Arrive in style along the River Danube, the focal point of the city which was previously used as a means to divide the city into the former cities of Buda and Pest. Budapest has become synonymous with Thermal Baths and architecture due to the various architectural styles found throughout the city. Styles include Neo-Gothic buildings such as the impressive Parliament and Budapest's beautiful Renaissance-style Opera House. The Chain Bridge which provided the age old connection between Buda and Pest is highly recommended to visitors to the Eastern European city.

Directly on the bank of the Danube, near the Croatian and Serbian border, is the Hungarian town of Mohacs with about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is known especially for its six-day carnival, which annually attracts a large crowd of onlookers.

Novi Sad is the second biggest city in Serbia, with a population of 220,000. It is home to the oldest Serbian Institute for Art and Science. The Petrovaradin Fortress and the old town hall are popular attractions for tourists.

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Rousse is a port city situated on the South bank of the Danube, Bulgaria. It is the fifth largest Bulgarian city with 180,000 people. Rousse is of great economic and cultural importance to Bulgaria – making it a wonderful destination to explore and learn about the history of the area. Rousse is home to a number of intriguing museums and cultural monuments. This includes Bulgaria’s only National Transport Museum, which lies inside the building of the country’s first railway station. There is beauty everywhere you look in Rousse - from scenic parks to impressive architecture.

Fetesti is a town of 35,000 and lies on the Danube in southeast Romania.

Romania's fifth-largest city, Constanta, impresses with its golden beaches and majestic mountains. Local attractions include, among other things, Greek and Roman ruins, a monument to Ovid and a lighthouse built in the 13th Century and several churches.

The Romanian town of Oltenita is located at the confluence of the River Danube and Arges. See the shipyards, where a number of ships are built every year.