Thousands of photos taken on two trips down the Danube (first trip starting at Calais, France and the second trip from Vlissingen, Netherlands, both all the way to the Black Sea) have been used to create the EuroCanals PhotoNav Guides for the Danube. They include the photos shown on this website.
In full-page format they display the details of landmarks along the route, in a km-by-km sequence. The photos are identified by kilometer post; they include ports, bridges, locks as well as sites worth noting. Examples are described on this page:
Danube Route
Donau river, Germany KM2390
The Danube begins in the Black Forest of Germany and is navigable from Kelheim, Bavaria for 2412 kilometers to Sulina, Romania, passing through ten countries and four capital cities. Access from the major cities of western Europe was made possible in 1992 by the completion of the Main-Donau Kanal to form a link across the European continental divide. This has opened up the primary waterway route from the North Sea to the Black Sea for commercial barges, river cruise ships and recreational boaters.
Click on the map below for details of each river section.
Along the Danube route there are hundreds of castles and ruins on the ridges, like this one above the Wachau Valley town of Spitz, Austria.The book "Cruising the Danube" (currently in production) describes many of them:
The Hinterhaus ruin dates from 1243; it has a tale: The spirit of the deceased Adelheid, wife of Henry the Iron, every year appears at the ruin on the date of death of her husband. Heinrich married a new wife shortly after her death, although at that time it was proper to respect a year of mourning. Shortly after, he also died. Many saw it as a punishment for his shameful behavior.
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Sights along the Danube
There are many not-to-be-missed sights to be seen from the river, beautiful and/or interesting places that are seen quickly, without disembarking. They are identified by their kilometer location, as in "KM2209.9L (L=left side) town of Obernzell, Germany". The photo above shows the beautiful Kirche St. Maria Himmelfahrt (Church of St. Mary's Ascension.) Photos of sites are featured in the EuroCanals Guides.
KM2209.9L town of Obernzell, Germany
Tom Sommers'
EuroCanals Guides
2022 Edition