For inspired travelers, the new Empress of Europe will embark on her maiden Danube voyage on September 18, 2026. Now, the ...

From the Danube to the Rhine, the Douro and back again to the Danube, here are some of my impressions of European river ...

Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, is preparing for its worst flooding in years as the Danube River threatens to burst its banks. Heavy rainfall in the German and Austrian Danube basins has raised the ...

“The Danube River Project” explores the waterway using underwater equipment to show scenes—like this one of Budapest—partly above and partly below the surface. Andreas Müller-Pohle, ...

Written at the end of the cold war, Magris’s Danube glimpsed a common humanity at a time of imminent danger. Thirty years on, its message is even more powerful The literature of rivers is small but ...

A cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall along the Danube river in Austria on Friday. A police statement said the ship "was suddenly no longer able to maneuver." Eleven people were treated at the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Plan Ahead: If you purchased a Budapest Card, you can enjoy a free hourlong sightseeing cruise on the Danube. Find out more on the Budapest tourist website. Dividing the city's Buda and Pest sides is ...