Christmas on the Danube

Travel the majestic Danube River as it passes through European landscape, history and culture. The cities along the Danube have a special sparkle at Christmas. This heartwarming holiday special visits Vienna, where Christmas markets come alive within the city’s grand buildings; Budapest, with its grand Parliament and spectacular river setting, and its folk Christmas market; Salzburg, where music fills the air at the Christmas markets in Mozart’s birthplace; and Oberdorf, where we learn of the origin and the most famous of all Christmas carols, “Silent Night. Other highlights include a visit to the Melk Abbey, the old town on Passau, and the charming Christmas market in Bratislava.

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