BY BOAT, ON FOOT OR WHEELS: EXPLORE THE DANUBE (BUT BEWARE OF THE EELS)
Its name is known the world over thanks to its lasting hold over popular culture: the Danube inspired one of the most recognizable pieces of music ever written, Johann Strauss’s “The Blue Danube Waltz,” entire painting and mu- sic styles, as well as books, movies, and even culinary specialties.
plore. Just when you think you have gotten to know it, the river throws a marvelous sur- prise your way, particularly if you venture out of the grand cities and major natural parks. Both manmade and natural wonders await adventurers along the 2,850 km (1,770 miles) stretch of coastline from the Black Forest in Germany to Ukraine’s Black Sea coast, but for the river’s best-kept secrets you would have to visit its right bank in Bulgaria.
The Danube is also an explorer’s heaven: the more you discover, the more there is to ex-
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