If you are thinking of visiting Europe in 2025, there is no end to the beautiful and intriguing places you can visit. However, Travelmarvel has helped refine your list of must-see tourist attractions to include some of the most breathtaking, and culturally significant sites along the Danube.  

Melk Abbey, Melk, Austria   

This stunning Austrian Monastery deserves its reputation as a must-see tourist attraction. Designed by no other than the famous Austrian architect Jakob Prandteaur – Melk Abbey is considered the finest example of his signature Baroque style. Intricate gold frescoes adorn every corner of the interior, and the outside is equally grand, boasting 1,365 ornately decorated windows and blue and gold capped turrets. To add further intrigue, as the Abbey is still the home and place of worship for Monks, photography is only permitted in a few rooms of the Abby – so you will have to go and see highlights such as the grand library for yourself.  

Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary   

Situated between two other striking tourist attractions, the Museum of Fine Arts and Palace of Art, Heroes Square is one location not to be missed when visiting Budapest. The square provides a glimpse of Hungary’s most notable national leaders immortalised in life-size statue form, perhaps the stand-out being the Seven chieftains of the Magyars, the original leaders of the seven tribes which made up Hungary in 895AD, who are depicted in various noble stances, from brandishing swords to riding horse-drawn chariots. Even if you are not a history-buff, the sheer scale of the monuments, and striking contrast between the sand-coloured stone and vivid-turquoise statues makes for a magical experience and an impressive photo opportunity.  

Old Town Hall, Bamberg, Germany 

We all love a story of defiance and the under dogs winning against the odds, and Bamberg’s Old Town Hall has a surprisingly rebellious tale to tell. Legend has it, when the towns people of the Medieval city originally requested a hall, the Bishop refused, so instead of relinquishing their plan, the locals upped tools and erected an artificial Island on the river between the two districts and constructed a timber town hall. Though the Town Hall has undergone several rebuilds and facelifts since, it’s tenuous placement on the bridge remains. Make sure to view the East wall on your visit – the flying angel art is not to be missed. 

Historische Wurstküche, Regensburg, Germany 

After all these fabulous tourist attractions, you will have worked up quite the appetite, fortunately Germany has a marvellous thing called a sausage kitchen, and this special building in Regensburg is the oldest in the world. Serving refreshments for over 500 years, there is no better place to sample a succulent bratwurst than Historische Wurstküche. Cooked on an open charcoal grill, the home-made sausages are topped with sauerkraut fermented in the building’s own basement and the famous original-recipe Wurstküche sausage cake mustard. A delicious taste of Germany, with some fascinating history thrown in too.