Travel along the Danube River to see how it connects the Balkan region to the rest of Europe
The Danube River links the countries of the Balkan Peninsula to each other and to the rest of Europe.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: The principal river of the region is the Danube.
The Danube is a busy transport route [music in], linking most of the Balkan countries to each other
and, through the recently completed Rhine-Danube canal, improving the connections between the Balkan region and the rest of Europe.
[Music out]
The Danube is a busy transport route [music in], linking most of the Balkan countries to each other
and, through the recently completed Rhine-Danube canal, improving the connections between the Balkan region and the rest of Europe.
[Music out]
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