Tutrakan, once a fishing village that emerged on top of the ruins of the Roman Transmariska Fortress, faces the Danube and lives in harmony with the river. Of particular interest are the expositions of the Museum of History and the Museum of Fishing and Boat Building, which is unique for the Danube region. During its millennia-long existence, the town has been associated with fishing, weaving of fishing nets and maintaining boat workshops as family livelihood.
Having existed as a Thracian settlement centre, this part of the Danube banks was enlivened by the proximity to the big Roman Danube road that passed by, as evidenced by the ruins of the Roman castles Regianum, Kamistrum and Augusta.
The town is situated on the banks of the Danube, at the mouth of its tributary – the Lom River. It is the successor of an ancient settlement founded by the Thracians under the name of Artanes, which later grew into the Roman Almus Fortress (29 AD). The ancient and medieval artifacts discovered can be seen in the local Museum of History. In the centre of the city, 50 architectural monuments of culture can be seen one after another. The local landmarks also include the Krastyo Pishurka Monument and the fire lookout tower.
Svishtov is famous for its rich history of events, personalities and enterprising ventures. The town is highly recognisable on the map of Bulgaria's education because of D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics.
Razgrad is the heart of the Ludogorie region – a Bulgarian area that is characterised by ancient history and specific cultural traditions and peculiarities. The vast rolling plain in the northeast of the country is called Ludogorie (mad forest) due to the presence of centuries-old forests that make up about 25% of the region's total area.
Silistra is the last Bulgarian port on the Danube before the river gets into Romanian territory. Successor of the ancient Durostorum and medieval Drustur, the town today is almost entirely declared the Durostorum – Drustur – Silistra National Archeological Reserve.
Targovishte is the successor of the early Byzantine and medieval town of Missionis (4th-14th century), a commercial and Christian centre of strategic defensive importance for the old Bulgarian capital cities of Veliki Preslav and Veliko Tarnovo. The town's history is complemented by Eski Jumaya, where the famous Eski Jumaya Fair started being held in the late 18th century with the participation of merchants from all over Europe, Asia and Africa. The town's name today, Targovishte, reflects this famous period of its development.
Vidin is situated on the picturesque curve of the Danube before its onward journey to the delta. This is the first Bulgarian city to welcome people coming into the country by water. The second bridge over the Danube was built between Vidin and Calafat in Romania (the first one is between Ruse and Giurgiu). Similarly to other Bulgarian cities, Vidin bears the imprint of several cultural and historical eras. The ancient Roman fortress of Bononia was part of the Danubian Limes and was of high strategic importance to the Roman Empire.
Pleven is the seventh largest city in Bulgaria and it is located at equal distance from Danube and from Stara Planina, almost in the centre of the wide Danubian Plain. The city has a thousand-year history that can be traced all the way back to the Neolithic. The remains, related to the Thracians' material and spiritual culture, play an important role of the historical development of Pleven. The Valchitran Gold Treasure is one of the most emblematic ones found in Bulgaria.
Ruse is the largest Bulgarian city on the Danube and is also called the "Danube Pear!" The most significant economic, transport, and cultural centre in Northern Bulgaria is a city that preserves 23 centuries of history. At the end of the 1st century, the Roman fortress of Sexaginta Prista, or "Port of the 60 Ships", became part of the Danube Limes.