10 Most Beautiful Rivers in Europe, Ranked
Europe's most beautiful rivers run straight through cities, forests and mountains, traversing various landscapes that make them stunning.
Photogenic Rivers
![Loire River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/loire-river/Y2_Jk27eqG_SQ_lFlVOTjb2Fzeg=/0x353:1080x1163/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/99/fe/99fe178edfe64d6b9204d6bc7f8c02d5.jpg)
Beaches set against backdrops of massive oceans and seas typically take the spotlight when it comes to beautiful photos of the world's bodies of water.
But what about rivers? These beauties run straight through cities, forests and mountains, traversing various landscapes that make them equally stunning.
The title of most photogenic is in the eye of the beholder, but there is one metric we can turn to — the number of Instagram hashtags that call out Europe's most beautiful rivers. These are the top 10 we can't stop looking at.
10. Tiber River
![Tiber river in Rome, Italy](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/tiber-river-in-rome-italy/vbJF0WTuYjcOsS57vq580irw5eA=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/95/44/954403b3373741a1824d8bc750e38549.jpg)
Country: Italy
No. of Instagram posts: 141,584
* The number of Instagram posts listed comes from a study backed by B-Well CBD.
Facts About the Tiber
![Facts About the Tiber](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/facts-about-the-tiber/_pFOARh888hP811Yer_IZgbWi5A=/0x243:1080x1053/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/29/e5/29e5141f33aa497198040fdf2500d458.jpg)
Length: 252 miles
Source: Mount Fumaiolo
Mouth: Tyrrhenian Sea
Bridges Crossing the Tiber
![Milvio Bridge](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/milvio-bridge/Nc4pXsZk0vhmeJHganlnCVdToD0=/0x152:1080x962/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/85/03/8503fe6f97174d3d8fa8a96d32b0407a.jpg)
Cities: Rome, Perugia
Bridges: Ponte dell'Industria o di Ferro, Milvio Bridge, Ponte Marconi
9. Vistula River
![Vistula](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/vistula/JRQxjQ9L-z3to_NpaB2UvakaorQ=/70x0:1185x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/8a/2a/8a2a59a754614cbabfaaa586472caf54.jpg)
Country: Poland
No. of Instagram posts: 152,045
Facts About the Vistula
![Vistula](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/vistula/BR1bnpLin02rVIFDrLWvdTgq3c8=/0x346:1080x1156/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/ce/79/ce797c85643c49138d9e6441665ba4c3.jpg)
Length: 650.6 miles
Source: Barania Gora, Silesian Beskids
Mouth: Baltic Sea, Gulf of Gdansk
Bridges Crossing the Vistula
![Warsaw Bridge](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/warsaw-bridge/-oNLv0a8Fsa-j8SqSNfYkogVhEA=/71x0:1031x720/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/7c/70/7c70a708de99464ab377fa1d4baea42d.jpg)
Cities: Wisla, Ustron, Kraków, Warsaw, Kazimierz Dolny, Nowe
Bridges: Swietokrzyski Bridge, Brug van Tczew, Most Debnicki
8. Rhine River
![Rhine River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/rhine-river/iudCZiisBn_pwDuIlwPdkHRMgGU=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/2f/fa/2ffac67f7e2c40dfb40bdaa2789f1665.jpg)
Countries: Switzerland, Germany
No. of Instagram posts: 335,867
Facts About the Rhine
![Rhine River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/rhine-river/zgviFyItdV4yAr8vgWgCL6Q8vUU=/121x0:1080x719/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/d5/7b/d57b332cf7404dab997bab194db285fc.jpg)
Length: 650.6 miles
Source: Vorderrhein, Hinterrhein
Mouth: North Sea
Bridges Crossing the Rhine
![Hohenzollern Bridge,](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/hohenzollern-bridge/s8-PK0lDvK79fqsKflZ2hzKV798=/60x0:1020x720/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/a6/30/a6302857a8d44f50936c642298fc97e0.jpg)
Cities: Cologne, Bingen, Strasbourg, Rüdesheim am Rhein
Bridges: Hohenzollern Bridge, Leverkusener Rheinbrücke
7. Loire River
![Sleepy Loire River at St Satur](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/sleepy-loire-river-at-st-satur/ooTPXYx7Fi3D45vBW3kJI-d7hHM=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/e7/a3/e7a32d49eb0b43778ba2fb9ccafd3fe2.jpg)
Country: France
No. of Instagram posts: 739,647
Facts About the Loire
![Loire River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/loire-river/z3zajLi6NKOwzZH8LCmSxkKH9IA=/0x381:1080x1191/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/09/c8/09c8c2b95fe849c980e3c914a60fc4b4.jpg)
Length: 625.1 miles
Source: Mont Gerbier de Jonc
Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
Bridges Crossing the Loire
![Pont de Saint-Nazaire](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/pont-de-saint-nazaire/quuPYwZdCtvIvuZliaj6C05zHyg=/0x37:1080x847/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/d2/0c/d20c1aa6b7244d3a992504ccc36ee73a.jpg)
Cities: Nantes, Tours, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, La Charité-sur-Loire
Bridges: Pont de Saint-Nazaire, Briare aqueduct, Pont de Cheviré
6. Douro River
![River Douro region at sunrise](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/river-douro-region-at-sunrise/a8glpuXp73m42JPeJl_V9oFpOKQ=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/fd/26/fd262435aa264fca8381bd7d0d2f5555.jpg)
Countries: Spain, Portugal
No. of Instagram posts: 746,848
Facts About the Douro
![Douro River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/douro-river/9qUrCS0DkxRmUM4X51lENlfqelc=/0x270:1080x1080/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/68/89/6889956c1d2d412e87cd52602d202589.jpg)
Length: 557 miles
Source: Picos de Urbion
Mouth: Atlantic Ocean
Bridges Crossing the Douro
![Luís I Bridge](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/luis-i-bridge/X3faZdtNH4MAH49bSXkBUW7zYI4=/0x270:1080x1080/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/fa/0c/fa0cf9120d3e46b98d944edf461467dd.jpg)
Cities: Porto, Aranda de Duero, Miranda do Douro Municipality
Bridges: Luís I Bridge, Puente María Pía, Ponte da Arrábida
5. Ural River
![Ural River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/ural-river/f1hRCj7c52bHJqbEnVJsl560h2k=/0x403:1080x1213/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/47/c1/47c128f68d8a4034a6f4c133ee436c73.jpg)
Countries: Russia, Kazakhstan
No. of Instagram posts: 1,047,842
Facts About the Ural
![Ural River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/ural-river/XHQGFCqh6fszAyt3JsKwRI0ivRw=/0x104:828x724/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/2f/57/2f57e626d8ce407da5d1e091befabe02.jpg)
Length: 1,059 miles
Source: Ural Mountains
Mouth: Caspian Sea
Bridges That Cross the Ural
![Ural River Bridge](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/ural-river-bridge/yZOIMmOfP2QPaYMlDqK11FmQuLs=/0x134:1080x944/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/f0/fe/f0fe024019d441ae9734e243e0b0f262.jpg)
Cities: Uralsk, Atyrau, Orenburg, Orsk, Magnitogorsk
Bridges: Ural River Bridge
4. Seine River
![Seine River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/seine-river/V8veQkkzBRD7Nqz0b66fzywWkYA=/95x0:1186x819/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/28/3d/283deff0e4d44f61b1ad4f44c1875804.jpg)
Country: France
No. of Instagram posts: 1,164,012
Facts About the Siene
![Siene River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/siene-river/Bq3QtQo3foOSTQGOPC8CfUEOQtI=/0x147:1080x957/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/da/1d/da1d81e89db24db7a6799d91ae743651.jpg)
Length: 482 miles
Source: Source-Siene
Mouth: English Channel
Bridges That Cross the Siene
![Pont Alexandre III](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/pont-alexandre-iii/Z467Fb8GxXypBdWfHXlAnuR338w=/0x257:1080x1067/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/93/d2/93d234079b644b698d89e75da85254cc.jpg)
Cities: Paris, Le Havre
Bridges: Pont Neuf, Pont Alexandre III, Pont des Arts
3. Elbe River
![Summer scenery of the Old Town in Dresden, Germany](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/summer-scenery-of-the-old-town-in-dresden-germany/y4HF6GGA80ng8SZpLZ4VXYwgAMs=/70x0:1184x836/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/02/77/0277c942a3a64d1e94ea0f0fad3ccf07.jpg)
Countries: Czech Republic, Bohemia, Germany
No. of Instagram posts: 1,253,585
Facts About the Elbe
![Elbe River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/elbe-river/l6WX7xKVBZVRuFJx2S95y1VK9DU=/0x238:720x778/720x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/09/24/09241d59b7b54a74b550c42da4cd8055.jpg)
Length: 679.8 miles
Source: Giant Mountains
Mouth: North Sea
Bridges That Cross the Elbe
![Loschwitz Bridge,](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/loschwitz-bridge/uX2ieirkQHBAI31hJShTK4R6m18=/60x0:1020x720/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/e4/8a/e48a0554265141b38a02aba98744d39d.jpg)
Cities: Hamburg, Ústí nad Labem, Dresden, Magdeburg, Meissen
Bridges: Loschwitz Bridge, Augustus Bridge
2. Danube River
![Danube River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/danube-river/llkS53zg0Kh-E4lnwmG9TvrSacM=/25x0:1130x829/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/87/de/87de6eb1289b463eb1333edd8ee479b6.jpg)
Countries: Germany, Hungary, Romania, Austria, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia
No. of Instagram posts: 1,387,365
Facts About the Danube
![Danube River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/danube-river/Dlmk3Mn_bmrmKiWowdBwnZJmXwA=/0x61:1080x871/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/b6/2a/b62a6c3fb3584596bf4c33c215315ff8.jpg)
Length: 1,771 miles
Sources: Brigach, Breg
Mouth: Danube Delta
Bridges That Cross the Danube
![Széchenyi Chain Bridge](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/szechenyi-chain-bridge/7QaB1pa6hiiAoMsvIa9ceXCoBvc=/0x123:1028x894/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/00/b7/00b7838bf4bd4b619d63b40fb0cb7277.jpg)
Cities: Budapest, Vienna, Passau, Bratislava, Regensburg
Bridges: Giurgiu-Ruse Friendship Bridge, New Europe Bridge, Széchenyi Chain Bridge
1. Thames River
![Thames River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/thames-river/ajXoCy75YBZDsOaTnyASs43a2pY=/90x0:1185x822/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/8a/34/8a345b291fde481c9f9f8b418841a460.jpg)
Country: England
No. of Instagram posts: 1,792,054
Facts About the Thames
![Thames River](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/thames-river/dQtDnVtcfxOh84yv1h5nnGpQL48=/0x288:1080x1098/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/38/18/3818b228d08940fdaf0ed91d7f4a5d61.jpg)
Length: 215 miles
Source: Thames Head
Mouth: Thames Estuary, North Sea
Bridges That Cross the Thames
![London Bridge](https://thumbor.bigedition.com/london-bridge/NEpmLFAxQZaxG4Nfotnh6z8yv8I=/0x259:1080x1069/800x0/filters:quality(80)/granite-web-prod/46/8c/468c026c348649d8905bfd65d81f54bb.jpg)
Cities: London, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford, Windsor, Reading
Bridges: Tower Bridge, London Bridge, Westminster Bridge