Marksburg is the only castle on the Rhine that has never been destroyed, having survived the Middle Ages, the rule of Napoleon and two world wars. There are about 40 castles on the hills in the gorge.

Open in new tab - We are on a Christmas market river cruise on the Rhine. (bell ringing) I'm Lynn Elmhirst, a travel journalist with a deep passion for sailing the high seas.

We are in central Germany in the lovely Rhine River Valley, where we gaze on countless historic river towns, the forest changing from green to yellows and reds, and centuries-old castles atop many ...

It’s an outstanding voyage through four countries – the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland – highlighted by a transit through the Rhine Gorge, a 65km-long valley with rugged cliffs ...

Amsterdam Most Rhine cruises either begin or end in Amsterdam, which is also a convenient gateway to Europe, not to mention one of the Netherlands’ most fascinating cities. Amsterdam is famous ...

The river, fed by melting glacier ice in Switzerland at its origins and 36 tributaries such as the Moselle in Germany, France, and the Netherlands along the way, on Oct. 23 recorded an all-time ...

A grandmother set sail on an Adventures by Disney river cruise along Europe's Rhine River with her daughter, son-in-law, and six-year-old granddaughter. Here's what it was like for them.

The new cruise starts in December 2023, and will head down the Middle Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland. This will make Viking the first cruise line to sail Europe’s rivers all year long.

The Rhine has, by far, been the favorite among river cruise passengers this summer, with AmaWaterways, Amadeus, Avalon, Riverside Luxury Cruises and Uniworld all identifying the river as the ...

Visiting the Rhine River Valley never gets old. It’s storybook Germany, a fairy-tale world of legends, rugged cliffs, half-timbered towns and robber-baron castles. One of Europe’s great ...

The Swiss are praying for rain on the Rhine River before winter as low water levels restrict barges transporting supplies of heating oil to the land-locked European country. A tax rise on the fuel ...