The red areas on the map below show where there has been flooding in recent days. In Germany, the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia have been worst hit.

See Mainz's Dom St Martin cathedral is a magnificent house of worship. Romanesque in style, the nave is lined with tombstones forming a veritable portrait gallery of 13th to 18th-century power ...

The picturesque Rhineland-Palatinate region of western Germany is bursting with special-interest travel opportunities for visitors to enjoy.  ...