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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Docking at Basel, Switzerland, ended our memorable cruise. The Rhine River bristles with commercial barge traffic that didn't detract from our scenic journey. The writer lives in Anthem.

While the Rhine is over 800 miles long, the 36-mile stretch from Mainz to Koblenz is by far the most interesting. This is the Romantic Rhine, a powerful stretch of the river slashing a deep and ...

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 ...

This photo was taken from the Rhine river in Burkheim, Germany, in September 2010. French photographers Aude Boissaye and Sebastien Randé took photos from many different regions of the Rhine ...

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.