A cruise along the Rhine is an enchanting way to explore Europe’s cultural and historical heartland. Fairytale castles perch high on craggy hills, spires of grand cathedrals reach for the clouds and ...

In Germany’s Rhine Valley, several centuries-old castles sit just minutes from one another, and visiting them can be particularly enjoyable as the foliage changes color in the fall. Rheinstein, ...

“Oh, look, there’s another one,” cried the woman behind me. She could not contain her excitement at seeing yet another castle perched on a hillside. The Sun Deck of the Scenic Opal proved the perfect ...

High above the city of Königswinter, with a spectacular view of the Rhine Valley, Drachenfels Castle has stood for nearly 900 years. Now a ruin, it was once the scene of a tumultuous history—and ...

It’s not often a river boat captain serenades his passengers. But on our recent Rhine River cruise, it was a poignant moment when First Captain Eddy Poppema shared a personal story and then sang Frank ...

Medieval castles perched high atop the river, rolling hillsides with terraced vineyards, fairytale wintertime Christmas markets and up-close views of the Eiffel Tower's nightly illumination show (with ...

Germany is home to tens of thousands of castles, including one that is recognized the world over: Neuschwanstein was the inspiration for some of Disney's fairytale castles. The new National Geographic ...

Dorothy Waddingham Wenzel and her husband, Lowell, enjoy wine tasting along the Rhine valley in Germany during a July 2023 adventure to Germany, Austria — briefly Liechtenstein — and Switzerland. We ...

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KAUB, Germany — Just after sunrise, Capt. Frank Sep turned to his ship’s radio for the defining news of his day: the water level in Kaub, the shallowest part of the middle section of the Rhine River, ...