Here's why a small Rhine Valley town with a hilltop castle-turned-hotel captures Rick Steves' attention and the magic of ...

Rhine River cruises feature diverse themes like luxury, family fun, and specialized experiences linked to beer and seasonal markets. Cultural and historical experiences await travelers, with ...

Travelers who want to lose themselves in medieval fairy-tale-like castles should visit Europe's most castle-lined river full ...

River cruises in Europe are all the rage these days. River cruises are, in fact, one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry. The popularity of cruising the continent’s scenic rivers ...

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 thrills is ...

Visitors to the Rhine River valley rave about the stunning views of castles and the charming little towns surrounding them. Although the high-profile Rhine castles, such as Schloss Drachenburg and the ...

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, ...

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 THE soft morning mist, an ancient Swiss castle seems lost in time. Called Schloss Marschlins, it’s on the edge of a quiet Swiss village called Igis in the Rhine Valley. Built in the 1200s, and ...