“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 ...

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

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Situated along the Rhine, Bacharach is a historic town in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate. Known for its terraced vineyards, medieval architecture, and castles, it is part of the UNESCO-listed Upper ...

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 ...

ST. GOAR, Germany — More than a dozen soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command spent a work day alongside troops from Germany, shoring up a centuries-old wall that once surrounded an ancient ...