Sail through the majestic Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the romantic Rheinstein Castle where you're ...

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, ...

European river cruising is known for its intimate ships, immersive itineraries and captivating scenery — and there’s no better waterway to experience this than on the Rhine River. Regarded as one of ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Jostling through crowds of Germans and tourists in the Rhine River village of Bacharach, I climb to the sun deck of the ferry and grab a chair. With the last passenger barely aboard, the gangplank is ...

Growing up in Europe, my parents would routinely pack us into the car and drive us into the Alps to go skiing in Switzerland or Austria, or herd us all onto the train for a weekend in Berlin or Paris.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As an active, young(ish), solo female traveler, I’ll admit: Cruises were never high on my list of things to do. In my mind, that ...

Few rivers in Europe evoke as much fairy-tale charm as the Rhine, winding past vineyards, hilltops, and historic towns while hosting more castles than any other river on the continent. Stretching some ...