At Cologne I would pick up a rental car in which to make a more leisurely and independent return trip ... high above the Rhine gorge near the Lorelei, traffic on the river road was solid.

Every town we stopped and toured showed off their Roman wall or Roman road or something ... about her name being on a big sign in the Rhine River in Germany. It is a really old place, the towns ...

Starting high up in the Swiss Alps and flowing through Germany to the Netherlands, the Rhine River travels through some of Europe’s best-loved landscapes, passing majestic hillside castles ...

Revel in the magic of the holidays in Germany and France on a seven-night Rhine River cruise! Celebrate yuletide traditions in festive, cozy markets aglow with twinkling lights and good cheer and ...