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

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

“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 ...

When you consider a European river cruise, summer days and bustling shore excursions may come to mind. But there's something magical about embarking on a winter cruise along the iconic Rhine River.

PHOTO: German myth and literature flow with the water through the Rhine River Gorge. The Rhine in perhaps its most breathtaking stretch, the Rhine Gorge, has been an inspiration for much of German ...

The Bavarian Alps is the quintessential picture-postcard destination - a long line of snow-capped peaks which runs along ...