This region allows you to experience a unique blend of two fascinating cultures and will make you feel like you have the best ...

While the Rhine is almost 800 miles long ... The castle owners raised heavy chains across the river when boats came – and lowered them only when the merchants had paid their duty.

and getting my first glimpse of both boat and river. The Rhine was broad and swift-flowing in the steely evening light. The Deutschland, stretching for 360 feet along the grassy riverbank ...