Rhine Valley travel - Lonely Planet | Germany, Europe
Between Rüdesheim and Koblenz, the Rhine cuts deeply through the Rhenish slate mountains, meandering between hillside castles and steep fields of wine-producing grapes. This is Germany’s landscape at its most dramatic – forested hillsides alternate with craggy cliffs and near-vertical terraced vineyards.
Must-see attractions in Rhine Valley - Lonely Planet
Discover the best attractions in Rhine Valley including Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Kloster Eberbach, and Burg Rheinstein.
Rhine Valley, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
Across the river from the village of Kaub, the boat-shaped toll castle Pfalzgrafstein, built in 1326, perches on an island in the middle of the Rhine. A once-dangerous rapid here (since modified) forced boats to use the right-hand side of the river, where …
Moselle Valley travel - Lonely Planet | Germany, Europe
Wending between vertiginous vine-covered slopes, the Moselle (Mosel in German) is narrower than its neighbour, the Rhine, and has a more intimate charm.
Lyon & the Rhône Valley travel - Lonely Planet | France, Europe
Lyon & the Rhône Valley. This unique complex about 7km northeast of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc takes you on an incredible journey back in time. The biggest replica cave in the world, it…
St-Martins-Kirche | Rhine Valley, Germany - Lonely Planet
At the tip of a narrow breakwater jutting into the Rhine, a bronze sculpture of Loreley's famous maiden perches lasciviously atop a rocky platform. Access…
Burg Reichenstein | Rhine Valley, Germany - Lonely Planet
Rhine Valley Login Save Looming above the village of Trechtingshausen, 8km downriver from Bingen, mighty Burg Reichenstein harbours a lavish collection of furnishings, armour, hunting trophies (including one of Germany's largest collection of antlers) and cast-iron oven slabs.
Lorelei Sculpture | Rhine Valley, Germany - Lonely Planet
At the tip of a narrow breakwater jutting into the Rhine, a bronze sculpture of Loreley's famous maiden perches lasciviously atop a rocky platform. Access to the breakwater car park is 2.5km south of St Goarshausen.
Burg Rheinstein | Rhine Valley, Germany - Lonely Planet
In the 1820s, privately owned Rheinstein, 6km downriver from Bingen, became the first Rhine castle to be converted – by Prussian royalty (a branch of the Hohenzollerns) – into a romantic summer residence complete with turrets and battlements.
Burg Maus | Rhine Valley, Germany | Attractions - Lonely Planet
At the tip of a narrow breakwater jutting into the Rhine, a bronze sculpture of Loreley's famous maiden perches lasciviously atop a rocky platform. Access…