There's a little narration, and studious passengers use handy Rhine map-guides to identify the sights we pass. All along the Rhine, it seems each castle and every rock come with a story.

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.

There’s a little narration, and studious passengers use handy Rhine map-guides to identify the sights we pass. All along the river, it seems each castle and every rock comes with a story.

It’s an outstanding voyage through four countries – the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland – highlighted by a transit through the Rhine Gorge, a 65km-long valley with rugged cliffs ...

There's a little narration, and studious passengers use handy Rhine map-guides to identify the sights we pass. All along the Rhine, it seems each castle and every rock comes with a story.

There’s a little narration, and studious passengers use handy Rhine map-guides to identify the sights we pass. All along the Rhine, it seems each castle and every rock come with a story.

Built in 1245 to protect St. Goar and its toll rights, the castle expanded over the subsequent 500 years. It became one of the most important castles on the middle Rhine.