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

The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley, with its castles, historic towns and vineyards, graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with a dramatic and varied natural landscape.

Mist and fog turn the landscapes of Germay's Lower Rhine valley into an appealing backdrop straight out of a watercolor. Church towers dot the horizon, and windmills remind visitors that Holland is ...

The Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen and Koblenz is famous for its picturesque castles and ruins, and it’s been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. One of its most romantic attractions is the ...

Our planned river cruise from Amsterdam to Basel is generously sprinkled with World Heritage-listed attractions. But what does UNESCO's coveted award mean? What does it tell us about the places we'll ...

Nowadays the Rhine is Europe's most important inland waterway, but 200 years ago, the popular boat tour destination was little more than a malaria-infested marsh. It has only become the picturesque ...

How did it happen that I’m now slicing into what might be the world’s biggest schnitzel, to be washed down by a half-liter of local brew, in a medieval castle perched atop a hill overlooking an ...

For the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee only the summary version of the EIA had been provided by the State Party. At the request of the Committee the full version has submitted and this ...