The Rhine is an 800-mile trading route that starts in Switzerland and flows to the North Sea. Its intersecting rivers make it a very important river for the trade industry\u2014and now the tourist industry.<\/p>\n
The Castles<\/b><\/p>\n
Over 40 castles can be seen along the bend south of Koblenz which is the densest population of castles along the Rhine. \u00a0Several hundred years old, \u00a0the castles stand locked in time representing a time when prince and princesses sought true love at the expense of losing their wealth\u2014or hair in Rapunzel\u2019s case!<\/p>\n The History<\/b><\/p>\n Many major events in history involved cities along the Rhine River. \u00a0Military-control built and destroyed many buildings beginning with Roman rule, then the German take over, the French Revolution and of\u00a0course WWII. Also, the religious battles between Protestant and Catholicism began in the cities along the Rhine, and included John Calvin\u2019s flight to Strasbourg in search of refuge in Basel and Martin Luther\u2019s efforts to Christianize the region.<\/p>\n What cities are along the Rhine River?<\/b><\/p>\n Starting in <\/b>Amsterdam, Holland<\/b>,<\/b> the waterways running through Amsterdam are legendary and the windmills along the way are a must-see on this river cruise.. One of the highlights is visiting the hiding place of Anne Frank.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll pass through <\/b>Cologne, Germany<\/b> and have the opportunity to visit the UNESCO<\/a> site of a gothic cathedral that took 600 years to build.<\/p>\n Further down the Rhine, you\u2019ll stop in <\/b>Rudesheim<\/b>, one of Germany\u2019s most popular tourist centers. And if you love wine, this town is famous for its Riesling wine. \u00a0While there don\u2019t miss the amazing mechanical music museum.<\/p>\n After several stops in France, where you\u2019ll experience delicious local French cuisine and wines, your river cruise will end in Basel, Switzerland.<\/b><\/p>\n Basel,<\/b> a German speaking Swiss town is where the Swiss, French and German borders meet. \u00a0This large city is home to over 40 museums and is described as a multicultural city of art, boasting one of the oldest collection of fine arts that is open to the public . \u00a0And on a side-note for tennis fans, Basel is also home to World Champion Roger Federer.<\/p>\n As you can see, cruising the Rhine is an experience in European culture and history like no other. \u00a0River cruising is an amazing way to see so many famous and historical places all in one week\u2019s time.<\/p>\n Our agents at CruiseExperts.com<\/a> specialize in European river cruises. We can help you choose the itinerary and river cruise line that meets your expectations and matches your style. Perhaps you’re ready to check that Alaska cruise<\/a> off your bucket list. We can help you plan the vacation of your dreams – just give us a call!<\/p>\n Call your CruiseExperts.com agent at 1-888-804-CRUIse(2784) or visit our website at\u00a0 www.CruiseExperts.com<\/a>. \u00a0Join our Inner Circle<\/a> email newsletter for last minute cruise deals<\/a> or current cruise specials<\/a>.<\/p>\n Have you been to any of these towns? What do you recommend\u2014guided tours or exploring on your own?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Romantic Rhine River lives up to its name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":43204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,19,31,40,30,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cruise-specific","category-destinations","category-european","category-european-river-cruises","category-informative","category-river-cruises"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"7\"](\"https:\/\/www.cruiseexperts.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/7.avif)
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<\/picture><\/a>The Black Forest<\/b>, famous for the Brothers Grimm fairytales, is another memorable stop along the Rhine. You\u2019ll have the opportunity to \u00a0visit a local traditional woodcarver\u2019s shop, and by the way, it\u2019s home to the Black Forest ham, cherry cake, and cuckoo clocks.<\/p>\n