Brand g Castles of the Rhine River Cruise 2028

Itinerary

9 stops · 7 nights

1. 1
   Basel (Switzerland) Start

   Embarkation

   Basel is located at the bend of the Rhine, where Switzerland borders Germany and France. You walk from the red town hall on the market square up to the cathedral with a view over the Rhine, visit the art museum or the Fondation Beyeler and cross over with a ferry that drives the current alone.

2. 2
   Strasbourg (France)

   Strasbourg welcomes you with the Gothic red sandstone cathedral and its astronomical clock. In the Petite France district, half-timbered houses are reflected in the canals of the Ill, and a little outside the old town, the European Parliament meets in the European Quarter.

3. 3
   Speyer (Germany)

   In Speyer stands the Imperial and St. Mary's Cathedral, the largest preserved Romanesque church in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the burial place of Salian emperors. Maximilianstraße leads from the cathedral to the Old Gate, and the Soviet space shuttle Buran is located in the Technology Museum.

4. 4
   Heidelberg (Germany)

   Above the old town of Heidelberg towers the red castle ruins with the Great Barrel in the basement. Below, the Old Bridge connects the city with the other bank of the Neckar, and from the Philosopher's Path you can look over the rooftops of Germany's oldest university city.

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   Rüdesheim (Germany)

   Rüdesheim is located in the Rheingau at the foot of the vineyards and at the beginning of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site. Wine taverns are lined up in Drosselgasse, and the cable car takes you over the vines up to the Niederwald monument with a view of the Rhine.

6. 6
   Koblenz (Germany)

   At the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers in Koblenz stands the Deutsches Eck with the equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I. Take the cable car across the Rhine up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, and in the old town the Church of Our Lady and the Schängelbrunnen await you.

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   Cochem (Germany)

   Cochem is located in a Moselle loop, above which stands the Reichsburg with its towers. In the old town with half-timbered houses and market fountains, you can taste Moselle Riesling, and the chairlift takes you up to the Pinnerkreuz with a view over the valley.

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   Cologne (Germany)

   Cologne welcomes you with the cathedral on the banks of the Rhine, whose south tower you climb over 533 steps. Through the old town with its breweries you walk to the Chocolate Museum, and around Schaafenstraße is the city's most famous queer nightlife mile, which celebrates Cologne Pride in the summer.

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   Amsterdam (Netherlands) Finish

   Disembarkation

   The best way to explore the Dutch capital is along the canals with their narrow gabled houses. The Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House are close to each other, and at Westermarkt the gay monument commemorates persecuted gays and lesbians.

The ship · Amadeus Aurea

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