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by Henk Bekker
in Frankfurt, Germany, N24, Rhine / Rhein River, Rhine River, River Cruises
Riverboats depart frequently from Frankfurt for day-trip excursions and pleasure cruises on the Main and Rhine Rivers in Germany. Pleasure cruises on the Main and Rhine rivers are easy to enjoy from Frankfurt am Main. Primus and KD boats have several sightseeing cruises on the Main River – often with meals or after-work drinks – … Read more
Cruising on riverboat on the Rhine, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Lorelei Rock, is a popular day-trip excursion from Frankfurt am Main, Airport or Cologne (Köln).
Getting to Europe’s largest waterfalls — the Rheinfall of the Rhine River near Schaffhausen — is easy by car, or a variety of public transportation options including traveling by boat, bus, or train. Cycling and hiking are also popular. The Rhine River waterfalls (Rheinfall) are easy day-trip destinations from Swiss cities such as Zurich, Schaffhausen, … Read more
KD (Köln-Düsseldorfer) and other cruise lines offer Rhine River day-trip excursion cruises from Koblenz in Germany. Special offers and discount deals are available. Koblenz, at the center of the Middle Rhine Valley, is a great departure port for cruising on the Rhein and Mosel River in Germany. KD (Köln-Düsseldorfer) is the largest operator of day-trip … Read more
Day trips and boat pleasure cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) and Loreley Valley are easy from Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof and Airport (FRA) in Germany — use the train to Rüdesheim or Koblenz. Regular day pleasure boat cruises on the Rhine River (Rhein) rarely depart from Frankfurt am Main itself but are easily arranged. … Read more
Schloss Linderhof, a fantasy castle of Bavarian King Ludwig, is a small, opulent palace in a park with fountains and a Venus grotto near Oberammergau and Ettal in the Alps in Germany. Schloss Linderhof is the smallest of the opulent palaces and castles built by Bavarian Mad King Ludwig II. It is the only one … Read more
Visit the Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwanga to see the childhood home of King Ludwig II of Bavaria which inspired the construction of the Disney-like Neuschwanstein Castle near Munich in Germany. Schwangau near Füssen in Southern Germany is mostly visited to see the Disney-like, fairy-tale Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle. Less famous is the nearby Neo-Gothic Schloss Hohenschwangau where … Read more
One of Germany’s most romantic and popular castles is Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria. This Disney-like castle is a popular day-trip destination from Munich at the end of the Romantic Road.
The spectacular Rhein in Flammen (Rhine in Flames) fireworks events are held annually on the Rhine River at Bonn, St Goar, Koblenz, Rüdesheim, and Oberwesel — cruise boat tickets to see the Rhine on fire sell out fast. Each summer, massive firework displays light up the Rhine in Germany as if the river is on … Read more