Cruises on the Rhine River in Germany

MS Rhein Melodie of Nicko Cruises

Cruising the Rhein, Mosel, Main, and Danube (Donau) Rivers Cruise routings of multiple-day, luxury Rhine riverboat cruises can be extended by adding the Moselle, Main, and Danube Rivers in Germany. The Rhine (Rhein) River is enormously popular for both day trips and multiple-day cruises. Luxury European riverboat cruise liners such as Amadeus, Viking, Tauck, Avalon, … Read more

Sightseeing in UNESCO-Listed Regensburg in Bavaria

Panorama view of the old town of Regensburg

Top sights to see in Regensburg on the Danube in Bavaria include the best-preserved medieval city center in Germany, a Gothic cathedral, important museums, and Walhalla. Regensburg is a pretty city at the northernmost point of the Danube River in Bavaria, Southern Germany. The top sights here include the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed old town, … Read more

Transportation to Regensburg in Bavaria

Steinerne Brücke over the Danube in Regensburg, Germany

Transportation to the medieval old town of Regensburg on the Danube River is easy by car or train from other Bavarian cities including Nuremberg, Passau, and Munich. Regensburg on the Danube River in Eastern Bavaria has the best-preserved medieval town center of any major city in Germany. Excellent transportation links make Regensburg an easy day-trip … Read more

See Walhalla – the German Hall of Fame

Walhalla seen from south of the Danube RIver

Walhalla, a neo-Classical Parthenon-like German Hall of Fame in the Danube Valley at Donaustauf, is a popular day-trip and cruise destination from Regensburg in Bavaria. Walhalla in the Bavarian Danube Valley near Regensburg houses the German Hall of Fame. Since the mid-nineteenth century, this neo-Classical white marble temple inspired by the Parthenon in Athens has … Read more