29 June
Today, we went through the final stretch of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal to Kelheim and entered the River Danube. We later saw Regensburg, one of Germany’s best-preserved medieval cities.
Today, we went through the final stretch of the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal to Kelheim and entered the River Danube. We later saw Regensburg, one of Germany’s best-preserved medieval cities.
Known as the “Pearl of the Romantic Road”, Würzburg is surrounded by sloping hills covered with vineyards.
This morning we cruised through the Main-Danube Canal to Bamberg. We explored this UNESCO World Heritage city with our guide. Boasting one of Europe’s largest intact medieval town centres, Bamberg is bursting with character and charm.
Miltenberg is a picturesque village on the Main River, which creates a realistic feeling of Bavarian life in medieval times owing to the Old Town being lined with well-preserved half-timbered buildings. This was a late sleep-in day, as it is a long journey from Rudesheim.
This morning, we cruised through the spectacular Rhine Gorge. Around almost every bend, there were stunning vistas of castles perched above steep, vineyard-covered slopes.
We had some free time on board before arriving in Cologne. Founded by the Romans and one of Germany’s oldest cities, Cologne is famous for its magnificent World–Heritage listed Gothic Cathedral.
Today, we took a sightseeing tour of the historic city of Nuremberg. We saw the storybook 900-year-old ramparts, the Imperial Castle and the Justice Palace, where the War Crimes Tribunal sat in 1946.