Dornburg is a town of about 8,000 people in the state of Thuringia, in the center-east of Germany. The town — and castle — overlook the Saale River, which feeds into the better known Elbe River.

Eltville am Rhein invites visitors to slow down and stroll through history along the banks of the Rhine River.

Visiting the Rhine River Valley never gets old. It’s storybook Germany, a fairy-tale world of legends, rugged cliffs, half-timbered towns and robber-baron castles.

Five Legendary Castle Hotels on The Rhine in Germany A precious few castles have been restored to their former glory and are now hotels. Published Feb 27, 2019 at 6:00 AM EST Updated Feb 27, 2019 ...

Castle Eltz: Tall, slender and rising perpendicularly on a 700 meter-high rock outcrop with the river Elzach snaking at its feet, Eltz Castle is arguably the most eye-catching castle in Germany ...

Reichsburg Castle above the river Moselle in Cochem is believed to be more than 10 centuries old. If firsthand exploration is more your speed, this itinerary features an excursion to Heidelberg ...

Stahleck Castle towers above the Rhine River in Bacharach, Germany. Now a hostel, the castle is one of four featured in the Legendary Rhine Romance app. (Phillip Walter Wellman/Stars and Stripes) ...

It wasn’t the quaint Bavarian villages, vineyard blanketed hillsides, castles, gourmet dining or the idyllic pastoral scenes we most remember about the 260-mile, late summer river cruise through ...

Fast cars, conceptual art and great steins of beer might all come to mind when you think of Germany, but the country situated in the heart of Europe offers more than you might expect. And here's a ...

Castle Eltz: Tall, slender and rising perpendicularly on a 700 meter-high rock outcrop with the river Elzach snaking at its feet, Eltz Castle is arguably the most eye-catching castle in Germany ...