Arrival Frankfurt, Germany.
Transfer to your Hotel Schlosshotel&Villa Rheinfels, situated in part of the Castle Burg Rheinfels above the town of St Goar, overlooking the Rhine Valley, where we will spend the next two nights. In the afternoon private guided tour of our castle and time to explore on your own.
Tonight we meet for a welcome drink in the courtyard followed by dinner at the Hotel.

Cruising all day on the Rhine on the most beautiful stretch of the river, the part that just made it onto the UNESCO World Heritage list,  from St. Goar upstream past the Loreley Rock and lots of medieval Castles on both sides of the river we travel to most charming Ruedesheim. Time for lunch and souvenirs in famous Drosselgasse, afterwards we take a cable car uphill through the vineyards to Niederwald Monument, be prepared for incredible views over the valley. We reboard our Rhinesteamer back and later have a great Dinner in a typical Rheinkeller. 

Today we go downstream to Braubach, the town of roses where we take a guided tour of the Marksburg, an 11^th century castle, the only one on the Rhine that was never destroyed. We continue to Koblenz, meaning confluence, it is there where the Moselle joins the Rhine on the Deutsches Eck- German Corner, admire the equestrian statue of Wilhelm I..
Time to explore Koblenz on you own, before we take a cable car up to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, for an inside visit of the  Museum of the Rhine.
From Koblenz we take a boat back and  have dinner on board, the steamer takes to the door of our new hotel, the Bellevue Rheinhotel in Boppard, where we will spend the next three nights. 

Morning stop in Peace Museum of Remagen, located in the only surviving tower of the former railway bridge which fell into theAmerican hands almost intact on 7^th March 1945, and collapsed ten days later under the weight of armoured vehicles.
We continue to Cologne, the biggest City on our tour and on the Rhine.
See the famous gothic Cathedral, visit the Roman Museum and join the locals in one of Germany´s longest pedestrian Zones for a Koelsch or a cup of coffee.
Late afternoon arrival back in Boppard, with the remainder of the day free time to explore the beautiful town on your own. 

Today we drive upstream along the Moselle River,which in scenery, castles and vineyards does not stand in the shadow compared to its big brother, the Rhine.
Our first stop is 12^th cent. Burg Eltz, majestically rising above the rear end of the wild Eltz Valley, one of Germany´s  most beautiful castles, surrounded by the river on three sides. Inside visit.
We continue to Cochem, located on an idyllic bend on the river, where you have time for lunch on the Moselle Promenade.
We continue on to Trier, Germany´s oldest City, with lots of Roman Sights, get a deeper insight of this place with a guided walking tour , which also takes you inside the Porta Nigra ,a roman fortress from the 2^nd cent. , and best preserved roman construction north of th Alps, and the Cathedral, one of Germany´s oldest churches, foundation date was the 4^th cent., and to the Church of our Dear Lady, oldest purely gothic church in Germany.
All three sights are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Dinner tonight in a great place in the country on the way back to Boppard.

Today say goodbye to the Rhine and head south down towards   Heidelberg, on the banks of the river  Neckar. In medieval times the Electoral Palatinate with Heidelberg as the politcal centre was one of the most advanced European States.
See the beatiful red walled castle including the great vat from the inside. After free time, we take a cogwheel train down into the city where you have more time for sightseeing, shopping and postcards.
Today we are staying in a baroque castle Hotel, Schloss Heinsheim, overlooking the Neckar Valley on the Burgenstrasse (Castle Road).

Our last traveling day takes us to medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Frankonia where you feel like you just jumped back into the 16^th century. Competely surrounded by ist medieval ramparts with ist countless towers, Rothenburg is famous for the ancient houses, the fountains, cobbled lanes and hidden corners and street signs.
Famous for the Meistertrunk, in which according to legend, the burgomeister saved the town by emptying a 6 pint tankard in one single draught.
After lunch we take the Romantic Road all the way to where it starts, to Wuerzburg on the Main River.
Take a guided tour of UNESCO Residence, this superb baroque palace, one of the bigget in Germany, admire the staircase, the frescoes by Tiepolo, the Hofkirche and the Gardens.
Afterwards you have time to see more of Wuerzburg on your own and get  your final shopping done.
Back for overnight to Frankfurt.
Farewell dinner tonight at our hotel.

Price $ 2,199.00 USD  land only (Airfare is extra)