![]() It’s easy to see why the Middle Rhine River Valley was inspiration for the 19th-century writers and artists, including Goethe and Byron, and why it was one of Germany’s first tourist destinations with famous visitors, such as Mark Twain who wrote about the area in A Tramp Abroad. A 65km scenic stretch of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen/Rüdesheim and Koblenz, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002, showcases Rhine River castles perched on hillsides above riverside villages amid terraced vineyards. Our Viking cruise along the Middle Rhine River in Germany provided spectacular vistas of castles and fortresses - pretty, fairytale-like, majestic, imposing, some showing battle scars and effects of old age. ![]() The captivating castles of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley
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