Germanys Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg

Rick Steves' Europe © 2002 | Cruising the Rhine River, we dodge riverboat traffic and the legendary Lorelei. After climbing castles and descending into dungeons, we relax with Rhine wine. We tour Burg Eltz — a lived-in castle where the noble lady still puts out fresh flowers. Then we enter the walled town of Rothenburg for Germany's best wood carving, a vivid dose of medieval punishment, and a tour with the night watchman of the town's lamp-lit ramparts. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #germany

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00:00 Introduction
01:36 Rhine history
03:51 River cruising
05:53 St. Goar
06:24 Rheinfels Castle
07:41 Bacharach
11:03 Koblenz
12:32 Mosel River
13:02 Cochem
13:23 Burg Eltz
15:35 Feudal system
16:27 Beilstein
17:30 Rothenburg
25:06 Conclusion