What The Rivers Remember
I came to Europe’s rivers on a bicycle, a logger’s son from a small town who had no idea what I was riding into. That was 50 years ago. Europe was woven together by water — by the rivers along which everything moved: armies, merchants, pilgrims, ideas, wine, grain, the letters of kings. What the Rivers Remember is an attempt to read European history from the water, following the people and forces that made these waterways matter, from the Oise where Joan of Arc was captured to the mountain springs where the great rivers begin as something you could step over.
Main River Cruise Guide: What Does It Cost?
The Main (pronounced “mine”) is the quintessential storyteller’s river. While the Rhine is grand and the Danube is imperial, the Main is intimate. Flowing entirely within Germany, it serves as the vital link between its two more famous neighbors via the Main-Danube Canal. A Main River cruise is a journey through “Fairy Tale Germany.” This […]
Rhine-Main-Danube River Cruise Price Comparisons
What’s a Rhine-Main-Danube river cruise going to cost me and how does it compare? Check out our Rhine-Main-Danube river cruise price comparisons.
What’s the Best Choice for a Main River Cruise?
A cruise on the Main River will be combined with the Rhine or the Danube or might include both waterways. The Moselle River is also sometimes part of the itinerary as well as the Dutch and Belgian Waterways in Belgium and the Netherlands. Cruise length is between 5 and 30 days depending on the rivers […]