Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg
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- 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
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The company I worked for in Australia offered me a job in Germany back in 2005. I accepted and stayed for around 14 months and my apartment backed on to the Rhine. Every weekend I was off exploring the little towns of the Rhine and Mosel. Looking back now they were some of the happiest days of my life and I do miss Germany, it is so under promoted and underrated. If you ever have the chance to visit then do ....you will not be disappointed!
I loved it too.
I'd move to almost any country to get out if the prison state that is Australia.
I been exploring Bavaria recently. Nuremberg. Munich. Augsburg. I love my WW2 history too
Never happened
Heidelberg❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!
My Sister died in Rothenburg o.d.T in a WW2 raid, my older Brother was born in Rothenburg o.d.T. My Parents are buried there. R.I.P all of you !
My younger Brother still lives there, with his family ! Greetings from Australia
I have always been fascinated by the German culture, language, civilization, heritage and people. I love their landscape, cities and countryside. I love their great composers, their football, technology and love for meat and beer. Love from Uganda. Hope I visit there someday.
Dear Germany...please preserve these treasures..one day I hope to see them. :)
visit us, you won't be disappointed. There is so much to discover beyond the big cities. Mosel and Rhine keeps so many treasures
Yesss please take care of them till l come
„He drank the three liters of wine and slept for three days. The town was saved.“
Sounds like a typical weekend in Rheinland-Pfalz.
Sounds like a typical day in just about every European city, town or village.
That was a beautiful tour, i will think of that tour when i get to Switzerland , and i was on Rhine River Tour out of Frankfurt and enjoy it.
It is magical. So beautiful. Everything is clean, green, and beautifully built, and so rich in history. I hope that the new generations preserve their culture and tradition.
perdizes1954
I was born in Bernkastel Kues at the Mosel and just 20 years old.
Of course we will.
@@BlitZkrieG988 Unless you get replaced by 3rd worlders as you currently are
I was stationed in Nuremberg in the early 80s. Beautiful country. People are remarkably friendly. Volksmarching every weekend. Festivals. And beer. Real beer. Every town in Bayern has its own beer. I hope to visit again before I kick the bucket.
I can't travel anymore, but i have wonderful memories of of past trips. I'm so grateful to Rick Steves for supplying my "travel" these days.
We lived in Germany from 2014-2016 and wish we had never left. Your tour of the Rhine and Rothenberg just empathizes why I love Germany!
I remember as a child when my brothers started a fight in the historic streets of Rothenburg and they were suddenly surrounded by a crowd of Asian tourists taking pictures.
Sounds like our grand kids.......
We have visited Rothenburg , beautiful place.......the town crier is a good attraction..beautiful scenery, and wines.......enjoy....
Lol!!!
hahhahaha... they probably thought it was a street play hahaha
@@kasvinimuniandy4178 hitting each other backs with your fist would be an odd street play 😀
Dear Germany, Stay beautiful and blessed forever....
Lots of love and good wishes from India :)
Stay brilliant and spiritual, wonderful India.
Greetings back to the equally beautiful India 🇳🇪 from Germany 🇩🇪
Have you been drinking? :-P
while checking some of the travelers documentaries/videos i must say i am amazed how indian people are always smiling, cheerful and always welcoming new guests/travelers along their journey, regardless of where they came from. thats zero prejudice right on the spot. I hope someday soon we'll have a chance to visit your country, so rich in history and culture. may your spirit flourish all the time! greetings from Slovakia! ps. absolutely love bansuri and tabla, the skill it takes to play crazy fast is stunning, and most of them guys look like it was nothing :D
@Fui Gebhardt1 Refugees are dismantling castles or what do you mean
Took an en expected rail trip through the Rhine valley as a college kid. I was stunned by the beauty and chatted with some elderly Germans. Best trip of my life.
Went to Rothenburg several times. A great town to walk around. Loved walking the ramparts and visiting a chapel with a beautiful wooden plaque full of saints.
Germany is my favorite place to visit out of all of Europe. France especially Paris is hugely overrated by Americans due to Hollywood movies. Germany’s little fairytale villages with cobblestones and Fachwerkhäuser are utterly charming. All walkable and shoppable.
plumeria66 Lithuania is too. Check out Vilnius.
@@bigfootbanger I would love to!
Speak for yourself!!!
@@johnmc3862 Go away, stick to dirty Paris.
Is Paris dirtier than American cities?
I got to see Germany when I was in the Army, back in 1985-1986. I still have the photos
exactly in this time a guy from the army came to our little village in germany and said his friends ancestors lived in my village haha
I make a Bow of reverence before the countries that preserve history. History is everything. Thanks for this wonderful trip into the past. Congratulations!
We stayed just outside the old city of Rottenburg, such a beautiful city
Rick Steve's,
Love travelling with you vicariously.
Thank you.🙏. 🏰
It's immensely beautiful, the queen of Germany is the river Rhine. A special Love to Germany from India.
Love germany. Good beer good food nice people.
Have visited Rhineland 30 years ago. So astoundingly beautiful! Thank you Lord for the privilege!
I really admire the german waterways, those beautiful rivers, it seems so clean! The Rhine Region with those castles in the background looks like a dream! Congrats germans. You really take care of your environment.
Greetings from Brazil.
If you are a patriot you love your country and you take care of your enviorment. When you are proud of your history and culture you do everything to rebuild your homeland. But sadly many countries in the world don´t have this all and thats why they don´t do anything to build their lands.
@@pessachlevante8826
In South America many people seems hate the environment. It's a mentality that comes from the colonization era when our dense forests were seen more as obstacles than as blessings of nature.
Absoloutely BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE anything German.
+Jimjim Skimmer Even the language?
I love all German historical leaders too.
Miguel Angel Sosa Rodriguez I was joking
Yeah, that joke never gets old :-/
@@marvin8338 The language of Goethe is beautifull=wunderschön ❤🇩🇪🇺🇸✌
Learning German, going to travel there eventually, going to see what my ancestors saw.
update pls
Dear Germany...please preserve these treasures..one day I hope to see them. :)
Did the Rhine cruise in 1990. Amazing
oh Germany....you are so beautiful ...
What amazes me is how these castles were built
I have to admit that being a German I didn't know how beautiful the Rhine region is until watching this nice video.
Wir reisen eindeutig zu wenig in unserem eigenen Land herum, Schwester.
😲 How can that be, @Jesus' bride??? 🤔🤔
Überrannt bei Touristen weniger charm als man denk.
Lol
thank you for saying this
I love Germny so much 🇩🇪❤🇮🇹
I love this show!! Germany is on my bucket list to see where my grandparents grew up.
it surely is worth a visit if you plan your trip well. nothing is more regretable than a not well planed travel wich will leave you disappionted. But im sure you will work it out :)
Ginkoman2 I agree with you! I can't wait for my visit someday to see family.
@Fui Gebhardt1 what is current state
@Fui Gebhardt1 lol how many dozen anti-immigrant comments did you post on this video? 50? 100?
@Fui Gebhardt1 Yet you didnt write that. Nice try though.
We traveled the Rhine and Mosel last month and saw all those castles!! This video is a wonderful reminder of all the fun and excitement we had!
Just came back from a trip to Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A bus trip from Munich to Harburg Castle and Rothenburg was a highlight of it time in Germany. Rothenburg on a summer Sunday was not as crowded as I expected. The shepherds’ church built into the town defenses was fascinating and we enjoyed a climb to the top of city hall.
I'm from Rothenburg and its really nice to see what other people think about our town :)Thank you for making this!
Tabea Hermann komme auch aus rothenburg bzw. wohne nur 10km von rothenburg entfernt ☺️
Tabea Hermann is Rothenburg the same as what once was Rüthen? Northrhineland Westphalia
You're cute Tabea :)
You have a beautiful country, God bless Germany and germans.
Best country to visit in Europe. ❤️
Ich liebe Deutschland, I love Germany
Deutschland ist scheiße
@@redeye3448 warum und wieso???
The Rhine/Mosel region is one of the most beautiful, magical places on this planet. I can't believe he even featured Burg Eltz-it's off the beaten track and a lot of Germans don't even know about it!
.......a lot of Germans don't even know about Burg Eltz! ? I guess, still most of the Germans should know about it: Burg Eltz was during decades on the 500.- DM bill / banknote.
seibelstein
Totally agree with your first part of the sentence!
Deb B hello I'm in dusserdolf new here I would love to visit those places can you tell me the name of the region ?
Everest Md
Visit the middle mosel
It's the dear Germany the beautiful amazing peaceful stay mesmerizing forever.
11:00 I went there today! I'm backpacking Europe for two months, and I'm going to places that were on @Rick Steves' Europe show. I've watched it for several years now and was inspired to go see what I can! Thank you @Rick Steves' Europe for being an inspiration to us travellers!
oh that sounds simply LOVELY!!! I'm also inspired by this show to visit Europe someday!
Germany and France are the most beautiful and diverse countries in Europe when it comes to having very different regions, diverse landscapes and culture. Very nice video. ✔️
@@leonardodavid2842 yes you are right to a point but German cities are a lot more beautiful simply because of the architecture and how well the old is kept tidy, clean, attractive to the eye - - Italy is graffiti, muri esterni he crollano, sporcizia dietro angolo - - panorami poi ci sono in tutto il mondo
@@leonardodavid2842 To be fair, Germany was heavily destroyed during WW2 unlike Italy. Most architecture has never been reconstructed and some cities lost practically their entire historic centre. If it wasn't for the air raids, German cities would be much more beautiful than they are today.
Austria ist also beautiful
You people are crazy comparing apples and oranges, every country has its own unique beauty within its borders
@@leonardodavid2842 ah it's italians always jealous of others
i love THIS Germany,such a beautiful place,the heart of Europe! :-)
which one don't you love then ?:D
Stefanos7 I think he is talking about the third Reich. I can’t tell though.
Croatian Warmaster the heart of Europe? If you have something beautiful is thanks to Romans. Architecture, art, all Roman. Stop pretending
J T and you are an ignorant
France is the heart of Europe
Germany’s Mosel and Rind river was a main river the Mosel river a great holiday was spent in this area much to see and castles to visit with lots history. Rottenburgh has a great medieval centre.The decorations for Christmas can be seen the centre of these original gift to dress the tree.A great our.Medieval Germany.Ann Deakin4th Feb 2021 thanks for history and river tours Rick.
I was there in Bacharach and Rothenberg October 2005. 21 days tour of Europe with a Rick Steves group. Met Herr Young in Bacharach & the Nightwatchman in Rothenberg!! Boat ride on the Rhine so good between St. Goar & Bacharach and stayed in Hotel Kranenturm a 14th century building. BEST TOUR EVER!!!
i love germany beautiful place
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I was there this summer. What an amazing town, i loved the garden and the town sqare and walking on the walls the most. But there was this kid spinning a wheel on a musical box that made some amazing music. What a great experience, and it thanks to this video we went there. Same for Bamberg, amazing place
We lived in Germany for four years..loved it so much...it was like a fairy tale...and gummi bears 🐻 yum...10 for a pfennig
We took the Viking River Cruise on the Rhine from Amsterdam to Budapest. I highly recommend this cruise. Rothenburg was a side trip which added to this wonderful trip.
Did the ride down the Rhine a long time ago ... nice to revisit the sights now .... that is what is so nice about computers and CZcams ....
Very very very Beautiful place
Im so happy to live in this region of germany
I lived in Hessen from 72 to 96. I used to go to Bingen and sit and people watch while having coffee and cake. Took a few Rhine River cruises and kayaked on the Rhein. It was fun. I went to Germany every year to see my mom until she passed away. I still miss Germany. Wish I had done more traveling but since it was home and I never thought about returning stateside I didn't travel as much as I should have. Regret it to this day.
Often wanted to go on a river cruise
Give attention to the fact that there is more than one town in Germany named Rothenburg. This beautiful medival town is "Rothenburg ob der Tauber"/ "Rothenburg o. d. T.". Just in case....
Zimtbiss1 Just like Neustadts need clarification!
Thanks for the info. It's really beneficial to read the comments ... when it's not making me want to pull my hair out. LL
Thank you for clarifying this, I have been there and wasn't sure it was the same Rothenburg because of the missing ob der Traube.
these videos are teaching me germany is way more gorgeous i ever thought
Last year i went to Rothenburg Ober Tauber, in Germany...it seems to me such a beautiful place. Its romanthic atmosphere, little streets and old houses. I think I will come back again next year.
Congratulations for this video.
Rick ,Thanks & God bless for the Amazing Germany's Romantic Rhine & Rothenburg! Germany stay Blessed & Beautiful ! Tons of Love & Best wishes ! From India !
The Burg Eltz is also my absolutely favourite Castle in Germany, maybe in the World❤
Burg Eltz is strictly not a castle, but a fortified, family residence. It does not exhibit what would have denoted castle construction in Germany or in any other country in Europe.
Rick is so smart he is a nice person God bless him and his family I will keep him in my prayers
Love this Video my sister inlaw lives ln Koblenz 🇧🇪🇧🇪i long to go back i was born in Germany it is still my Homeland (Heimatland
Hallo Germany! Wait for me! I'm going to explore your beauty one of these days. 😍
In 2011 I rode a bicycle from Beijing to Amsterdam, riding along the Main and between Bingen and Boppard. I try to plan my bicycle trips with the UNESCO Heritage Site map as a guide. I was fascinated by all of the medieval tons and castles.
We were the in July 2018. This medieval village was amazing. We walked the wall. Took the tour with The Night Watchman. Stayed in a nice hotel. I can’t say enough about the village
Amazing to learn about my homeland! Thanks Rick!
Are you living in garman?
Haha really any how good for you...stay blessed..
I loved Trier too.
I love Germany!
-Manfred Georg Ottinger
Manfred Georg Ottinger been here cold war. John
all i can say is... WOW!!!!
Great Work by Rick Steves. Europe is full of Historic work and Greenery. I love Europe.
This show has meant so much to me for such a long time. Mahalo nui loa Rick! Your shows have made it home in my heart for over 2 decades! God bless and thank you.
Beautiful !!!❤
that's so picturesque, romantic indeed & very historical...like places that i've just seen in encyclopedia back in the days.😃
Have to love Rothenburg!!!
Beautiful video thank you so much !!! Germany is so cute and romantic :)
Hi..👌
I want to be there with my cousin Kim
We lost so much of our herritage in the War, we don't want to loose any more of it. Most medieval buildings are protected by the "Denkmalschutz". It is prohibited to change them or their appearance. And repairs have to be done with the original techniques and materials. These places remind us of better times, before the 12 Nazi years that we justly paid with lives, land and the destruction of our identity. So we love and care for them.
Yea if it wasn’t for Hitler, Germany wouldn’t lose so much territories to Poland, France, Russia, Checkia. Most of those places would have been better off as part of Germany
@@SecretStepDaddy Well yeah we mainly lost the lands of Prussia, Pommern and Schlesien to poland, which was culturally very important to us. Especially Prussia (Preußen). Not to speak from the millions of germans who had to leave the land of their ancestors forever. But much worse than that or the destruction of our cities is the cultural damage. Its hard to be proud of your culture, people and your country if they have done things like the nazis did. There are many who still can't accept that. I love my country and am proud of the fact, that my people managed to rise out of total destruction to become one of the richest and most influential countries in europe. With help of our western friends, of course. The russians just pillaged us and turned a thrid of germany into a prison for 40 years. But in the end the 12 nazi years will forever stain our culture and our reputation.
@@DLT-po6to Thanks for your thoughtful response. It is a complicated history for sure. I find Germany to be the heart of Europe. I hope it’s culture survives into the future, while living peacefully with its neighbours.
Globalization means many cultures and languages are disappearing and being replaced with a homogeneous global culture. I personally don’t like that. I prefer different cultures to exist into the future, but I can’t control of predict the future
I can safely say a beautiful clean country is Germany , I drive through Germany in my supercharged 63 and it was epic
i love his life , i want to travel around Europe like him
It's beautiful place to visit. everyone should wants to visit this place.
I really loved Rothenberg! It's an Amazing video and a Cruise on the Rhine would be a dream!
How fascinating Germany is!
Mainz to Koblenz is Spectacular.
It refreshes my memory back some 43 years ago when I was there crucing the Rhine river
Thank you Rick from UAE!
One of my favourite episodes of his. I definitely will put The Rhine and Rothenburg on my bucket list.
Rothenberg is best place to explore it.
watching in honor of my mom oh my bout to cry its so beautiful
Imagine viewing all this from overseas it's fantastic more like unimaginable and then drinking wine! Cheers!
I was in Rüdesheim during August absolutely wonderful place. Marvelous cable car ride to the top giving you these spectacular views over the Rhine and the vineyards. Always the downer for me are the souvenier shops, you pick an item you like and find its made in China. It goes straight back on the shelf, I don't visit any country to buy a souvenier from China unless I am in China. There is nothing like finding the local hand crafts.
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i hear you, but it's not the worst thing ever, and it's how they make a living. give them a break
Erin Maria
Tridhos I need your advice. I need to know if I do the same trip from Munich to Frankfurt. how I do that ? thank you.
Erin Maria i think Tridhos is absolutely right. If you visit a country you should support the local. And the locals should sell local goods in touristic places. No matter if it's for the authenticity (?), economy or the receiver of the souvenir... No offence to chinese products. But if i am on a visit to X, i wanna bring home something an honest fellow of X crafted! Souvenirs made in another country are sad, period to me.
I don't know why this video popped up in recommended videos for me ...but I'm sure happy it did.😊 Would really love to learn more about the castles history ...a separate story telling all about each one. From the time it was built to now.Thank you for a great video.🏰🎄
Since there are no coincidences... Maybe germany is crying for you. It's own habitants are not allowed to appreciate, defend or like it in any way. Come see it, maybe you wanna stay ;)
love u
Why do we in the USA tear down the beautiful historical buildings and lose our charm?? They tore down a nice large library built in the 1960s to build a new one. I asked what was wrong with the present building. They said water problems or something like that. Not leaks. I said, what about the beautiful, huge buildings in Europe that they keep maintaining. They said I don't know.
Well they have a awesome culture Americas culture is not as rich because of how early ago it has been made
+MICHAEL DAVIS in the USA you have the boom-bust culture; as soon as something isn't profitable you tear it down or abandon it. There are 1,000s of abandoned buildings in the USA, anything from 100 years old to the 1970s, all having historical value, from train stations to vacation getaways, all rotting away.
+MICHAEL DAVIS I hear ya ...
+MICHAEL DAVIS Because America is the Phoenix. From the ashes we rise again. America is where the new world order has begun.
+CHICKEN SALAD Your exactly right CHICKEN SALAD! Thanks!
Live here almost year now and I love it , always go out exploring every weekend and anytime we can. Everywhere you go either Castle, Big City or even just walk around the Vineyard is gorgeous peaceful friendly romantic and full of history . Never get tired road trip around Germany and all over Europe. Love Germany
I love Germany from Bangladesh
Thanks so much again for yours beautiful, nice and excellent videos
I stayed in Oberwesel and the server at the outdoor bistro pointed to the point on the hill where our wine had come from. What a great experience!
one of the most beautiful places in the world. nice video.
I LOVE RICK STEVES,.
Very nostalgic watching this video. My wife and I lived in Germany for a year early seventies. Burg Eltz was one of our favorites. The day we were there, the German air force had decided to do to practice strafing runs up the hill toward the castle. Quite a memory of the mix of cultures and times.
I saw A-10 Thunderbolts weaving up the Rhine from the castle in Bacharach in 1980.
Very beautiful there...
i like this vidio so meny thanks for you
Hugs and Heart GERMANY! Love lots from the Philippines
That was a beautiful tour, i will think of that tour when i get to Switzerland , and i was on Rhine River Tour out of Frankfurt and enjoy it.
I can happily say that I have been to koblenz and along the river mosel to cochem and burg eltz!!! :))))