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The Rhine River spans Central Europe and Western Europe. It flows through or along the borders of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and The Netherlands. It is a major navigation way and played an important role in history and culture of Europe.
Parts
The Rhine is commonly divided into the following parts:
- Rhine Valley or Alpine Rhine (Alpemrhein) — from Graubünden to Lake Constance.
Ruinaulta (Rheinschlucht) – canyon created by the Vorderrhein. - Lake Constance (Bodensee)
- High Rhine (Hochrhein) — from Lake Constance to Basel in Switzerland.
Rhine Falls (Rheinfall) near Schaffhausen. - Upper Rhine (Oberrhein) — between Basel and Bingen / Rüdesheim, Germany
- Middle Rhine Valley (Mittelrheintal) — the most famous and scenic part of the Rhine between Bingen /Rüdesheim and Bonn / Bad Honnef, with countless wineries and the famous Loreley rock
- Lower Rhine (Niederrhein) — from Bonn and Cologne into the Ruhr, then splitting into a vast delta that covers much of the Netherlands
Get around
By bicycle
- EV15 The Rhine Cycle Route (Rhein-Radweg) from Andermatt to Wijk bij Duurstede.
By foot
- Rhine Valley Switzerland
- Rheintaler Höhenweg from Sargans to Rorschach (Lake Constance)
- Middle Rhine Valley (Bingen/Wiesbaden to Bonn), Germany
- Rheinhöhenweg Trail
- Rheinburgenweg Trail on the left Rhine side
- Rheinsteig Trail on the right Rhine side
Cruise ships
There are many luxury cruise liners along the river, some just short sections other going from the whole length or into the Main river and to the Danube.
From Amsterdam to Basel, Zurich or Strasbourg or from the Rhine cruise up the Main and Danube to Budapest. The leisurely journey with plenty of stopovers typically takes anywhere from one to two weeks, with accommodation on the boat itself. Large operators include Avalon and Viking.
The Köln-Düsseldorfer Rheinschiffahrt, better known as KD, runs cruises and scheduled services up and down the river between Cologne and Mainz.