26 | Atlantic Ocean Mediterranean Sea Moselle Rhine Rhine Main Rhône Saône Seine Garonne Dordogne Gironde Estuary Bay of Biscay Douro SPAIN PORTUGAL NETHERLANDS FRANCE LUXEMBOURG BELGIUM SWITZERLAND Amsterdam Hoorn Keukenhof Kinderdijk Rotterdam Bruges Ghent Wasserbillig Trier Antwerp Bernkastel Strasbourg Cochem Collonges Lyon Vienne Breisach Basel Lucerne Zurich Heidelberg Tournon Tain-l'Hermitage Grignan Pont du Gard Avignon Cognac Les Baux Arles Cologne Rüdesheim Mainz Speyer Caudebec-en-Caux Loire Valley Mannheim Middelburg Delft Ludwigshafen Le Havre Zell Riquewihr Freiburg Gengenbach Lahnstein Normandy Beaches Black Forest Nice Koblenz Haarlem La Roche-Guyon Lake Como Valence Zaanse Schans Gorinchem Dordrecht Geneva Luxembourg City Bayeux Mont Saint Michel St. Malo Dinard Dinan Cluny Mâcon Villefranche-sur-Saône Bourg-en-Bresse Via Rhôna Mount Pipet Tarascon Dijon Beaune Chalon-sur Saône Tournus Brancion Nîmes Beaujolais Reims Bordeaux Bourg Libourne Pauillac Saint-Émilion Cadillac Blaye Paris Conflans Mantes-la-Jolie Giverny Vernon Les Andelys Fougères Rouen Honfleur Entre-os-Rios Caldas de Aregos Vega de Terrón Lamego Régua Pinhão Barca d’Alva Castelo Rodrigo Tomar Montserrat Salamanca Sintra Lisbon Porto Toledo Bilbao San Sebastián Barcelona Madrid Along Europe’s legendary rivers and waterways, major trade routes were born, generations of timeless traditions and legends were created, castles and fortresses were built and historic capitals were reimagined as modern metropolises. From fascinating art and architecture to sumptuous food and wine, you’ll fall in love with everything Europe has to offer. DUTCH AND BELGIAN WATERWAYS Belgium and the Netherlands sit below sea level and encompass the land around the Rhine Delta and North Sea. These so-called “Low Countries” are particularly susceptible to flooding; however, with such protective defenses as Zuider Zee and the Delta Works Projects, the regions have prospered and have given way to countless canals crisscrossing these countries. THE DANUBE Europe’s second longest river and inspiration for Strauss’s famous “Blue Danube” waltz, the Danube passes through 10 countries and four capital cities—Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. The UNESCOdesignated Wachau Valley and spectacular Iron Gates are among its most majestic natural wonders. THE RHINE, MAIN AND MOSELLE The Rhine River flows through Switzerland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Its upper middle valley— a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site—stretches for 40 miles and houses more than 40 castles and fortresses from the Middle Ages. The Rhine has two major tributaries: the Moselle, which flows past dramatic vineyard-clad landscapes and medieval towns with looming castles rising high above; and the Main, home to the 106-mile manmade marvel known as the Main-Danube Canal, which allows travel from the North Sea all the way to the Black Sea. Europe’s Legendary Rivers
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