On Danube River cruises, travelers whose voyages calls at Linz, Austria, have multiple appealing shore excursion options. Linz is the jumping off point for full-day tours to several iconic ...

A sweeping view of the town below from Cesky Krumlov Castle. Photo Credit: Brinley Hineman Cesky Krumlov, CZECH REPUBLIC -- As I watched a trio of schoolboys traverse the rocky hillside to improperly ...

“The name ‘Vltava’ comes from the old Germanic for ‘wild water’,” says tour guide Michal Pavlik, as he punts us along a languid meander in the river that carves through the Czech town of Cesky Krumlov ...

There are places in the world that feel like stepping into a storybook, and Český Krumlov is one of them. Nestled in the southern reaches of the Czech Republic, or Czechia, this charming town is a ...

Central Europe’s Old-World charm never fades. With its sublime beauty, this region is enrobed in a tapestry of postcard-perfect vistas, towns seemingly plucked out of fairy tales and grandstanding ...

European travel guru Rick Steves thinks tourists should visit this captivating town in the Czech Republic, as arriving there ...

Centuries of history have earned this Czech town a designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It's a Bohemian beauty, tucked into a horseshoe bend on the Vltava River, with interesting architecture, ...