Bonn river cruises, Germany

What's great about Bonn river cruises?

Bonn is made for sightseeing. First off, you’ve got presidential palaces that hark back to when the city was the capital of West Germany during the Cold War. Elsewhere, thousand-year-old churches are packed in with glass-front shopping centres, which sit on streets decorated with Japanese cherry blossom trees. Visit in April and you’ll see the purply-pink leaves come in to bloom. Plus, the museums here cover everything from Ancient Rome to the city’s most famous resident, Beethoven. Go for a walk along the river, meanwhile, and you’ll see the landscape change from cobbled streets to waterfront parks, which play host to weekend markets and music concerts in the summer months. Germany’s famous wine country’s ripe for exploring in the nearby valleys. Here, you can sample award-winning reds after a tour of the Gothic castles.