Time for Romance For more than 200 years now, people have been travelling to Boppard from far and near in order to sample this unique, beautiful river landscape for themselves. Formerly, the Rhine was wild and full of risk, snatching the hapless traveller into its watery clutches. Its hazardous beauty has remained unchanged, but today we can ride upon it in many white vessels in safety and relaxation. Cast the line free and we're ready to go! The Valley of the Loreley with its reticent, legendary castles and fortifications, its massive hills and crags and its delightful places of interest, all of which offer much more than a mere postcard idyll. It is the setting per se for all those with a romantic turn of mind. Distinguished painters like William Turner, and famous poets, such as Victor Hugo and Wolfgang von Goethe, were enthralled by the magical beauty of 6 the scenery here, leaving their feelings and impressions behind them in word and colour. In this, they can be said to have been the founders of the 'romance of the Rhine'. Today, there are many ways for us to rediscover what they once so deeply appre-ciated. Certainly, one of the very best ways of doing this is to travel by boat along this great waterway. In this way, the Rhine unfolds itself and its superlative beauties at every river bend, like the changing scenery on an exalted stage. We have only to get on board at many of the river-boat lan-ding stages and experience the glory of the scenery for ourselves. Magnificent lands-capes await us – together with the joy of indulging in the romance of it all. Time for Romance Boat tours