The Middle Rhine Valley is a World Heritage Site because of its amazing castles! It has all kinds. For the Seven Kingdoms series, I chose a tollbooth castle, a fortress, a fort with tunnels, a fairy tale garden, a cloaking wall, a castle with ravens, and a hidden castle.
Here are your mini-tours for:
- Saffron Kingdom (Burg Rheinfels in St. Goar)
- Magenta Kingdom (Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz)
- Cochem Kingdom (Reichsburg Cochem),
- Fairy Kingdom (near Kall on the “Traumpfad” path of dreams), and
- Blackfly Kingdom (800-year-old tollbooth on the Rhine).
More tours coming soon:
- Indigo Kingdom (Stolzenfels), and
- Marigold Kingdom (Burg Eltz).
Burg Rheinfels (Fortress Rhine Boulder) is the inspiration for the Saffron Kingdom. ©Laurel Decher, 2019. 
Stolzenfels castle–the Indigo Kingdom 
View from the Magenta Kingdom–the Rhine and Mosel Rivers flow together here 
In medieval castles, people traded living space for protection. What will you trade for the life you want? © Laurel Decher, Eltz Castle, Germany. 
The Rose Kingdom’s beautiful gardens are inspired by the many paths at Schönburg castle on the Rhine River.
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