Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in France and Germany

Get your camera ready for UNESCO-listed Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière in Lyon and Cologne Cathedral's Gothic spires. Walk the medieval streets of Viviers with its ancient cathedral, then head to the 2,000-year-old Roman Amphitheatre in Arles and find fairytale castles along the Rhine Gorge from Koblenz.

Sail the Rhine on the Scenic Ruby and visit Heidelberg Castle, a key Renaissance landmark north of the Alps, then wander Strasbourg's UNESCO Old Town and medieval Petite France quarter. Head through the Moselle Valley to see Reichsburg Castle in Cochem, catch a private baroque concert at Rastatt Palace, and check out Cologne's Gothic Cathedral. Try wines at the Fitz Ritter vineyard in Bad Dürkheim and have traditional Alsatian food in Obernai.

Travel from Cologne through Germany's Rhine Valley to Strasbourg in France's Alsace region. You'll photograph the Imperial Cathedral of Speyer, Mainz's Gutenberg heritage, and the Romantic Rhine's UNESCO landscapes. Strasbourg's Gothic cathedral, half-timbered houses in Petite France, and optional excursions to Colmar's colorful medieval streets and Heidelberg's Renaissance castle round out the itinerary.

Photograph Strasbourg's Gothic Cathedral and half-timbered houses in the Grande Île historic center, with an optional photo trip to Colmar's colorful medieval buildings. See Mannheim where the first automobile and bicycle were invented and shoot the UNESCO-listed Speyer Cathedral's Romanesque towers on this MS VISTARIO cruise.