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The Romantic Rhine

Slicing through the Taunus and Hunsrück hills, Germany’s mighty Rhine river has sculpted
a craggy and dramatic gorge classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Here, near-
perfect wine-growing conditions and the lucrative tolls on passing river traffic gave rise
to a multitude of wealthy castles during the Middle Ages. Many of these were destroyed
in the 17th century and then rebuilt in the 18th and 19th centuries during the Romantic
movement, which celebrated the valley as
a source of Germanic identity. This tour
Eitelborn
visits many of these grand fortresses and Urbar Urbar Arenberg Eitelborn Arzbach
Arenberg
Arzbach
explores the sleepy and traditional towns KOBLENZKOBLENZ Emsbach Emsbach
Zimmerschied
of Marksburg and Bacharach, where Zimmerschied
Fachbach
half-timbered houses have survived Fachbach Bad Ems
Bad Ems
Nievern
Dausenau
alongside Roman fortifications. Nievern Dausenau
Miellen
Scores of local wines await Miellen Nassau
Nassau
discovery all along the way. Frücht Lahn Lahn
Frücht
LahnsteinLahnstein
Becheln
Becheln
Rhens Rhens
Schweighausen
Waldesch
Waldesch Braubach Hinterwald Schweighausen Singhofen
Singhofen
Braubach
Hinterwald
ACTIVITIES Brey Brey MARKSBURGMARKSBURG
Spay Spay Dachsenhausen
Dachsenhausen
Cruise the most scenic stretches Rhein Rhein Oberbachheim
Oberbachheim
Marienfels
of the Rhine at Koblenz aboard a Filsen Filsen Osterspai Marienfels
Osterspai
pleasure boat BOPPARDBOPPARD Kamp- RHEINLAND-PF ALZRHEINLAND-PF ALZ
Kamp-
Bornhofen
Bornhofen Hainau Miehlen
Miehlen
Hainau
Eschbach
Taste flinty Rieslings, dry reds Buchenau Eschbach Mühlbach Mühlbach
Buchenau
Dahlheim
and sparkling wines on a wine-tasting BadBad Dahlheim Ruppertshofen Buch Buch
Ruppertshofen
tour at Boppard Kratzenburg Salzig Salzig Prath Prath Weyer Weyer Bogel Bogel
Kratzenburg
Nastä
Kestert
Kestert Nastättentten
Ascend the chairlift to the Vierseenblick Nochern
Nochern
at Boppard for extraordinary views Sankt Sankt Auel Auel Lautert
Lautert
Karbach
of the Rhine Emmelshausen Karbach BURGBURG Goarshausen
Goarshausen
Emmelshausen
Diethardt
RHEINFELSRHEINFELS Reichenberg Diethardt Zorn Zorn
Reichenberg
Sankt Goar
Explore the labyrinthine fortifications Dörth Dörth Sankt Goar Lipporn Springen
Springen
Lipporn
Nauroth
Hungenroth
of the mighty Burg Rheinfels Hungenroth LORELEYLORELEY Nauroth BadBad
Utzenhain
Utzenhain Schwalbach
Taunusstein
Schwalbach
Hettenhain
Urbar Urbar Bornich Strüth Strüth Hettenhain Taunusstein
Bornich
Hike steep twisting paths to the Badenhard Niederburg Wollmerschied Welterod Dickschied Langenseifen
Badenhard
Dickschied
Langenseifen
Welterod
Niederburg
Wollmerschied
Seitzenhahn
Loreley Rock for views of the most Fischbach Seitzenhahn
Fischbach
Dörscheid
treacherous part of the Rhine OBERWESELOBERWESEL Rhein Dörscheid Ransel Espenschied
Espenschied
Ransel
Bärstadt
Geroldstein Bärstadt
Geroldstein
Rhein
HESSEN
Learn to print at the Druckladen Kaub Kaub Sauerthalthal HESSEN SchlangenbadSchlangenbad Dotzheim
Sauer
Dotzheim
workshop in Mainz, home of the printing Wiebelsheim Langscheid BURGBURG Hausen Georgenborn
R h e i n g a u g e b i r g e
Langscheid
Wiebelsheim
Georgenborn
Hausen
Perscheid
vor der Höhe
press inventor Johannes Gutenberg Perscheid PFALZGRAFENSTEINPFALZGRAFENSTEIN vor der Höhe WiesbadenWiesbaden
BACHARACHBACHARACH Wisper Wisper R h e i n g a u g e b i r g e Frauenstein
Frauenstein
Rauen
Rauenthalthal
Below The Rhine flowing past lush green forested hills in the Rhineland-Palatinate Breitscheid Presberg KLOSTER Walluf Walluf
KLOSTER
Breitscheid
Presberg
EBERBA
Lorch Lorch EBERBACHCH Kiedrich
Kiedrich
Kalte Herberge
Oberdiebach KammerforstKammerforst Kalte Herberge WallufWalluf
Oberdiebach
619m 619m
ELTVILLE
Stephanshausen
Biebrich
Niederheimbach
Niederheimbach Stephanshausen ELTVILLE Biebrich
Hallgarten
Jägerhorn
Erbach
Oberheimbach
Oberheimbach Jägerhorn Hallgarten Erbach Mainz-
Mainz-
536m 536m
Amöneburg
Oestrich
Oestrich BudenheimBudenheim Amöneburg
Trechtings- Marienthalthal
Marien
Trechtings-
Hattenheim
Winkel
FranzosenkopfFranzosenkopf hausen Winkel Hattenheim
hausen
618m618m
Binger Wald
Binger Wald BURGBURG Aulhausen RÜDESHEIM Geisenheim Rhein Gonsenheim
Rhein
Gonsenheim
Geisenheim
Aulhausen
RÜDESHEIM
Ingelheim
MAINZ
RHEINSTEINRHEINSTEIN Assmanns- Ingelheim HeidesheimHeidesheim MAINZ
Assmanns-
-Nord -Nord
hausen am Rheinam Rhein Bretzenheim
Bretzenheim
hausen
Wackernheim
Ingelheim Wackernheim Drais Drais
Ingelheim
Weiler bei
Weiler bei am Rhein
am Rhein
Bingen Bingen Gau-Gau- Lerchenberg
Bingen
Bingen
Lerchenberg
am Rhein AlgesheimAlgesheim
am Rhein
Münster-
Münster-
Sarmsheim
Sarmsheim
Ober-Olm
Ober-Olm
Ockenheim
Ockenheim Appenheim Schwabenheim
Appenheim
Schwabenheim
an der Selz
an der Selz
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