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Left Panoramic view of the Rhine from Burg
Rheinstein Below left Quirky Altes Haus,
Bacharach Below right Picturesque Burg
Pfalzgrafenstein along the Rhine

lined with wine bars and shops. There Above the town towers the
are also the remains of three castles: Niederwalddenkmal, a huge 38-m
the Boosen burg, the Vorderburg (125-ft) statue of Germania, built to
and the 12th- century Bromserburg, com mem orate German unity and EAT AND DRINK
which houses a wine museum. the founda tion of the German Reich
The Rheingauer Weinmuseum in the wake of the country’s victory in BACHARACH
Brömserburg (Mar–Oct: open daily; the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71. Weingut Friedrich Bastian, Zum
www.rheingauer-weinmuseum.de) has a ª Return to the B42 in the direction Grünen Baum moderate
For a good wine tavern experience,
wide array of wine-making items of Wiesbaden/Eltville to Hattenheim. try Zum Grünen Baum, which offers
from Roman times, particularly aged Turn left at Schlossergasse, left on a well-priced 15-wine sampler.
wine presses, but also antique to Hauptstrasse, then right on to Oberstrasse 63, 55422; 06743 12 08;
amphorae, wine coolers and goblets. Eberbacher Strasse to signs for www.weingut-bastian-bacharach.de
Walking up Burgstrasse from the Kloster Eberbach car park. The Stüber Restaurant expensive
museum and turning right along This excellent restaurant in the
Oberstrasse leads to the centre of Walk to Assmannshausen Rhein Hotel is particularly good
for its Rieslingbraten – a pot roast
Rüdesheim and Drosselgasse, the Taking the chairlift from the marinated for three days in Riesling
tourist hub where strings of souvenir centre of Rüdesheim allows for and mustard – served with Spätzle
shops peddle their wares. The top of an excellent two-hour hike to (Swabian noodles).
the lane is close to the chairlift (Mar– Assmannshausen, from where it is Langstrasse 50, 55422; 06743 12 43;
Nov: open daily) to viewpoints above, possible to get a boat or bus back www.rhein-hotel-bacharach.de
while around its base are many lanes to Rüdesheim; the boat is included RÜDESHEIM
lined with wine taverns offering sam- in the price of a “Ringtrip”. The Breuer’s moderate
ples of the celebrated local Riesling. chairlift climbs to the impressive Despite its location on the tourist strip,
Rüdesheim also has several historic Niederwalddenkmal, after which Breuer’s is a stylish rustic restaurant
mansions, including the half-tim bered the hiking trail passes through a specializing in classic regional cuisine
such as venison Schnitzel (fillet) in herb
Brömserhof (1559), with a collection series of fine Rhine view points sauce or monkfish in lemon sauce.
of musical instruments, and the before descending past vineyards Steingasse 10, 65385; 06722 905 00;
into Assmannshausen.
early 16th-century Klunkhardshof. www.ruedesheimer-schloss.com

Eat and Drink: inexpensive, under €20; moderate, €20–€40; expensive, over €40

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