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The German Wine Route

Set in gently rolling countryside between Pfälzer Wald’s wooded hills and
Walluf
Walluf
the Rhine, with the French Alsace to the south, the wine-growing regions
Hochheim
Budenheim Hochheim
Budenheim
MAINZ
of Pfalz and Rheinhessen are Germany’s largest. This area has much in MAINZ
Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim
common with its southern neighbour, Alsace – from its architecture to the Ingelheim
Ingelheim
dialects spoken. They also share a history of alternating periods of French
Gau- Gau- Laubenheim
Laubenheim
and German control. The drive follows an established and well-sign posted Algesheim
Algesheim
Bodenheim
Bodenheim TreburTrebur
wine route past picturesque vineyards, beautiful villages, chic hotels and Nieder Olm NACKENHEIM
NACKENHEIM
Nieder Olm
top-quality restaurants. A gourmet experience is guaranteed. Visitors can RHEINLAND-
RHEINLAND-
look forward to tasting the different types of wine made by the numerous PF NIERSTEIN
PF ALZALZ
NIERSTEIN
OPPENHEIM
small vineyards scattered throughout the region. Other highlights include Wör Wörrstadtrstadt Köngernheim OPPENHEIM
Köngernheim
the ancient and historic cathedral cities of Mainz, Worms and Speyer.
Weinolsheim
Weinolsheim
Gau- Gau-
Guntersblum
Flonheim Odernheim Guntersblum
Flonheim
Odernheim
Alsheim Biebesheim
Albig Albig Alsheim Biebesheim
Gernsheim
Gernsheim
Hessloch
Alzey Hessloch
Alzey
Hamm
WESTHOFEN
WESTHOFEN Hamm
Freimersheim
Freimersheim
Rhein
Osthof Rhein
Osthofenen
Flomborn
Flomborn
Kirchheimbolanden
Kirchheimbolanden
Albisheim Flörsheim
Albisheim Flörsheim
Bürstadt
Bürstadt
Monsheim
Monsheim
WORMS
WORMS
BOCKENHEIM
BOCKENHEIM
Offstein
Göllheim Offstein
Göllheim
Lampertheimtheim
Bobenheim-
Bobenheim- Lamper
Grünstadt Roxheim
Grünstadt
Roxheim
Eisenber
Eisenbergg
Hettenleidelheim
Hettenleidelheim Hessheim
Hessheim
Lambsheim Franken
Lambsheim
Frankenthalthal
FREINSHEIM
Alsenborn
Alsenborn FREINSHEIM
Mannheim
Maxdorf
Ungstein
Ungstein Maxdorf Mannheim
Ludwigshafenen
Hochspeyer BAD DÜRKHEIM
Hochspeyer BAD DÜRKHEIM Ludwigshaf
WA WACHENHEIMCHENHEIM Mutt Mutterstadterstadt
Limburgerhof Neuhofen
Limburgerhof
Neuhofen
DEIDESHEIM
DEIDESHEIM
Esthal GIMMELDINGEN
Above Vineyards along the way to Nierstein, see p165 Esthal GIMMELDINGEN Böhl Böhl Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt
Lambrecht
Iggelheim
Lambrecht Iggelheim
NEUSTADT AN DER WEINSTRASSE
NEUSTADT AN DER WEINSTRASSE Hassloch
Hassloch
Hambach
ST MARTIN Hambach Dudenhofen SPEYER
ST MARTIN
Dudenhofen
SPEYER
MAIKAMMERAMMER
MAIK
Geinsheim
EDENKOBEN
EDENKOBEN Geinsheim Schwegenheim
Schwegenheim
Ramberg
Ramberg
Oberhausen-
Oberhausen-
Rheinhausen
Burrweiler Hainfeld Rheinhausen
Burrweiler Hainfeld
Rinnthal
Rinnthal Frankweiler Philippsburg
Frankweiler
Philippsburg
ACTIVITIES Wilgartswiesen Ger Germersheimmersheim
Wilgartswiesen
SIEBELDINGEN
ANNWEILER
ANNWEILER SIEBELDINGEN
Birkweiler
Bellheim
Sample the wines on an oenophile’s tour of BURG TRIFELS Birkweiler Landau Bellheim
Landau
BURG TRIFELS
the region’s superb wineries Rülzheim Rhein Rhein Dettenheim
Dettenheim
Rülzheim
LEINSWEILER
BURG LANDECK LEINSWEILER
BURG LANDECK
Take a hike in the unspoiled Naturpark Pfälzer Gleiszellen- Klingenmünster Hochstetten
Klingenmünster
Gleiszellen-
Hochstetten
Gleishorbach
Wald in St Martin Gleishorbach Linkenheim
Linkenheim
Dörrenbach BAD BAD
Dörrenbach
BERGZABERN
Scare yourself in the ossuary at Oppenheim and BERGZABERN Leopoldshofen
Leopoldshofen
Schweigen-
Schweigen-
then tour the underground passages Rechtenbach Minfeld Kandel Wörth
MinfeldKandel
Rechtenbach
Wörth
DEUTSCHESSCHES
DEUT
Wissembourg
Hike to the impressive ruins of Wachtenburg for Wissembourg WEINT
WEINTOROR
spectacular views over the Rhine Valley
FRANCE Scheibenhardt
FRANCE Scheibenhardt
Acquire a taste for Saumagen, Pfalz’s most
famous regional speciality
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