Page 161 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - Germany

DRIVE 15: The German Wine Route 159

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Start/finish: Deutsches Weintor
Walluf
Walluf
to Speyer.
Budenheim Hochheim
Hochheim
Budenheim
MAINZ
MAINZ Number of days: 5 days, allowing half
Rüsselsheim
Rüsselsheim
Ingelheim
Ingelheim a day to explore Oppenheim.
Gau- Gau- Laubenheim Distance: 260 km (162 miles).
Laubenheim
Algesheim
Algesheim
Bodenheim Road conditions: The region has well-
Bodenheim TreburTrebur
NACKENHEIM
Nieder Olm
Nieder Olm NACKENHEIM paved minor roads with gentle gra di-
RHEINLAND-
RHEINLAND- ents. The Deutsche Weinstrasse is well
PF ALZALZ
PF NIERSTEIN signposted; look for the grape symbol.
NIERSTEIN
OPPENHEIM
Wör Wörrstadtrstadt OPPENHEIM
Köngernheim
Köngernheim When to go: The tourist season begins
Weinolsheim with the Mandelblütenfest in March
Weinolsheim
Gau- Gau-
Guntersblum
Flonheim Odernheim Guntersblum and con tinues until the end of October.
Flonheim
Odernheim
Albig Albig Alsheim Biebesheim Some attractions close for winter.
Alsheim Biebesheim
Gernsheim
Gernsheim
Hessloch
Alzey
Alzey Hessloch Opening times: Most attractions open
Hamm
WESTHOFEN Hamm daily, while shops are open 9am to 5pm
WESTHOFEN
Freimersheim
Freimersheim Monday to Friday, but close early on
Rhein
Osthofenen
Osthof Rhein Saturdays. Shops and services are closed
Flomborn Above Busy street, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse,
Flomborn
Kirchheimbolanden see p163 on Sundays. Most restaurants close
Kirchheimbolanden
Albisheim Flörsheim their kitchens by 10pm.
Albisheim Flörsheim
Bürstadt
Bürstadt
Monsheim
Monsheim
WORMS Major festivals: Neustadt an der
WORMS
BOCKENHEIM Weinstrasse: Deutsches Weinlesefest
BOCKENHEIM
Offstein
Göllheim Offstein 0 kilometres 10
Göllheim
Lampertheimtheim
Bobenheim- Lamper (wine festival), Oct; Gimmeldingen:
Bobenheim-
Grünstadt Roxheim
Grünstadt
Roxheim
Eisenber 0 miles 10 Mandelblütenfest (almond blossom
Eisenbergg
festival), Mar/Apr; Bad Dürkheim:
Hettenleidelheim Hessheim
Hettenleidelheim
Hessheim
Lambsheim
Lambsheim Franken Wurstmarkt (sausage festival), Sep;
Frankenthalthal
FREINSHEIM
Alsenborn FREINSHEIM Mainz: Mainzer Fastnacht (pre-Lent
Alsenborn
Mannheim
Maxdorf
Ungstein
Ungstein Maxdorf Mannheim carnival), Feb; Worms: Nibelungen
Festspiele (theatre festival), Jul;
Ludwigshafenen
Hochspeyer BAD DÜRKHEIM
Hochspeyer BAD DÜRKHEIM Ludwigshaf Backfischfest (folk and wine festival),
WA WACHENHEIMCHENHEIM Mutt Mutterstadterstadt late Aug/early Sep.
Limburgerhof Neuhofen
Limburgerhof
Neuhofen
DEIDESHEIM KEY DAY TRIP OPTIONS
DEIDESHEIM
Esthal GIMMELDINGEN
Esthal GIMMELDINGEN Böhl Böhl Drive route
Schifferstadt
Schifferstadt
Lambrecht
Lambrecht Iggelheim Lovers of fine food and wine will
Iggelheim
NEUSTADT AN DER WEINSTRASSE Hassloch find the Weinstrasse at its most chic
NEUSTADT AN DER WEINSTRASSE
Hassloch
Hambach
ST MARTIN Hambach Dudenhofen SPEYER between Edenkoben and Freinsheim
ST MARTIN
SPEYER
Dudenhofen
MAIKAMMERAMMER
MAIK and enjoy the drive from Mainz to
Geinsheim
EDENKOBEN
EDENKOBEN Geinsheim Schwegenheim Worms, which is famous for wine-
Schwegenheim
Ramberg
Ramberg growing villages. For the lost-in-time
Oberhausen-
Oberhausen-
Rheinhausen
Burrweiler Hainfeld Rheinhausen charm of sleepy villages and hilltop
Burrweiler Hainfeld
Rinnthal Frankweiler
Rinnthal
Frankweiler
Philippsburg
Wilgartswiesen Philippsburg castles, a drive from Bad Bergzabern
Wilgartswiesen
SIEBELDINGEN Ger Germersheimmersheim Below View of the rocky outcrop from Burg to Burg Trifels is particularly magical.
SIEBELDINGEN
ANNWEILER
ANNWEILER
Bellheim
Birkweiler Bellheim Trifels, Annweiler, see p161 For full details, see p167.
Birkweiler
Landau
BURG TRIFELS
BURG TRIFELS Landau Rhein Rhein
Dettenheim
LEINSWEILER
Rülzheim
LEINSWEILER
BURG LANDECK
BURG LANDECK Klingenmünster Rülzheim Dettenheim
Klingenmünster
Gleiszellen- Hochstetten
Gleiszellen-
Hochstetten
Gleishorbach
Gleishorbach Linkenheim
Linkenheim
BAD BAD
Dörrenbach
Dörrenbach
BERGZABERN Leopoldshofen
BERGZABERN
Leopoldshofen
Schweigen-
Schweigen-
MinfeldKandel
Rechtenbach
Rechtenbach Minfeld Kandel Wörth
Wörth
DEUTSCHESSCHES
DEUT
Wissembourg
Wissembourg WEINT
WEINTOROR
FRANCE Scheibenhardt
FRANCE Scheibenhardt
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