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The Drive » Hug the eastern
bank of the Rhine for 11km as it
curves around to the car-ferry
dock at Filsen. It’s a five-minute
crossing to charming Boppard.
TRIP HIGHLIGHT
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7 Boppard
Idyllically located on a
horseshoe bend in the
river, Boppard (pro-
nounced ‘bo-part’) is one
of the Romantic Rhine’s
prettiest towns, not least
because its riverfront and GERMANY 34 ROMANTIC RHINE
historic centre are both
on the same side of the
railway tracks.
Boppard’s riverfront
promenade, the Rhein-
allee, has grassy areas for
picnicking and a children’s
playground.
Many of the town’s
half-timbered buildings
house cosy wine taverns,
including its oldest,
Weinhaus Heilig Grab
(www.heiliggrab.de; Zelkesgasse
12; h3pm-midnight Wed-Mon).
In summer you can sip
local rieslings under the
chestnut trees, where live
music plays on weekends.
Fantastic hiking trails
fan out into the coun-
tryside, including the
Hunsrück Trails, accessed
by Germany’s steepest
scheduled railway route,
the Hunsrückbahn (adult/
child one-way €2.90/1.75;
hhourly 10am-6pm Apr-Oct, to
4pm Nov-Mar). Around the
Vierseenblick (Four-Lakes-
View), a panoramic outlook
reached by Sesselbahn
(chair lift; http://sesselbahn-
boppard.de; adult/child return
€7.50/4.50, one-way €4.80/3;
h10am-5pm Apr-Oct) creates
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