St. Peters Church in Bacharach is a Protestant church. It dates back to 1094. It has been restored and rebuilt a number of times over...

Burg Stahleck is a castle located above the town of Bacharach on the Rhine river. It was built in 1135, but suffered a turbulent history,...

Located close to Kaub on the River Rhine is the Burg Pfalzgrafenstein fortress, which is situated on an island in the river. It was built...

The Blücher Museum in Kaub is an interesting insight into Prussian-Russian-European history. The Blüchers were a people whose lives were transformed by Adolf Teschemacher in...

Burg Sooneck is a castle on the Rhine valley to the south of Lorch. It was built before the 11th century and had a turbulent...

Loreley (or Lorelei) is a name which for many years struck fear into sailors. These rocks on a bend in the river Rhine have been...

The Stiftskirche St. Goar is the main church of the town. Although built a Catholic church, today it is Protestant. The church dates back to...

Overlooking the town of St. Goar is Burg Rheinfels, or Rheinfels Castle. Its commanding position overlooking the river Rhine gave it a great advantage...

Burg Maus is a castle built above St. Goarhausen along the Rhein valley. It was affectionately named as such after its nearby rival Burg Katz,...

Situated high above the town of Rüdesheim is the Niederwalddenkmal. This is a statue which was built to commemorate the unification of Germany in 1871...

On the banks of the Rhein in Bingen is the Historisches Museum am Strom. This is a museum located in a former electricity station. It...

St. Martin Basilica in central Bingen am Rhein, is the main historical building in the town. It was originally built as a collegiate church in...

Burg Klopp is a former castle in Bingen am Rhein which sits overlooking the town and river from its prominent position. It was formerly a...

One of the fine historic mansions in central Rüdesheim is the Brömserhof – a half timbered building which was built in 1559. Today it is...

The Rheingauer Wine Museum (Weinmuseum) in Rüdesheim is situated alongside the river Rhein in the 12th century Brömserburg castle. It was built on the site...

Kloster Eberbach is a Cistercian abbey to the west of Kiedrich. It was built between the 12th and 14th centuries and covers a large area....

The Church of St. Valentine is one of the main attractions in Kiedrich. It is a wonderful Gothic structure, which was built in various stages...

Eltville’s castle, or Burg, was built in its current form between 1337 and 1345, expanding the existing fortress which dated back to Roman times. Archibshop...

Boppard’s City Museum (Stadtmuseum) is the place to go to learn about the history of this town which has a rich history dating back to...

Boppard’s most famous sight is its Roman Fort. The military camp of Bodobrica was established here in 360 AD. It is thought to be the...