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Castles of the Rhine Valley
N 50°8.001', E 7°41.632'
2011-06-08 http://www.loreley-info.com/eng/rhein-rhine/castles.php
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Rhine valley is a section of the river from Bonn to Bingen. In this article, we will focus on the lower part from Koblenz to Bingen. This area is included in the list of world cultural heritage by UNESCO.Rüdesheim . Don't forget to buy an extra ticket for the bike.ferry schedule is here ).here ) and took a map. Further, just ride in the direction of Koblenz. It's impossible to get lost as on one side are mountains and on the other side is the Rhine. The advantage of this trip is that you can take a train if you get tired or if it rains. We use took the train on the Niederheimbach - Bacharach, Oberwesel - St. Goar and St. Goarshausen - Braubach sections.ferry schedule ), don't miss this place! From here you can go by bus to the observation deck of the Loreley rock , which offers the best views of the Rhine valley. Find the bus around the place where the ferry stops.
View of the Rhine valley from the Lorelei rock ©Yuriy Buriak
Ferry Sankt Goar - Sankt Goarshausen ©Yuriy Buriak
here .Ehrenfels Castle Ruins 49° 58' 31" N, 7° 52' 50" O
Ehrenfels Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Rheinstein Castle www.burg-rheinstein.de 49° 59' 37,3" N, 7° 51' 30,3" O website .
Rheinstein Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Reichenstein Castle www.burg-reichenstein.de 50° 0' 18,5" N, 7° 51' 12,6" O prices and opening hours .
Reichenstein Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Sooneck Castle 50° 1' 10" N, 7° 49' 30" O Heimburg Castle Furstenberg/Rheindibah Castle Ruins 50° 2' 30,2" N, 7° 47' 14,6" O
Fuerstenberg/Rheindiebach Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Stahleck Castle 50°03'29"N 7°45'56"E hostel in the castle and you cannot visit the interior, but can walk in the courtyard.
Stahleck Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Stahleck Castle and houses in Bacharach ©Yuriy Buriak
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle 50° 4' 59,2" N, 7° 45' 56,6" O
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schoenburg Castle www.burghotel-schoenburg.de 50° 6' 4,5" N, 7° 43' 56" O Gutenfels Castle 50° 5' 16,1" N, 7° 45' 56,2" O Katz (Cat) Castle www.burg-katz.de 50° 9' 6,5" N, 7° 43' 26,9" O
Katz Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Sankt Goarshausen and Katz Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Katz Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Maus (Mouse) Castle www.burg-maus.de 50° 10' 18,8" N, 7° 41' 45,6" O schedule is on the website . Or for groups by appointment.Liebenstein Castle Ruins www.burg-liebenstein.de 50° 12' 44,3" N, 7° 38' 7,6" O Shterrenberg Castle Ruins www.burg-sterrenberg.de 50° 12' 48,3" N, 7° 37' 59,3" O Marksburg Fortress www.marksburg.de 50°16'18.50"N 7°38'57.00"E here .
Marksburg Fortress ©Yuriy Buriak
Lahneck Castle www.burg-lahneck.de 50° 18' 22,6" N, 7° 36' 44,9" O website .Stolzenfels Castle www.schloss-stolzenfels.de website .Information about the bicycle route Maps of bicycle routes in the region
Bicycle route along the Rhine valley ©Yuriy Buriak
Castles of the Rhine valley ©Yuriy Buriak
Bicycle route along the Rhine valley ©Yuriy Buriak
Cologne and Mainz. You can also get here from Frankfurt . Travel time from different cities: Cologne - Rüdesheim - 2 hours 20 minutes, Bonn - Rüdesheim - 2 hours, Koblenz - Rüdesheim - 1 hour.Tags, Germany: castle , river castle , river
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.80
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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