Panorama of the Rheinradweg across from Bug Sterrenberg and Burg Liebenstein, Kamp-Bornhofen |
The Rhine with Burg Sterrenberg and Burg Liebenstein - die feindlichen Brüder |
Burg Liebenstein, ca 1284, one of the "Enemy Brothers" castles |
Im Bergfried, Rheinbabenallee, Bad Salzig |
Rhein-Hotel, Rheinbabenallee, Bad Salzig |
Along the Rhine, Bad Salzig |
Rheinradweg approaching Hirzenach |
Hirzenach |
Pfarrkirche St. Bartolomäus, Hirzenach |
Pfarrkirche St. Bartolomäus, Hirzenach |
Gasthof zum Landsknecht, Fellen |
Yachtclub St. Goar, Fellen |
Burg Maus, Goarshausen-Wellmich |
Burg Maus, constructed 1356-1386 by the Archbishop-Electors of Trier |
Burg Maus was restored 1900-1906 |
River Yacht "Thor", Yachtclub St. Goar, Fellen |
River Yacht "Thor", Yachtclub St. Goar, Fellen |
Burg Maus on the Right Bank of the Rhine across from Fellen |
Yachtclub St. Goar, Fellen |
Rheinradweg with Burg Rheinfels, St. Goar |
Hillside house just downriver from St. Goar |
Ortsschild Stadt St. Goar (Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis |
Burg Rheinfels managed to repel the troops of Louis XIV in 1692 during the Pfälzischen Erbfolgekrieg (9 Years' War) |
Burg Rheinfels, while partially in ruin, houses a luxury hotel |
Burg Rheinfels and the St. Goar Jugendherberge (Youth Hostel) |
Am Hafen, St. Goar |
Burg Rheinfels, 13th C., the largest castle between Koblenz and Mainz |
Container Ship "Acropolis" on the Rhine River |
Burg Rheinfels and the St. Goar Harbor |
Burg Rheinfels and the St. Goar Harbor |
Burg Rheinfels, St. Goar |
Burg Rheinfels, St. Goar |
Rebstock Garden, St. Goar/Bieberheim |
Rebstock Garden, St. Goar/Bieberheim |
Bundestraße 9 on the Left Bank of the Rhein between Koblenz and Mainz |
Stiftskirche St. Goar |
Stiftskirche St. Goar |
Rhein Hotel, Heerstraße, St. Goar |
Heerstraße, St. Goar |
Jahrhunderte hab ich gesehen, mit Gottes Güt bleib ich bestehn |
St. Goarshausen |
Burg Katz, St. Goarshausen |
Burg Katz, built in the 14th C. by the Counts of Katzeneinbogen |
Burg Katz, St. Goarshausen |
Lovely timbered villa, Heerstraße, St. Goar |
Bankeck, a small beach on the Rhine across from St. Goarshausen |
Burg Katz, ca 1371, upstream from Burg Maus, now a private residence |
Hotel Loreleyblick, An der Loreley, St. Goar |
The Loreley, a landmark on the Rhine infamous to river boatmen for its dangerous currents |
Loreley, 132m/433ft cliff rising above the Rhine |
Myths have arisen and songs have been written about Loreley, a beautiful woman who lures passing sailors to their doom |
Panoramic View of the Rhine River and the Loreley |
Kammereck Tunnel at the Loreley |
Ortsschild - Stadt Oberwesel (Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis) |
Ochsenturm, 14th C., Oberwesel |
Rheinradweg with the Ochsenturm, Oberwesel |
Katzenturm, Oberwesel |
Ochsenturm and Katzenturm, Oberwesel |
Steingassenturm, Oberwesel |
Rheingoldstraße, Oberwesel |
Niederburger Torturm, Oberwesel |
Pfarrkirche St. Martin, Oberwesel |
Rathausstraße, Oberwesel |
Rathausstraße, Oberwesel |
Rathausstraße, Oberwesel |
Hotel Römerkrug, Marktplatz, Oberwesel |
Volksbank, Marktplatz, Oberwesel |
Felsklippe Rossstein, Dörscheid, on the Right Bank of the Rhine |
Double Railway Tunnel, Felsklippe Rossstein, Dörscheid |
Rhein-Landungsbrücke, Stadt Oberwesel |
Haagsturm/Roter Turm, Oberwesel |
Liebfrauenkirche, Oberwesel |
Liebfrauenkirche, Oberwesel |
Schönburg Castle, 12th C., Oberwesel |
Schönburg Castle was destroyed by the French in 1689 during the Nine Years' War |
Burg Gutenfels and the town of Kaub on the Right Bank of the Rhine |
River Ferry crossing the Rhine at Kaub |
The Rhine River at Kaub |
Burg Gutenfels, Kaub |
Burg Gutenfels, 13th C. |
Burg Gutenfels, Kaub |
Burg Gutenfels, Kaub |
Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, probably the most famous castle on the Rhine |
Burg Pfalzgrafenstein in the middle of the Rhine just upstream from Kaub |
Burg Pfalzgrafenstein, built as a Toll Castle by King Ludwig der Bayer 1326-1327, |
A Dutch river freighter passes Burg Pfalzgrafenstein without paying a toll |
31 Dec 1813, Field Marshal Blücher victoriously crossed the Rhine in pursuit of Napoleon, the rebirth of Prussia |
A chain was placed across the river to ensure the Burg Pfalzgrafenstein toll was paid |
Another Dutch freighter, the Rehoboth, passes Burg Pfalzgrafenstein |
Burg Pfalzgrafenstein ceased to collect tolls under Prussia in 1867 |