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Latest Bingen am Rhein hotel reviews
Pro
very close to Mainz and Frankfurt - cute but not in a touristy way
Con
Americans will be jealous of the social programs and multiple press outlets
In a nutshell
Good starting point for the River Rhine Cruise
CRUISING THE RHINE - PFALZGRAFENSTEIN CASTLE - 17
balhannah Says: Now we have to look in the centre of the River, as this is where Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is!I have seen it so many times on TV and Travel show's, and now I am seeing it for myself, and yes, it really does look like a Boat! I love it, it is different!This Castle isn't quite...
CRUISING THE RHINE - CAMP BORNHOFEN - 29
balhannah Says: Camp Bornhofen is the Town situated alongside the River near the "Hostile Brother's Castle." This is a timber rafting and shipping community, but is also known for the famous pilgrimage church and monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary.Boat processions carrying pilgrims to...
CRUISING THE RHINE - THE HOSTILE BROTHER'S - 28
balhannah Says: Still more Castle's to see, and the next are located on the right side, and are quite close to each other. They are Castle's Sterrenberg and Liebenstein, otherwise known as "The Hostile Brother's' because of a story.Now, the story goes like this...."Two hostile brothers...
BOAT TRIP FOR RHEIN IN FLAMMEN
balhannah Says: We didn't do this, but on watching the Boat's following the firework's along the River Rhine, I thought what a good idea this was!The Firework's begin at 10.20pm, but the Boat's depart a lot earlier.By going by Boat, you get to see all the seven Firework Station's, which are...
balhannah Says: Since 1977, these fireworks " night of magic fire " have been held on the Rhine between Trechtingshausen and Bingen in July.On a fine and clear night, Ingrid [Trekki] took us through Bingen, which was already busy with people and traffic, to the Rheinstein Castle. Parking...
BOAT CRUISE ALONG THE RIVER RHINE
balhannah Says: I guess most people do this if they have time, in saying that, I THINK IT IS A MUST DO~Ingrid [Trekki] made the suggestion to go by Boat to Boppard, as this is the most interesting part of the Rhine, and then return by Train.We took this suggestion up, and caught the 11.40am...
CRUISING THE RHINE - RHEINFELS FORTRESS -27
balhannah Says: Also at St. Goar, is the ruin's of Rheinfels Castle, founded by the Count's of Katzenelnbogen in 1245.As the only military complex on the left bank of the Rhine river, it withstood the troops of Louis XIV in 1692.Then in 1794, Rheinfels fell without a fight to the French...
CRUISING THE RHINE - ST. GOAR -26
balhannah Says: St. Goar was the Town located across the River from St. Goarhausen.The town was named after Saint Goar who settled here in 550 and founded a Christian hostel for travellers and for the poor. He led a solitary life and although many legends have sprung up around the saint, he...
CRUISING THE RHINE - CASTLE MAUS -25
balhannah Says: I love this! We have just seen Cat Castle, now I am looking at Mouse Castle!Maus Castle is just a little further on from Kat Castle[Cat], lying above the village of Wellmich which is a part of St. Goarhausen.Beginning in 1356 to enforce Trier's recently acquired Rhine River...
CRUISING THE RHINE - CASTLE KATZ -24
balhannah Says: Looking above the Village of Goarhausen, I could see another Castle, this one was the Burg Katz. [cat] It sits high upon a ledge, looking over the River Rhine.It was first built around 1371 by Count Wilhelm II of Katzenelnbogen. The castle was bombarded in 1806 by Napoleon...
Vinothek Bingen am Rhein: Excellent wine bar, Bingen Rhein promenade
Trekki Says: This wine bar was an excellent recent find in Bingen when I accompanied friends from Australia through Rhein valley. After our boat tour we came back to Bingen where our car was parked and they were hungry. I passed by this wine bar quite often before because this is the...
Train: efficient, quick and cheap
Trekki Says: Thank you again to our VT member @abalada for having told me about the Rheinland-Pfalz Ticket, one of the German Ländertickets (regional tickets), which is a fantastic option to explore the whole state of Rheinland-Pfalz. It is available for any day of the week and is valid...
Rhein ferry across to Rüdesheim, Eltville
Trekki Says: I am sure that this ferry is the busiest on Rhein River, at least when it comes to passengers and cars. It connects both river sides between Bingen and Rüdesheim. The ferry runs every 20 minutes on each side between 5:45 and 21:45 every day. The price list is rather...
Eltville instead of Rüdesheim!!
Trekki Says: Are you amazed to find this Drosselgasse thingy of Rüdesheim on my tourist trap list for Bingen? It is one in my opinion and I even go that far to state that it is one of the three main German tourist traps apart from Oktoberfest and Neuschwanstein Castle. Why? That’s...
Niederwalddenkmal – the Germania trap
Trekki Says: I’m actually not sure if I should recommend to visit the monument Niederwalddenkmal, because it symbolises “something” I am completely rejecting: decadent triumph over a country after a war. I also remember that I didn’t like this monument already when I was a kid and had to...
Trekki Says: In case you want to take a boat trip, it is a wise idea to bring warm clothes. Even on a sunny day it can get quite chilly on the boat. Maybe just in case a raincoat instead of an umbrella. That helps especially on the boat and doesn’t result in possible eye injury of...
Several nice daytrip options are close by
Trekki Says: Apart from the boat tour, the many castles and the little villages left and right on the river, several other options are easily accessible from Bingen. Some, albeit, with car only, I am afraid.First of all there is famous Eberbach Monastery. This is located on the other...
Trekki Says: Bingen, being the entrance hub to UNESCO protected Rhein Valley, is an ideal base to start any kind of sports activity. The best are most probably the two long hiking paths Rheinsteig (Rhein hike) and Rheinburgenweg (Rhein Castle hike). Although Rheinsteig is located on the...
This and that: general information, Bingen
Trekki Says: Bingen has a lot more to offer than only being the hub to the Rhein Valley. In 2008 the city hosted Landesgartenschau, a regular event about gardening in Germany’s states. The premises have been converted into a kind of fun, educative and action park, with several...
Memorial to a special wine: Eiswein
Trekki Says: Who likes wine might know ice wine. For a long time it was only produced in Germany and Austria but I have read that other countries are also producing it by now. What most wine lovers might not know: Bingen was where this wine was “invented”. It was more by accident that...
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Bingen is a perfect base to explore the Rhein Valley and ist castles. Two lines operate out of Bingen, but KD Line is the best option for those who want to...
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Q: We will be flying into Frankfurt and will need to get to our hotel in Rudesheim. We envisage taking the train from the airport to...
A: You did not indicate the date you will arrive. This is important, as there are different times on weekends and generally after April 30th. Try to get through this:...
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Bingen - the gate to the Rhine-valley
Bingen is quite well known, although it is not really worth going there, unless you have seen all of the rest of the Rhine-valley already...
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Bingen: hub to the Rhein Valley and more :)
Bingen is an excellent base to explore the famous and UNESCO protected Rhein Valley with the many castles. But it is more than this, a nice wine town at Rhein River and with several interesting sights...
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I was pretty disappointed by Bingen. It felt more like a tourist processing plant than a real town. It was ugly, packed with tourists and hotels, and had a noisy train line cutting straight through......
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Bingen am Rhein is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the gateway to the Romantic Rhine, on the Unesco World Heritage of the ‘Upper Middle-Rhine...
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A Rhine town, not too far from Frankfurt Airport
Our stay in Bingen consisted of one evening and one early morning. We met my father at a concert in Sankt Goarhausen and then, after the show, the three of us drove to the hotel where we, and the...
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