Tourist attractions Rüdesheim am Rhein

In the former refectory of this Cistercian abbey (14C) can be found a collection of antique presses with decorated columns. The abbey church has a great feeling of austerity and grandeur.

This fortress, located close to the legendary spur of Lorely, is called the Pfalzgrafenstein . Originally a toll fortress, it rises from the centre of the Rhine in a superb island setting. The keep, encircled by a wall of towers, is suggestive of a ..

The museum, built on a former smallholding, exhibits artefacts from excavations carried out in Kreuznach and the surrounding area, where remains of a Roman villa have been discovered. Of particular interest are the 13C mosaic floors : one depictin..

Originally the residence-stronghold of the bishops of Mainz, this castle passed into the hands of the knights of Rüdesheim in the 13C. Today it has been turned into a wine museum displaying old winepresses and collections of amphorae and vases.

This monument was built between 1877 and 1883 to commemorate the re-establishment of the German Empire in 1871. At the foot of the statue of Germania we see Kaiser Wilhelm I, Bismarck, the German princes and the armies. From the monument, the view st..

The castle perches on a cliff wall high above the river. From the foremost watchtower there is a dizzying view down to the Rhine.

This neo-feudal castle is well situated at the entrance to a bucolic small valley. See the collection of weapons and hunting trophies displayed inside.

This much-restored fortress offers a maze of staircases, platforms and terraced gardens.