Rhineland-Palatinate

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Rheinland-Pfalz Unmissables

Rheinland-Pfalz showcases the UNESCO-listed Upper Middle Rhine Valley, characterized by steep vineyards and a high concentration of medieval fortresses like Rheinfels and Katz Castle. The region's history spans from the democratic significance of Hambach Castle to the Cold War-era Bundesbank bunker in Cochem. Architectural highlights include the Gothic St. Peter and St. Paul's Church and the Dürkheimer Fass, the world’s largest wine barrel. Outdoor attractions range from the Pinnerkreuz viewpoint overlooking the Moselle to the Holiday Park amusement center in Haßloch.

Rheinland-Pfalz Unmissables — Map

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Upper Middle Rhine Valley

The Rhine Gorge is a popular name for the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the Rhine between Koblenz and Rüdesheim in the…

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UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal

This UNESCO-designated cultural landscape encompasses a 65-kilometer stretch of the Rhine, featuring over 40 hilltop castles, historic towns, and terraced vineyards illustrating the region's long-standing human interaction with the river environment.

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Hambach Castle

Hambach Castle is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

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Rheinfels Castle

Rheinfels Castle is a castle ruin located above the left bank of the Rhine in Sankt Goar, Germany.

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Katz Castle

Katz Castle is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Bundesbank bunker

The Bundesbank bunker was the German central bank's bunker in Cochem for the preservation of an emergency currency.

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Cochem (Mosel)

A railway station on the Moselle line connecting Koblenz and Trier, serving the town of Cochem and providing access to its medieval center and Reichsburg castle.

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Giant Cask

The Giant Cask or Giant Barrel, is a tourist attraction in the Palatine spa and district town of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland…

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Pinnerkreuz

A hilltop viewpoint marked by a cross, offering panoramic vistas of the Moselle River and the town of Cochem. It is accessible via the Cochem chairlift or local hiking trails.

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Holiday Park

Holiday Park is an amusement park in Haßloch, Germany, owned and operated by Plopsa.

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Ramstein Castle

The ruins of Ramstein Castle stand on a 182-metre-high, Bunter sandstone rock on the edge of the Meulenwald forest in the lower, steep…

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Coraidelstein

Also known as Klotten Castle, these 10th-century ruins sit on a slope above the Moselle. The site includes a late-Gothic residential building and remains of medieval fortifications.

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Bad Kreuznach station

Bad Kreuznach station is the largest station in the town of Bad Kreuznach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Wissembourg

St. Peter and St. Paul's Church of Wissembourg is frequently, but incorrectly, referred to as the second largest Gothic church of Alsace…

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