The Middle Rhine Valley invites to numerous excursions and sightseeings in the closer surroundings

The landscape is stamped by the countless vineyards. Here the wine-growing is still pursued from passion. Hence, you miss by no means a wine test in one of the numerous vineyards.. The central Rhine Valley loads to numerous trips and inspections into the closer environment. The landscape is coined/shaped of the innumerable vineyards. Here the viticulture is operated still from passion. Donīt pass up a golden opportunity for a winetasting in one of the nomerous wineyards.

Here some highlights, other possibilities you will find at our Links.

Sightseeing at Hirzenach directly:

• The Provostīs Residence: The former Benedictine proiry is one of the oldest monateries on the Middle Rhine. The impessive baroque building datin back to 1716 and its gardens under a preservation order present an ensemble that is certainly worth seeing..
• And culinary als well Hirzenach has with "Restaurant Hirsch" (Michelin, Gault, Millau, Varta) and the "Restaurant Rebstock" (have his own wineyard) very good alternatives.
• And not least because it is in the same house, a visit at the dental laboratory "Röhrig Zahntechnik" is a very special experience.

Boppard and surroundings:

• A winetasting. From April to Oktober every Thursday at 8pm in one of the various winery, without reservation.
• Sight-seeing tour of the town Boppard on the "Rheinexpress". The mini-railway takes you past Boppardīs Roman and mediaeval sights in abourt 30 minutes.
• With the Chairlift in 20 minutes to the "Gedeonseck" (a vantage point for enjoying the spectacular views of the great horeseshoe bend on the Rhine) and the "Vierseenblck" (here the Rhine appears like a chain of four sparkling lakes).
• The "Hunsrückbahn" (Railway), one of the most fascinating mountain railways in Germany with two viaducts, five tunnels and spectacular views.

St. Goar and surroundings:

• A winetasting
• Sight-seeing tour with the "Burgenexpress"
• The castle Rheinfels with undergrounding trenches and tunnels.
• The doll museum with more than 3000 dolls, bears and toys.
• The legendary Loreley, only 8 km from Hirzenach

The Rhine downwards:

• On a boat along the UNESCO World Heritage Site with the "Goethe"
• Rhens with his famous timber-framed houses
• Castle "Stolzenfels" will be visit with felt slipper
• The "Königsbacher Brauerei" (beer brewery)
• The "Maximilians Brauerei" (beer brewery)
• The castle "Marksburg" near Braubach, the only never destroyed castle
• Koblenz with the Germans Corner (Deutsches Eck) at the confuence of the Rhine and the Moselle and the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress & State Museum
• Maria Laach Abbey and the Eifel Volcanic Park
• Sayn Palace Garden of Butterflies at Bendorf Sayn
• The zoo at Neuwied

The Rhine upwards:

• Also a boat trip with the "Goethe"
• Oberwesel with the walkable city wall with fortified towers
• Also a winetasting with a walking throug the wineyards
• The "Loreley-View" where you have a look over the rock and plateau Loreley at the other side of the Rhine
• The film set "Günderrodehaus", there was shoot the film "Heimat 3" from Edgar Reitz.
• Bacharach - a lovely village
• Castle Pfalzgrafenstein at the rocky island in the middle of the Rhine nearby Kaub
• Rüdesheim with a moument and Siegriedīs Mechanical Music Cabinet