City: Rhineland-Palatinate
Top Things to do in Rhineland-Palatinate
10 Historic Sites in Rhineland-Palatinate That You Shouldn't Miss
Rhineland-Palatinate (German: Rheinland-Pfalz, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯nlant ˈp͡falt͡s]; French: Rhénanie-Palatinat; Dutch: Rijnland-Palts) is one of the 16 states (German: Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of 19,846 square kilometres (7,663 sq mi) and about four million inhabitants. Its state capital and largest city is Mainz.
Restaurants in Rhineland-Palatinate
1. Industrial Monument Jakob Bengel
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5.0 based on 23 reviews
The industrial heritage monument Jakob Bengel is the only authentic manufacturing plant with company flats and an industrialist mansion, which embodies the over 130 year industrial history of the city of Idar-Oberstein. In the district of Oberstein, situated below the city theatre, the Bengel company, which employed 100 people during the golden age, offers guided tours through the factory. Insights are given into the chain-, jewellery-, and accessory production with diverse technologies and numerous self developed tools. The partly antique machinery and old production processes indicate the creative power of the trade (jewellery design, engraving and the building of tools), which in the era of controlled mechanics set the prerequisites for a successful jewellery production. Since 2003 the Art Deco jewellery of Jakob Bengel of the 20’s and 30’s, is reproduced according to their own pattern books with the original tools and in the same production method in limited editions for special
2. Weiherschleife
3. Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
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4.5 based on 1,391 reviews
Reviewed By enwagj - Phoenix, United States
This was a Viking cruise tour we took. The guide was costumed who takes on the persona of John Humfrey, a Lieutenant colonel in the British Corps of Royal Engineers, who guided us through the excellent examples of Prussian military fortifications. The fortress is on the opposite side of the Rhine from Koblenz where the ship is docked. We took a bus ride through the town of Koblenz up to the Fortress, where we were met by our guide. His dress was most impressive & his personality shone through, as he guided us through the immense fortress, often engaging us as fellow "actors". He told us everything necessary about the fortress & we highly recommend taking his tour. It's amazing to see the fortress from below & then, upon arriving, you see green grass, as the fortress is built beneath the earth we are standing on. After the tour, we took the gondola ride across the Rhine, where we boarded our bus for the ride back to the ship, the Viking Hlin, which we also highly recommend! Both the gondola and the fortress offer great views of the surrounding area, to include the river, France across the river & the massive statue of Kaiser Wilhelm in the Deutsches Eck. Most wonderful guided tour we took part of.
4. Burg Nanstein
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4.5 based on 313 reviews
Reviewed By 44CarlosM
My first walk up the hill to the castle wearing jeans in August was a bit warm, to put it mildly. On subsequent trips I wore shorts and had a much time. The castle grounds provides an excellent view of the city below and there is a small cafe where you can buy lunch and refreshments with outdoor seating. There is a small entrance fee to enter the castle proper, about $4.00 US. Once inside you are free to explore from top to bottom. The castle is centuries old and it obvious it has been under reconstruction various times during it's history. Adults are likely to appreciate the beautiful views and historical information, while children will certainly enjoy exploring all of the nooks and crannies.
5. Mittelalterlicher Marktplatz
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4.5 based on 451 reviews
Reviewed By tawv - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This may well be the cutest, most breathtaking square in Germany (together with the market square in Trier). ALL the houses are beautiful and in great shape!
6. Gradierwerk Bad Durkheim (Saline)
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4.5 based on 226 reviews
Reviewed By jimvincent3117 - Calgary, Canada
We were doing the fine prescribed long walking tour of Bad Durkheim Old town area and after the great park came upon this amazing 300 meter long “device”. It is a Saline Concentrator. Built for helping the lungs by the use of breathing a more saline air... Sort of like living by the sea... It is on big honkin structure and has many hundred of thousands of brush branches supported by a very robust wooden structure. There is a scale model of a working waterwheel and pump system which supplies the brine to a miniature saline tower which will impress. To me, is seems like one heck of a lot of work to go to in look of salty air like the seaside but obviously they thought so in 1857 or so to build it and a couple of times when it burnt down.
7. Temple of Isis & Mater Magna
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4.5 based on 126 reviews
Reviewed By Merz45 - Aachen, Germany
The museum (in a shopping centre) consists of just one very large underground room containing remains of the (originally far more extensive) Isis and Mater Magna temple, surrounded by exhibits excavated from the site. It's a fascinating collection and excellently set out, with explanatory notes and a video presentation. I really wanted to see the curse tablets (Fluchtafel) which were very well displayed. If at all possible ask for a guided tour - we were extremely lucky to have a knowledgeable archaeologist who explained the signifance of this very rare temple type and provided us with all sorts of fascinating details about the exhibits. The museum has to fund itself (the staff all work on a voluntary basis), so though entrance is free, they are extremely grateful for contributions. If you are interested in Roman history, an absolute must. (And if you were never much good at Latin, it's good to know that the original curse tablets are by no means free from spelling and grammar mistakes.)
8. Burg Hohenecken
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4.5 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By PatSandyH - Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
NIce Hike. Interesting interpretive signage. And there's a little restaurant up there with a beautiful view of the valley
9. City Wall and Fortifications Andernach
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4.5 based on 61 reviews
Reviewed By sallyt403 - Halkirk, United Kingdom
We visited on a rather warm day towards the end of august. We found parking easy, there was quite s large car park right by the old customs house by the side of the Rhine. We walked around the entire city wall which was approximately 2 miles but you can stop & start whenever & wherever you want. We stopped & admired all the towers on the wall, our jack Russell's ran through the ancient Roman water pipe & we loved the flower boarders which were a mix of flowers & fruit & veg. You could easily visit the centre if town on the way round The snall information boards on the towers & walls were in English as well as German. We stopped on our walk back along the side of the Rhine to enjoy a delicious ice cream while watching the world go by. A very pleasant walk for a couple of hours.
