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Rhineland-Palatinate
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Bacharach
A walled wine town of half-timbered houses below a castle and the ruin of a Gothic chapel.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Oberstrasse, 55422 BacharachDirections
- Getting There
- Trains along the left bank, or the boat.
Why Go
Bacharach was a wine-trading town for centuries. A walk along its walls and towers leads up to the Wernerkapelle ruin and Stahleck Castle, now a youth hostel, with views over the river.
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