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Lorelei
The slate cliff above the narrowest bend of the Rhine, where a siren lured sailors to their doom in legend.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Auf der Loreley, 56346 St. GoarshausenDirections
- Getting There
- A trail or shuttle bus up from St. Goarshausen.
Why Go
The rock rises 132 meters over a dangerous bend, where the river is narrowest and deepest. Heinrich Heine's poem of 1824 made its siren famous. A visitor center and viewing platforms at the top look down on the passing boats.
Nearby in Rhine Valley
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