Worth a DetourMoselle and Eltz Castle
Rhineland-Palatinate
About 16 miles away
A fairy-tale castle in a hidden valley, above steep vineyard river bends.
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Rhine Cruise
A boat through the gorge between Rüdesheim or Bacharach and Koblenz, the best way to see the castles.
- Open
- Mainly April to October
- Price
- Paid; you can hop off and back on
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Rheinufer, 55422 BacharachDirections
- Getting There
- Boat landings in each town, near the stations.
Why Go
Passenger boats run up and down the river several times a day in season, stopping at the towns. The stretch from Bacharach to St. Goar, past the Pfalzgrafenstein and the Lorelei, has the most castles.
Nearby in Rhine Valley
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