The Niederwald Monument high above RüdesheimWorld Heritage on the doorstep. Every path starts here.
Assmannshausen sits where the Rheingau ends and the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site begins. Castles, abbeys and vineyards are often only minutes away. Here are our favourite routes, and in the evening a glass of Spätburgunder awaits you on the terrace.
The classic, right on our doorstep: through the landscape park to the Niederwald Monument, with views over the Rhine, the Nahe and the Rheingau. Float down to Rüdesheim by cable car, then drift home at your leisure by boat.
Old town, Drosselgasse and wine taverns: our lively neighbour, five kilometres upstream. The best part is getting there, by boat along the bank, in the evening too.
The ruins of Ehrenfels keep watch over the Binger Loch, while opposite, the Mäuseturm stands in the current. The path leads through the vineyards; there is nowhere to stop for a bite up there, so we are happy to pack you a picnic.
From our landing, past the Mäuseturm and Burg Ehrenfels, in about an hour and a half. With a whole day to spare, carry on past Kaub and its island castle all the way to the Loreley.
Step outside and you are already on your way: up through the vines to the Niederwald, or high above the river to Lorch. Coming back is easy, by train or boat.
Flat along the bank to Lorch, or via Bingen into the Nahe valley. The ferries take bicycles, and yours can stay with us under cover and locked away.
Rheinstein, Reichenstein, Bacharach, Oberwesel, St. Goar: on the left bank, one castle follows another. Our tip: cross over in the morning, when this side is in the sun.
St. Hildegard Abbey, Schloss Johannisberg, Schloss Vollrads, Kloster Eberbach: art, faith and winemaking sit close together here, each with its own wine shop. After the tasting, a taxi is the wise choice.
The Rheingau through the year
Events calendar
Wine festivals, concerts, markets and guided tours: you will find all current dates in the events calendar of the town of Rüdesheim am Rhein (in German).
In the morning the left bank of the Rhine is in the sun, in the afternoon the right. Our castle route follows the light: Bingen, Trechtingshausen and Bacharach in the morning, the Loreley, Kaub and Lorch in the afternoon, the terrace in the evening.
There is no bridge between Wiesbaden/Mainz and Koblenz. Car ferries run between Rüdesheim and Bingen, Lorch and Niederheimbach, and at Kaub, St. Goar and Boppard, among others. We have the timetables at reception.
Kloster Eberbach with its abbey museum and wine shop; a stroll through Wiesbaden with the Kurhaus, the Kochbrunnen spring and the water-powered Nerobergbahn funicular of 1888; or Eltville, the town of wine, Sekt and roses, with its Electoral Castle. And a carafe on the terrace tastes just as good under cover.
Whichever path you choose, the day ends on the Rhine terrace, with a carafe from Weinhaus Karl Schön, the family's wine house, and the boats gliding past your table. For your room, it is best to book directly with us.
Once a season we write to you from the river: news from the house, our packages and the loveliest dates in the Rheingau.
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