I visited Rheinfels Castle on a slightly cold day and enjoyed every minute of it. I don’t know german so I was given a map in English and walked around. There was some information on the map, the cashier said they are working on more...More
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I visited Rheinfels Castle on a slightly cold day and enjoyed every minute of it. I don’t know german so I was given a map in English and walked around. There was some information on the map, the cashier said they are working on more...More
I am a German teacher in th UK and have brought many children to the Rheinfels before as it WAS such a fabulous place for children to explore with its cool tunnels that we brought torches for. They absolutely loved it and I thought it...More
We toured the ruins on our own and spent around 60-90 minutes walking around. It was interesting and the view beautiful, but there is not much left of what was a vary large 13th century castle. Worth a stop for sure.
The castle is located on top of hill and surrounding view is beautiful. It takes around 20 mins to reach castle from train station. The castle is large in Rhine valley and highly recommend to Visit in case if you are planning to visit Rhine...More
Although the Castle was closed, the view from the surroundings were fantastic. Special mentions to the Lovely sunny weather,
Lovely castle from afar. Unfortunately their online booking system was inefficient, resulting in an inability to book a room. When we hiked up to the castle to make dinner reservations we were turned away because we did not have a room. At least we burned...More
Burg Rheinfels, once the largest fortress on the Rhein, was constructed in 1245 to be used as a base to collect tolls from ships passing by. Unfortunately, it was partially destroyed by the French in 1797 but there is still plenty to see. You can...More
Rheinfels Castle is the largest castle ruin in western Germany. Some people might think it is not that great because of the ruins and broken walls. But, I think it actually gives people a"feel of 'history". After lunch, we decided to walk up to the...More
It's a great castle ruin that I went in 15 years ago with my husband. I went back with my 13 year old daughter to show her the cool tunnels and passageways that run underneath the castle, only to find out you can't do them...More
When we arrived at the castle we found out that visits made to many parts of the castle could only be done with a guided tour, but those were only offered in German. We decided to take the tour but after awhile decided that it...More