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  • Rhonda GerberScenic Cruise,Jewels of EuropeTraveler
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    • Day 13
    • Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
    • ☁️ 26 °C
    • Altitude: 290 m
    • GermanyGörgeshausen50°24’46” N  7°56’49” E
    The vineyards on the sloped hills: this is why some wines are more costly due to dangers of harvest
    1Ehrenfels Castle:13 CE, Archbishop of Mainz, used to control river traffic and collect tariffs1Mouse Tower:legend of Archbishop Hatto II, eaten by mice as punishment for burning the townsfolkEhrenfels Castle from a closer viewAssmannshausen, a district of RüdesheimRheinstein Castle 14CE, granted as a fief by the archbishops of MainzReichenstein Castle: 12CE, built as a fiefdom for bailiffs of the Kornelimünster monasteryReichenstein Castle, notorious robber barons were put to death by King Rudolph of Hapsburg.TrechtingshausenA quarrySooneck Castle: 1271 CE, managed by lords of Hohenfels, besieged by Rudolph I, 1282NiederheimbachNiederheimbachNiederheimbachHeimburg Castle 10CE, defense of the Harz mining regionNollig Castle, served as a watch tower for attacks on Lorch villageLorch cityFürstenberg Castle. 1219 CE, founded by Archbishop of Cologne, Engelbert ILorchausen villageTraffic on the river...

    Middle Rhine, World Heritage Part 1

    July 20 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Cruising along the World Heritage Rhine Gorge in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km stretch that has approximately 40 hilltop castles and fortresses that span a period of 1,000 years.

    Karen Nisbet

    TravelerEhrenfels Castle:13 CE, Archbishop of Mainz, used to control river traffic and collect tariffsWhoa, this is a steep hill.

    8/1/25Reply
    Karen Nisbet

    TravelerMouse Tower:legend of Archbishop Hatto II, eaten by mice as punishment for burning the townsfolkCruel punishment for a cruel deed.

    8/1/25Reply
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