Skip to content
Jourimo

Germany · Rhineland-Palatinate & Hesse

Middle Rhine Valley

📷 Traveler100 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Rhine gorge: a castle on every hill, the Loreley and vineyards down to the water.

Between Bingen and Koblenz the Rhine cuts a gorge through the slate hills, and the valley is listed by UNESCO for the forty-odd castles along it — Marksburg never fell, Rheinfels is a ruin to explore. Wine towns such as Rüdesheim and Boppard sit at the water, the Rheinsteig trail runs along the ridges, and the boats stop at the Loreley.

Known for

  • Castles & palaces
  • Romance
  • Small towns & old towns
  • Wine
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for Middle Rhine Valley are May, June, September and October.

Suggested route

6 nights across 2 stops. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1Rüdesheim am Rhein · 3 nights
  2. 2Boppard · 3 nights