Sightseeing attractions in Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Lively and diverse
No other region in Germany offers such a great variety of sights and sightseeing attractions within such a comparatively small area. Pay a visit to the alluring state capitals of Mainz and Wiesbaden, both of which look back on well over a thousand years of history. Experience the mundane charm of the renowned spa town of Bad Homburg or take in the sights at Eberbach Monastery, a former Cistercian abbey founded in 1135 and backdrop for the film "The Name of the Rose", starring Sean Connery. Come and be enchanted by one of the most beautiful, interesting and diverse regions in all of Germany!
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Basilika St. Ägidius in Oestrich-Winkel Neben der Abteikirche Eberbach gilt die romanische Basilika St. Ägidius im Stadtteil Mittelheim als die älteste Kirche im Rheingau. Ihre Geschichte ist äußerst vielfältig... |
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Brentano House The Brentano Family, originally from Lake Como, moved to Frankfurt at the end of the 17th century, where it soon established a prosperous trading business. In 1804, they purchased a rectangular-shaped house with vast gardens and a mansard roof. |
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Brückenmühle Wahrzeichen der Stadt Mühlheim |
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Burgruine Ehrenfels Die Burgruine Ehrenfels liegt in unmittelbarer Nähe des Binger Mäuseturms idyllisch zwischen Rüdesheim am Rhein und Assmannshausen auf einem Felsvorsprung in den Weinbergen. |
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Castle Hohenstein Castle Hohenstein is one of the largest and most beautiful castle ruins in the entire Taunus. |
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Celtic world at Glauberg In 2011 the new museum of celtic settlement in the regoin will open. By now you can already find the remains of settlements, ramparts and fortifications from 6000 B.C.E up to the 13th century. In the years around 1990 there was the most spectacular find: The graves of Celtic princes at the foot of the mountain. |
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Dietesheimer Steinbrüche Natur und Landschaft |
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Drosselgasse The Drosselgasse is the heart of Rudesheim's old town, magnet of tourists from all continents. Live band entertainment, brass instrument and dance music from late morning’s ´till midnight around the 144-m long Drosselgasse. Meet good-spirited people by regional cuisine, Rudesheim´s wine and music in the wine houses and garden taverns of this world-famous street. |
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Eberbach Monastery
The Eberbach Monastery, with its array of impressive buildings especially from the 12th to the 14th century, is the most important medieval architectural work of art in the State of Hesse. |
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Einhard Basilika Carolingian Basilica - a cultural monument of European sigificance |
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