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Introduction
Rizal's Route
Guide to Photographs
Heidelberg
Wilhelmsfeld
Mannheim
Mainz
Rüdesheim
Castles
Loreley
Boppard
Bonn
Cologne
Königswinter
Remagen
Rolandseck
Linz
Koblenz
Bingen
Frankfurt
Eisenach
Erfurt
Leipzig
Dresden
Potsdam
Berlin-1
Berlin-2
Miscellaneous
Castles
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Castle 1
Johannisberg Castle This huge castle, with its surrounding vineyards, was a gift to Prince Lothar von Metternich, Austrian Chancellor, for presiding successfully over the historic Congress of Vienna in 1814-15.
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Ehrenfels Castle Overlooking the Rhine opposite the town of Bingen, the castle once served as a toll collection post of the Archbishops of Mainz. Financed by the State of Hessen, the castle is now being restored to its former design.
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Castle 3
Mäuseturm The tower was built between 1208 and 1220 in the middle of the Rhine for the purpose of collecting toll duties. It is now used as a signalling tower for ships passing through this dangerous part of the Rhine.
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Rheinstein castle Dr. Rizal had admired this castle when he first saw it. It was originally built in 1200 as a customs house to collect tolls from ships passing through this stretch of the Rhine. It is now owned privately and is used as a residence castle.
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Castle 5
Sooneck Castle
Built in the early llth century, it is one of the oldest and most formidable
castles on the Rhine. It was once used as a hide-out by the "robber-knights"
of the Rhine.
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Castle 6
Rheinfels Castle During the course of his Rhine trip, Rizal had observed that the Rheinfels Castle above the town of St. Goar was closely similar to the Heidelberg Castle. |
Castle 7
Burg Katz
Perched on a craggy slope above the town of St. Goarshausen,
the Burg Katz is the most romantic castle on the Rhine. A Japanese
conglomerate bought this castle and is now used as hotel for Japanese tourists.
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Stolzenfels Castle The Stolzenfels Castle is considered as one of the most romantic castles on the Rhine. Built around the middle of the l3th century to collect customs duties on the Rhine, the castle has been rebuilt in 1823 to serve as residence of Crown Prince Wilhelm IV. |
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Castle 9
Marksburg Castle
The Marksburg Castle atop the town of Braubach is the
most well-preserved castle on the Rhine. Since 1899, the castle is owned
by the Deutsche Burgenvereinigung e.V, (German Cast1es Association).