Bingen

Source: Wikipedia

Bingen is a modern city in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage. Here the Nahe flows into the Rhine. The Romans fortified Bingen as a strategically important place. The town's landmark is Klopp castle. The few Roman relics are exhibited in the Historical Museum close to the River.

In Bingen one can taste a good wine, because it is the intersection of the winegrowing districts Nahe, Rheinhessen, Mittelrhein and Rheingau. The best occasions are the annual celebrations: "Sektfest" (sparkling wine party), "Nacht der Verführung" (night of seduction), "Bingen swingt" (Bingen is jiving), Rhein im Feuerzauber (fiery magic) and "Binger Winzerfest" (Bingen Vintage Festival).

Sportive activities

Bingen is a starting point for many sportive activities, such as hiking on the trail Rhein Burgen Wanderweg, canoeing and biking on the romantic castles and palaces tour. There are also attractive routes of a "Nordic Walking Course" leading through the forest of Bingen and the vineyards on the Rochusberg.