Rhine valley
Between Mayence and Coblence, the Rhine flows in a narrow and deep valley. The powerfull river gets its way meandering in narrow gorges or between less steep inclines covered with woods or vineyards. At each curve a new landscape appears, each flat zone along the river is occupied by little fortified towns, with white towers and facades, often overhanged by one or several castles.
In most places the valley gives place only to the river and to a narrow road and a railway on each bank. No bridge on the way, but number of little ferries cross the river.
Midway, the Loreley rock overhang the narrowest gorge, the famous cliff sang by the poet Heine. Its name comes from those of an evil undine who, as said the legend, distracted the boatmen with her songs and dances and precipitated their boats on the reeves.
Today the traffic is heavy, many cruising boats and barges follow and pass each over in an ininterrupted ballet.
Photos
Lorch - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 211 ko
Lorch - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 271 ko
Cruising - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 217 ko
Stahleck castle - Bacharach - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 194 ko
Bacharach - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 211 ko
Bacharach - Rhine valley - Germany
1200 x 1763 - 210 ko
Werner Kepelle - Bacharach - Rhine valley - Germany
1200 x 1593 - 201 ko
Oberwesel - Rhine valley - Germany
1200 x 1593 - 222 ko
Oberwesel - Rhine valley - Germany
1200 x 1664 - 218 ko
Pfalz and Gutenfels castles - Rhine valley - Germany
1200 x 1593 - 155 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 148 ko
Pfalz castle - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 248 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 175 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 209 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 126 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1203 - 216 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 205 ko
Hirzenach - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1196 - 197 ko
Traffic - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 183 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 168 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1192 - 176 ko
St Goar - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 245 ko
Oberwesel - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 184 ko
Shönburg castle - Oberwesel - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 165 ko
Oberwesel - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1195 - 226 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 206 ko
Pfalz castle - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 178 ko
Pfalz and Gutenfels castles - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 159 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 183 ko
Sooneck castle - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1199 - 114 ko
Klemens chapel and Sooneck castle - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 179 ko
Ruins of Erenfels - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 134 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 102 ko
Klopp castle - Bingen - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 153 ko
Cruising - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 200 ko
Lorch - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 198 ko
Lorch - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 216 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 267 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 232 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 122 ko
Cruising - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 200 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 163 ko
Lorelei rock - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 134 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - St Goarshausen - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 190 ko
Lorelei rock - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1271 - 195 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 166 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 177 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 104 ko
Maus castle (Mouse castle) - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 147 ko
Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 150 ko
Katz castle (Cat castle) - St Goarshausen - Rhine valley - Germany
1200 x 1593 - 212 ko
The Goethe steamer - Rhine valley - Germany
1600 x 1206 - 146 ko
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