Eltville am Rhein (dead link: January 2023) is in Rheingau in Hesse, Germany.
Understand
Together with its Stadtteile (adjoining villages) of Erbach and Hattenheim, Eltville is the largest town in the Rheingau.
North of Eltville is the village and community of Kiedrich. To the east is the village of Walluf.
Get in
By car
The B42 between Wiesbaden and Rüdesheim runs through town.
By train
There is hourly regional service (operated by vias) from Frankfurt via Mainz and Wiesbaden. Trains take roughly 55 minutes from Frankfurt to Eltville. In the other direction there is at least hourly service from Koblenz via Lorch am Rhein, Assmannshausen and Rüdesheim. The Koblenz - Eltville journey time is roughly one and a quarter hour.
By bus
Bus line 171 from Wiesbaden Hbf to Rüdesheim
On foot
The Rheinsteig walking trail passes through Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Kiedrich, Kloster Eberbach near Eltville, Schloss Vollrads near Oestrich-Winkel, Monstera Marienthal near Geisenheim and Niederwalddenkmal near Rüdesheim.
By boat
Some KD (dead link: February 2023) (Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG) ships stop at Eltville starting in Mainz and Wiesbaden before going on to Rüdesheim and along the Rhine to Koblenz and Cologne
Get around
- Bus line 172 from train station Eltville to Kiedrich and Kloster Eberbach.
- Bus line 173 from train station Eltville to Martinsthal, Rauenthal and Schlangenbad.
See
- Timber-frame, Burgstraße. from the 16th and 18th centuries
- Kurfürstliche Burg (Electoral castle), Burgstraße 1 (at the Rhine), 50.024782°, 8.123157°. Courtyard and rose garden: Nov-Mar: daily 10:30-17:00, Apr-Oct: daily 09:30AM-7PM; Castle tower: Apr-Oct: 14:00-18:00, Sa Su holidays 11:00-18:00. The 1330 to 1345 erected castle of the prince-electors and archbishops of Mainz, directly at the Rhine, the landmark of Eltville. In the former residence tower you can now find the Tourist Information, a souvenir shop, a wedding chapel, a Gutenberg memorial and changing exhibitions. Rose garden and courtyard free; Castle tower €2
- St. Peter’s and Paul’s parish church (Pfarrkirche Sankt Peter und Paul), Kirchgasse 1, 50.024764°, 8.121189°, +49 6123 2622. from the 14th century
- Kloster Eberbach (Eberbach Cistercian monastery), 50.0429°, 8.0473°. – the place where the interior scenes of “The name of the Rose” were filmed in 1985/1986.
- Domäne Steinberg, 50.03468°, 8.05294°. Clos (walled vineyard) of Kloster Eberbach.
- Scharfenstein Castle (Burg Scharfenstein), 50.047694°, 8.0815°. Ruined medieval castle.
- The Catholic pilgrimage church consecrated to Saint Valentine, Kiedrich (Bus line 172 from Eltville train station).
Do
- Sekt- und Biedermeierfest (Sparkling Wine and Biedermeier Festival) along the Rhine promenade. 29 June - 2 July 2018.
- Close walk to Walluf for Apfelwein tasting.
Buy
Wine from vineyards such as Steinberg, Rauenthaler Baiken and Erbacher Marcobrunn.
- Weingut Bug-Mühle, Mühlstraße 18, Walluf, 50.036339°, 8.156314°, +49 6123 75372.
Eat
- Waldgaststätte Rausch, Wiesweg 93 (Along narrow road to the end of the valley.), 50.052752°, 8.097422°, +49 6123 999 43 90. Great Schnitzel
- Burg Crass, Freygäßchen 1 (at the Rhine), 50.025522°, 8.124520°, +49 6123 975110.
Drink
- Wine tasting stands in:
- Eltville: Rhine River promenade
- Hattenheim: Rhine River bank
- Erbach: at the parking area Rheinallee
Sleep
- Hotel Kronenschlösschen, Rheinallee, Hattenheim, 50.013336°, 8.061586°, +49 6723 640.
- Hotel Schloss Reinhartshausen Kempinski, Hauptstraße 41, Erbach, 50.019454°, 8.093475°, +49 6123 6760. 5-star hotel
Connect
- Tourist-Information, Burgstraße 1, +49 6123 90 98-0, touristik@eltville.de.