Sankt Goarshausen (abbreviated St. Goarshausen) is in the Middle Rhine Valley of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Understand
The town is on the Rhine opposite St. Goar. Wellmich, further north along the Rhine also belongs to the town. The settlements of Heide and Patersberg lie above the town as do attractions around the Loreley.
Get in
By car
On the B42 north of Rüdesheim
Fähre Loreley. Car and foot ferry across the Rhine from St. Goar.
By cruise boat
KD (dead link: February 2023) (Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG) boats cruise the Rhine stopping at Sankt Goarshausen.
By train
SE10: Frankfurt - Koblenz
Get around
See
- Loreley (Lorelei), 50.139516°, 7.728809°. Large rocky outcrop on a bend in the Rhine river. Provides great views of the valley.
- Burg Katz (Cats Castle), 50.152084°, 7.724340°. It was built around 1370 and restored in 1896. It is in private hands and cannot be visited.
- Burg Maus (Mouse Castle), 50.171784°, 7.695744°. Medieval castle. Viewing by arrangement only.
- Dreiburgenblick (Three castle view), Rheinblick, Patersberg (above the town, nice but strenuous hike up the side of the hill, or take the car.), 50.154895°, 7.721075°. A great view of the valley.
Do
Walk part of the Rheinsteig.
Events
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Campingplatz Loreleystadt, Wellmicher Str. 55, 50.159742°, 7.70833°, +49 6771 2592.
- Hotel Nassauer Hof, Bahnhofstraße 22, 50.15491°, 7.71636°, +49 6771 802840.
- Hotel Restaurant Christian, Im Sonnern 1, Heide, 50.14862°, 7.73445°, +49 6771 7220. 2016-11-11
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