Bacharach · Rhine Valley · Germany

Bacharach Historische Altstadt

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moderate

9/10

best: morning, spring, autumn

romantic, historic, scenic

A local would say...

Bacharach hides behind its medieval walls — step through the train tracks and suddenly it's the 14th century, complete with Rhine views.

One of the prettiest Rhine villages, tiny Bacharach conceals its considerable charms behind a time-worn 14th-century wall. Entering through thick arched gateways reveals exquisite half-timbered mansions like the Altes Haus and Alte Münze along Oberstrasse. A path from behind the church leads up 15 minutes to 12th-century Burg Stahleck and the Gothic ruins of the Wernerkapelle.