Places to visit in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17 places to visit in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Aula Palatina, Porta Nigra, Speyer Cathedral and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Rhineland-Palatinate volume.
6 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 5 Famous places to visit · 6 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Rhineland-Palatinate (6)
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Aula Palatina
A Roman palace basilica in Trier, built for Emperor Constantine in the early 4th century. Its hall is 67 metres long and 27 metres wide, one of the largest single rooms surviving from antiquity. It is now a Protestant church.
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Porta Nigra
A large Roman city gate in Trier, known to locals simply as the Porta. It is a monumental gateway in the style of Hellenistic military architecture and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Speyer Cathedral
A Romanesque cathedral on the Rhine in Speyer, founded by Emperor Conrad II in 1030. It is the largest Romanesque church still standing in Europe and the burial place of several German emperors and kings. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Stolzenfels Castle
A former medieval fortress above the left bank of the Rhine near Koblenz. It was a ruin from the 13th century until it was given to the Prussian crown prince, who had it rebuilt as a romantic palace.
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Trier Cathedral
The High Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier, the oldest cathedral in Germany, whose core dates to the 4th century on Roman foundations. It is said to keep the Holy Robe of Jesus, and it is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Upper Middle Rhine Valley
The 65 km stretch of the Rhine between Koblenz and Rüdesheim, a narrow gorge lined with steep vineyards, villages and dozens of castles. It has been a major trade route for centuries and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Famous places to visit in Rhineland-Palatinate (5)
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Eifel
A low mountain range in western Germany, partly volcanic, with crater lakes called maare and extinct volcanic cones. It also holds the Eifel National Park, and the Nürburgring racetrack lies in its hills.
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Eltz Castle
A medieval castle in the wooded hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier. It is still owned by a branch of the House of Eltz, who have lived there since the 12th century.
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Loreley
A steep slate rock, 132 metres high, on the right bank of the Rhine at its narrowest and deepest point. The river here is dangerous for boats, and legend tells of a siren who lured sailors to their deaths. A heron path and a viewpoint lie on top.
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Mainz Cathedral
A Romanesque Catholic cathedral beside the market square of Mainz, with red sandstone walls and six towers. Building began in 975, and the Archbishop of Mainz, one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire, had his seat here.
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Nürburgring
A motorsport complex in the Eifel hills built in the 1920s. Its Nordschleife, about 20.8 km long with more than 150 corners, is known as the Green Hell, and the shorter Grand Prix circuit hosts races. Visitors can drive the Nordschleife on public days.
Hidden gems in Rhineland-Palatinate (6)
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Hambach Castle
A castle near the district of Hambach in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. It is seen as a symbol of the German democracy movement because of the Hambacher Fest held there in 1832.
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Maria Laach Abbey
A Benedictine abbey on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See in the Eifel region. It belongs to the Beuronese Congregation and is set in Glees, Rhineland-Palatinate. The abbey church is a Romanesque basilica from the 12th century, and the monks still run a bookshop, garden and bakery.
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Marksburg
A castle above the town of Braubach on the Rhine and a principal site of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage landscape. It was built to protect the river rather than as a royal residence.
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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
A toll castle standing on the small island of Falkenau in the middle of the Rhine, next to the town of Kaub. It looks like a stone ship moored in the river and is reached by a short ferry crossing.
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Rheinfels Castle
A castle ruin on the west bank of the Rhine above Sankt Goar, begun in 1245 by Count Diether V of Katzenelnbogen. After later expansions it became the largest fortress in the Middle Rhine valley.
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Worms Cathedral
St Peter's Cathedral, a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms in southern Germany. It is one of the notable Romanesque churches of the Rhine region. The building dates mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, and in 1521 Martin Luther appeared before the Diet of Worms in the city.
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What are the best places to visit in Rhineland-Palatinate?
LOQAH lists 17 places in Rhineland-Palatinate. The best known include Aula Palatina, Porta Nigra, Speyer Cathedral, Stolzenfels Castle and Trier Cathedral. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Rhineland-Palatinate?
17, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Rhineland-Palatinate before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Rhineland-Palatinate and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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