Get in
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By car
[edit]On the B42, 6 km north west of Rüdesheim
By train
[edit]Assmannshausen is served by the Rechte Rheinstrecke train line between Koblenz and Neuwied and Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. Trains are infrequent, with around one service per hour, but cheap towards Frankfurt/Wiesbaden/Mainz, as all towns lie in the RMV fare region.
- 1 Assmannshausen Train Station, Bahnhofstr 1.
By ferry
[edit]KD and BR boats cruising the Rhine also stop at Assmannshausen.
Ferry Rüdesheim – Bingen - You can also hop on a ferry across the river to Bingen and board there.
On foot
[edit]The Rheinsteig walking trail passes above and through Assmannshausen.
Get around
[edit]Assmannshausen is small enough to cover on foot.
See
[edit]- 1 Red wine arbor (Rotweinlaube) (Viewpoint at Rheinsteig direction Lorch am Rhein).
On the island in the Rhine
[edit]- Mouse Tower (Binger Mäuseturm). It is not open to the public.
On the other side of Assmannhausen
[edit]- Burg Rheinstein (Rheinstein Castle) (just south of Trechtingshausen).
Do
[edit]- 1 Chairlift Assmannshausen (Seilbahn Assmannshausen), Niederwaldstraße 34, ☏ +49 6722 2765. Chairlift ascends the Jagdschloss Niederwald where a 30-min hike leads to the Niederwalddenkmal above Rüdesheim.
- Hike part of the Rheinsteig
Events
[edit]- Rhine in Flames: early July Bingen. Trechtingshausen- Rüdesheim - Bingen (date needs fixing)
Buy
[edit]Wine
Eat
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- 1 Hotel Krone at the Rhine, Rheinuferstraße 10, ☏ +49 6722 4030.
- 2 Zum Anker, Rheinuferstraße 7, ☏ +49 6722 497733.
Drink
[edit]Assmannshausen is the only spot in the Rheingau that grows red wine, and its Assmannshäuser Spätburgunder, a Burgundy-type Pinot Noir, is very well regarded.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Alte Bauernschänke, Niederwaldstraße 23, ☏ +49 6-72249990. Two old mansions converted into a hotel and run by a wine-growing family. Excellent food. About 500 m from the Rhine. €82-115.
- 2 Rheinhotel Lamm, Rheinuferstraße 6, ☏ +49 6722 90450. Three-star hotel on the Rhine, very close to train station. Modern, renovated rooms, friendly English-speaking staff. Note that only "Comfort" and above rooms actually have Rhine views, while the "Standard" rooms face the train line to the back and can be quite noisy; ask for a quiet room, and they'll bump you up if there's space. €70-90.
- Jagdschloss Niederwald (above Assmannshausen).
- Hotel Krone Assmannshausen. 450 years old.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Rüdesheim
- Bingen
- Bacharach
- Kaub
- Loreley, the famous rock of Loreley near St. Goarshausen, an hour by ferry down the Rhine.
- St. Goar – look to the Loreley
- Eltville am Rhein – Kurfürstliche Burg, Kloster Eberbach
- Wiesbaden