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Region of Hesse, Germany
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Annual cultural event, mainly classical music, takes place in a number of locations in the region, often in historic buildings or their grounds.
By car
From the east take the A66 Wiesbaden exit of the A3 then B42. From the west the A61 then one of the Rhine ferries.
By train
By bus
On foot
The Rheinsteig or the Rheinhöhenweg (right hand side)
By boat
A large number of luxury cruise operators sail up (and down) the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel, Zurich or Strasbourg or from the Rhine cruise up the Main and Danube to Budapest.
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.
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Assmannshausen is a town of about 1000 people (2018) in the Rheingau in Hesse, Germany, at the southern end of the Rhine Valley. The village is incorporated into the town of Rüdesheim.
Eltville am Rhein is in Rheingau in Hesse, Germany.
Geisenheim is a town in the Rheingau of Hesse, Germany. It includes the villages (Stadtteil) of Johannisberg and Marienthal.
Oestrich-Winkel is in the Rheingau, Southern Hesse in Germany. It is a community consisting of the villages Winkel, Oestrich, Mittelheim and Hallgarten.
Rüdesheim am Rhein (also spelled Rudesheim or Ruedesheim) is a city in the Rheingau in Hesse, at the southern end of the Rhine Valley, across the river from Bingen.
Lorch am Rhein is in Rheingau, of Hesse, Germany.
Wiesbaden is the capital of the German state of Hesse. Wiesbaden is a historic spa city which has catered to people from countries near and far for many centuries.
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