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Town in Hesse, Germany
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from the 16th and 18th centuries
Electoral castle
The 1330 to 1345 erected castle of the prince-electors and archbishops of Mainz, directly at the Rhine, the landmark of Eltville. In the former residence tower you can now find the Tourist Information, a souvenir shop, a wedding chapel, a Gutenberg memorial and changing exhibitions.
Pfarrkirche Sankt Peter und Paul
from the 14th century
Eberbach Cistercian monastery
– the place where the interior scenes of “The name of the Rose” were filmed in 1985/1986.
Clos (walled vineyard) of Kloster Eberbach.
Burg Scharfenstein
Ruined medieval castle.
Great Schnitzel
5-star hotel
By train
There is an hourly regional service (operated by vias) from Frankfurt via Mainz and Wiesbaden. Trains take roughly 55 minutes from Frankfurt to Eltville.
By bus
Bus line 171 from Wiesbaden Hbf to Rüdesheim
On foot
The Rheinsteig walking trail passes through Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Kiedrich, Kloster Eberbach near Eltville, Schloss Vollrads near Oestrich-Winkel, Monstera Marienthal near Geisenheim and…
By boat
Some KD (Köln Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG) ships stop at Eltville starting in Mainz and Wiesbaden before going on to Rüdesheim and along the Rhine to Koblenz and Cologne
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Frankfurt am Main · International · FRA
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