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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Königswinter is a town at the Rhine in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state between Bonn and Bad Honnef at the Siebengebirge near the Middle Rhine Valley.
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Dragon's Rock
'Drachenfels' is a Magma outcrop in Königswinter where, according to legend, Siegfried slayed the dragon that lived on the mountain. Have a coffee there and enjoy the nice view down to the Rhine valley.
Train to the Drachenfels - this railway is the oldest in Germany with a cog wheel.
Schloss Drachenburg is sort of a fairytale castle built in the late 19th century. If you climb up to Drachenfels by foot, you can take a rest here and stroll through the park gardens. In the castle you'll find a small exhibition on the castle's history
Rhine in Flames
Between Linz am Rhein and Bonn.
An Italian restaurant located in the center of town. The hosts are very hospitable; however, they only speak Italian and German.
Wandering through the beautiful Siebengebirge mountains, have a rest in this enjoyable beer garden in the middle of nowhere. They also offer home-made cakes and waffles
Probably the beer garden with the most panoramic view in the region. Sit on the terrace and enjoy the marvelous view on the Rhine valley and Bonn.
Steigenberger Königswinter/Bonn
The Grand Hotel Petersberg is the official guest hotel of the German government. All foreign dignitaries in Germany as guests of the German government stay here. The hotel has been the host of numerous historical conferences.
By boat
By boat, you can reach Königswinter with the tourist boats on the Rhine and by ferry from Bonn Mehlem, but this is not useful only if you live in Bonn.
By car
You can reach Königswinter directly from one of the biggest German motorways, the A3. Just take the exit "Siebengebirge" and follow the signs over the "Margarethenhöhe".
Königswinter consists on the one hand of the "main city" directly in the rhine valley and the suburb of "Dollendorf" and on the other hand of many many bigger and smaller villages in the Siebengebirge, such as…
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