ABJS

Planning a two week vacation to Germany in June, starting from Frankfurt we thought Bacharach would be a great first night. Any opinions appreciated. From there we will travel to Dinklesbuhl, Salsburg, Viena , this is far as we have planned! All and any advise apreciatted!

Russ

"we thought Bacharach would be a great first night. Any opinions appreciated."

How long will you stay? Apartments are a good choice for families. I'd plan for at least 3 nights so you can recover from jetlag and see a few things. Bacharach is nice but can be visited from other towns that are a little better located as a base for outings. St. Goar has a ferry to the other side of the river, especially convenient for outings by train. It's locate in the most scenic part of the Rhine - 3 castles are visible from town - and has its own castle you can tour: Rheinfels. Use the ferry to visit Marksburg in Braubach (on the opposite side of the river and north.) www.marksburg.de


Not many apartments accommodate 5 or more but this one will - scroll down to the bottom for photos of the 3-bedroom 2-bath flat in the heart of town:

http://www.hotel-zur-loreley.de/st-g...ent/index.html

ABJS

Not sure how long we would stay. We were thinking one night but seeing the apartment for our family it may be wise to call it our base for a few days.

dgassa

We stayed at Persion im-Malerwinkel last year and it was very reasonable, clean and comfortable. The owners speak English. In a quiet location within a few minutes walk to the town center.

http://www.Im-malerwinkel.de/

Here's a link to the page in my blog concerning our stay in Bacharach.

http://gassawaysadventures.blogspot....in-castle.html

Russ

This place in St. Goar has a large apt. too; at the south end of town but you can still reach everything on foot.

http://www.rijnzicht.de/UK/index.htm


Getting around: Daytrips for a family of 5 can be done throughout the Rhine and Mosel region by train for about 30 Euros on a "Rheinland-Pfalz ticket" daypass. Nearly every village has a train station with hourly or better service:

http://www.vrminfo.de/en/tickets-and...ket/?style=big

(Error at above site: ticket is good until 3 A.M. the next day, not p.m.!)

Area info:

River cruises: www.k-d.com

Rhine sights and villages: http://www.welterbe-mittelrheintal.d...php?id=318&L=3

St. Goar TI office: www.st-goar.de/18-1-tourist-info.html

Rheinfels Castle: www.st-goar.de/17-1-rheinfels-castle.html

Remagen's WW II museum (north of Koblenz at site of former "Bridge at Remagen", taken by US forces - lots in English): www.bruecke-remagen.de

Boppard's chairlift: http://www.sesselbahn-boppard.de/cha.../index_eng.htm

Places to visit & things to do on daytrips beyond the Middle Rhine:

Mosel towns: Cochem, Trier, Bernkastel

http://www.romantic-germany.info/Enc...es.4018.0.html

Cochem's free-flight falconry show at Reichsburg Castle:
http://www.falknerei-reichsburg-cochem.de/fotobuch.htm

Burg Eltz Castle: www.burg-eltz.de

Cochem's Moselbad waterpark: www.moselbad.de/home.html

ABJS

Thank you all for your information, it is greatly appreciate! So far I am not finding openings. Perhaps we should have booked sooner....

bigtyke

If you are going to spend just one night, then I think you would be better off going in the other direction as Bacharach is in the opposite direction of Dinkelsbuhl, Salzburg, etc.

ABJS

Good point, We picked Bacharach Because of the short drive from Frankfurt and really liked the way the area looked. Perhaps we can find that in the other direction as well.