Rheingau Rhine valley villages

Towns · Villages · Rhine

Villages

Thirty-seven kilometres of Rhine, a dozen villages, centuries of history.

Eltville

Oldest town · Sparkling capital

Eltville

The oldest town in the Rheingau, birthplace of Gutenberg, and Germany's sparkling wine capital. A perfect base for exploring.

Rüdesheim

The famous wine town

Rüdesheim

Four million visitors a year — and worth every one of them. The Drosselgasse, the cable car, the Niederwald monument.

Geisenheim

Wine university town

Geisenheim

Home to the world-famous Geisenheim University for viticulture and oenology. The academic heart of German wine.

Kiedrich

Medieval gem

Kiedrich

Off the tourist trail: a perfectly preserved medieval village with the legendary Gräfenberg vineyard and Weingut Robert Weil.

Assmannshausen

The red wine village

Assmannshausen

Unique in the Rheingau: red slate soils produce outstanding Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir). Romantic Rhine scenery.

Johannisberg

Schloss & History

Johannisberg

A tiny village dominated by the castle that gave the Riesling grape its international fame. One of Germany's most iconic wine views.