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Title Page

Page	Placement	Alt Text	Copyright
Cover page	Slideshow	Depicts a car ferry on a river. In the background, there is a hill with a forest.	© Klaus Hammerl
Cover page	Slideshow	The ferry "Michael" is crossing the Rhine.	© Klaus Hammerl
Cover page	Slideshow	The hiking trail along the Rhine with a beautiful view of the valley and the river.	© Henry Tornow / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Cover page	Loreley Ferry / Section left	A castle sits on a hill; at the edge of the image is a river, and a forest is in the background.	© Klaus Hammerl
Cover page	Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel / Section right	Depicts a car ferry on a river. In the background, there is a hill with a forest.	© Klaus Hammerl
Cover page	Loreley Open-Air Stage / Section left	A large open-air stage with many people at a concert.	© Loreley Freilichtbühne
Cover page	Rheinsteig / Section center	A hiking trail runs along the Rhine with a scenic view.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH

Fähre Loreley

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Loreley Ferry	Section left / Slideshow	Depicts a car ferry on a river. In the background, there is a hill with a forest.	© Klaus Hammerl
Loreley Ferry	Section left / Slideshow	An old village center with half-timbered houses and restaurants.	© Andreas Pacek, fototour-deutschland.de/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Loreley Ferry	Section left / Slideshow	A car ferry seen from a bird’s-eye view on a body of water.	© Klaus Hammerl
Loreley Ferry	Section left / Slideshow	View from a castle on a hill into the Rhine Valley, with two ships and a village visible.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Loreley Ferry	Section left / Slideshow	Two riverbanks, each with a small village. In the middle, a ferry is crossing the river.	© Klaus Hammerl
Loreley Ferry	Section left / Slideshow	Between cherry blossom trees, an old castle on a hill is visible.	© Jens Niemeyer / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Loreley Ferry	Sights / Section left	A village with half-timbered houses, a hiking trail, and vineyards in the background.	© Maximilian Semsch/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Loreley Ferry	Activities in the region / Section right	Two women standing in the vineyards drinking wine.	© Marco Rothbrust/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel

Page	Placement	Alt Text	Copyright
Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel	Slideshow / Section left	View of a town on the Rhine with hills and a monastery in the background.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel	Slideshow / Section left	In the background are two castles, in the foreground a river.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel	Slideshow / Section left	The Rhine ferry "Michael" is crossing the middle of the Rhine.	© Klaus Hammerl
Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel	Sights / Section left	A village with half-timbered houses, a hiking trail, and vineyards in the background.	© Maximilian Semsch/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Ingelheim Oestrich-Winkel	Activities in the region / Section right	Two women standing in the vineyards drinking wine.	© Marco Rothbrust/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Destinations

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Excursion Destinations	Ruine Ehrenfels / Section left	On a hill there is a ruin, and in the river in front of it three ships are visible.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Excursion Destinations	Rhine Cycle Path / Section left	Two cyclists stand by the river and enjoy the view.	© Dominik Ketz/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Excursion Destinations	Assmannshausen / Section center	Two women float in a gondola above a town and enjoy the view.	© Niederwald Seilbahn GmbH
Excursion Destinations	Bacharach / Section center	A village with half-timbered houses, a hiking trail, and vineyards in the background.	© Maximilian Semsch/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Excursion Destinations	Niederwalddenkmal / Section center	Two female hikers are seen from behind walking toward a large monument.	© Marco Rothbrust/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Excursion Destinations	Summer Toboggan Run / Section center	Two adults are riding a summer toboggan run.	© Rainer Knecht
Excursion Destinations	Bingen am Rhein / Section right	From one riverbank, you can see the opposite side and a small town in the hills.	© Henry Tornow / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Excursion Destinations	Burg Rheinstein / Section right	On the slope of a hill there is a castle. A river flows through the valley.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Excursion Destinations	Rheinsteig / Section right	Along the Rhine there is a hiking trail with a scenic view.	© Henry Tornow / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Excursion Destinations	Wine Tasting / Section right	Two women standing in the vineyards drinking wine.	© Marco Rothbrust/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Activities in the Region

Page	Placement	Alternative text	Copyright
Activities in the Region	Assmannshausen / Teaser left	A river flows between green hills.	© Frank Gallas / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Activities in the Region	Wine Tasting / Teaser left	Two women stand in the vineyards and drink wine.	© Marco Rothbrust/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Activities in the Region	Rheinsteig / Teaser center	A hiking trail runs along the Rhine with a visible view.	© Henry Tornow / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Activities in the Region	Castle Cruise / Teaser center	Two ships are seen on the Rhine, with a castle on a hill in the background.	© Henry Tornow / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Activities in the Region	Summer Toboggan Run / Teaser center	Two adults are riding on a summer toboggan run.	© Rainer Knecht
Activities in the Region	Rhine in Flames / Teaser right	Fireworks light up the night sky over a river.	© Dominik Ketz/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Activities in the Region	Rhine Cycle Path / Teaser right	Two cyclists stand by the river enjoying the view.	© Dominik Ketz/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Activities in the Region	Rhine Museum Koblenz / Teaser middle	Deutsches Eck in Koblenz	Andreas Pacek, fototour-deutschland.de/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Activities in the Region	Castles & Palaces on the Rhine / Teaser right	A bird’s-eye view shows an old stone arch, with a river and hills in the sunset.	© Mahlow Media/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH

Sights

Page	Placement	Alt Text	Copyright
Sights	Ruine Ehrenfels / Teaser left	On a hill there is a ruin, and in the river in front of it three ships are visible.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Sights	Bacharach / Teaser left	A village with half-timbered houses, a hiking trail, and vineyards in the background.	© Maximilian Semsch/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
Sights	Bingen am Rhine / Teaser left	From one riverbank, you can see the opposite side and a small town in the hills.	© Henry Tornow / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Sights	Open-Air Stage / Teaser center	A large open-air stage with many people at a concert.	© Loreley Freilichtbühne
Sights	Niederwalddenkmal / Teaser center	Two female hikers are seen from behind walking toward a large monument.	© Marco Rothbrust/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Sights	Rüdesheim am Rhine / Teaser right	View of a town on the Rhine with hills and a monastery in the background.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Sights	Burg Rheinstein / Teaser right	On the slope of a hill there is a castle. A river flows through the valley.	© Friedrich Gier / Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
Sights	Assmannshausen / Teaser right	Two women float in a gondola above a town and enjoy the view.	© Niederwald Seilbahn GmbH

History

Page	Placement	Alt Text	Copyright
History	Header Image	Depicts a car ferry on a river. In the background, there is a hill with a forest.	© Klaus Hammerl

Press

Page	Placement	Alt Text	Copyright
Press	Header Image	An old village center with half-timbered houses and restaurants.	© Andreas Pacek, fototour-deutschland.de/Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH (CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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