Ancient myths and a world rich in legend have come into being here among the castles since the Middle Ages. Some of them speak of wonderful women such as those inhabiting the Loreley, some of them of The Seven Virgins in these parts, of two ferocious brothers at war with one another and of the 'snipers of Sooneck'. Here, the present and the past coalesce with one another into the superlative beauties of the land and river, into the ancient traditions of fishing and winegrowing, ferrying and inn keeping, and these traditions lives on as much then as today. Since the year 2002, this middle Rhine valley landscape has taken its place in the list of the world's heritage, along with the pyramids of Gizeh, the Grand Canyon and Athens' Acropolis. As a visitor, knowledge of this fact makes one more aware of the beauties and special features of this river landscape. The town of Boppard lies right in the centre of these majestic sur-roundings, Books: UPPER MIDDLE RHINE VALLEY from Bingen and Rüdesheim to Koblenz Monument Edition: WORLD HERITAGE ISBN 3-936942-76, ISBN 13978-39369-42-76 Price: 14,80 € Theme broschure UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE Upper Middle Rhine Valley Loreley Valley, Price: 2,50 € Service: Tourist Information Boppard, Tel. 06742-3888 www.boppard-tourismus.de or Rheintouristik Tal der Loreley, Tel. +49 (0) 6771-599093 WORLD HERITAGE ATLAS On the way in the Loreley Valley from Rüdesheim to Bingen and Koblenz Service: Tourist Information Boppard, Tel. +49 (0) 6742-3888 www.boppard-tourismus.de or Rheintouristik Tal der Loreley, Tel. +49 (0) 6771-599093 Excursion tip: LORELEY VISITORS CENTRE at the Loreley and so offers the best of opportunities to explore the valley in all its many-faceted potential. Indeed, it is a veritable treasure simply waiting for you to discover. D-56346 St. Goarshausen Tel. +49 (0) 6771-599093 www.loreley-touristik.de World Heritage UpperMiddle Rhine Valley Our tip A View of Four Lakes (Vierseenblick, Boppard); Castle Liebeneck, Osterspai Loreley