AROUND RÜDESHEIM climb to any of the countless viewing points high above the Rhine and see the unique panorama unfold beneath your feet. This is a holiday region as old as the myths and legends of the beautiful Loreley or the feuding brothers, and yet as fresh and modern as the ARP Museum in the Rolandseck railway sta-tion art gallery and the outstanding Rheinsteig trail. A symphony of con-trasts between mountain and valley, bet-ween energy-charged active holidays and laid-back relaxation breaks. Immerse yourself in a colourful picture book full of ideas and history along the romantic river Rhine. Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH, Loreley Besucherzentrum, 56346 St. Goarshausen +49 (0)6771/95938-0, I 599094, info@romantischer-rhein.de, www.romantischer-rhein.de BINGEN AM RHEIN As gateway to the UNESCO World Heri-tage Site of the “Upper Middle Rhine Valley”, Bingen has always been and re-mains an attractive tourist destination, sur-rounded by the four wine- growing areas of Rheinhessen, Nahe, Rheingau and Mittel-rhein. It is the home of the “Mouse Tower” and of the great scholar and saint Hilde-gard. With the Rhine promenade which was newly renovated in 2008 and the Bingen River-bank of Culture the town enchants every guest with a wide variety of things to do and a breath-takingly beautiful natural setting. Stroll along the Rhine through elegant parklands, go past histori-cal industrial monuments and wonderful children's playgrounds, experience the Romance of the Rhine close up in the poets' enclosures in the Hindenburganlage Park or find out about Hildegard of Bingen in the Historical Museum am Strom. The combination of cultural and natural fea-tures has its own particular attraction and is unmistakeably - Bingen. Tourist- Information, Rheinkai 21, 55411 Bingen am Rhein, +49 (0)6721/184-205, I184-214, tourist-information@bingen.de www.bingen.de Kloster Eberbach THE RHEINGAU With an exceptionally mild microclimate, well protected by the high Taunus hills, the region can be compared to a small “Burgundy on the Rhine”. The river from which the Rheingau has its name has a width of approximately one km. It has been inhabited by noble-men and clergymen alike for thousands 44