Bingen to Mainz
Cathédrale Saint-Martin de Mainz
Cathédrale Saint-Martin de Mainz - Wikimedia Commons Wolfgang Pehlemann
Rheinland-Pfalz

12. Bingen to Mainz

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Dopo aver visitato la città di Bingen si raggiunge la riva del Reno fino a Magonza. Un importante patrimonio vi aspetta in questa bella città la cui Vita di San Colombano menziona il passaggio dei monaci intorno al 610.
This stage begins with the crossing of the historic town of Bingen, a flat landscape accompanies you with the vineyards on the hills on the right bank of the Rhine. The Rhine seems slower and deposits alluvium to form islands. Since Roman times harbours have been built for fishing, exporting wine and importing timber. Nowadays, there is a lot of pleasure boating. Mainz deserves a day to discover its heritage.

4 points of interest

  • Basilique Saint Martin à Bingen
    Basilique Saint Martin à Bingen - Wikimedia Commons Manfred Heyde
    Tourist

    St. Martin's Basilica in Bingen

    A first church was built in Bingen in the 5th century by the Bishop of Mainz on top of the former Temple of Mercury, historically at the confluence of the Nahe and the Rhine. The church was first mentioned in 793 in a donation mentioned in the Codex Laureshamensis of St. Martin's Abbey in Bingen and Altenmünster in Lorsch. Burned down by the Normans in 883, it was rebuilt from 1220 onwards.
    The contemporary basilica was built around 1416 in a Gothic style. The crypt dating from the 11th century was discovered in 1416. The basilica was originally built as a collegiate church of the 15th century.
    More info at: Wikipedia
  • Le château abrite les services administratifs de la ville Bingen
    Le château abrite les services administratifs de la ville Bingen - Wikimedia Commons Peter Weller
    Historical

    Castle Klopp in Bingen

    Castle Klopp is a fortified castle located in the centre of the town of Bingen am Rhein on the Rhine. As part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley1 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in June 2002 for its unique combination of geological, historical and cultural heritage.
    The castle was built between 1240 and 1277. A Kloppenberg hill is mentioned as the residence of a clergyman at that time, but then Klopp Castle is mentioned afterwards. The purpose of the building was to intensify the customs barrier of the Electorate of Mainz, which consisted of Klopp Castle with Ehrenfels Castle on the opposite bank and added, in the 14th century, with the Bingen Mäuseturm.
    Further information: Wikipedia
  • Parlement du Land de Rhenanie Palatinat
    Parlement du Land de Rhenanie Palatinat - Wikimedia Commons Pedelecs
    Historical

    Hotel of the Teutonic Order (Mainz)

    The Hotel of the Teutonic Order (Deutschhaus in German), is a public building in the city of Mainz, Germany. It is the seat of the state parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate.
    More information Wikipedia
  • Le sanctuaire dans la Taberna archaeologica, à Mayence.
    Le sanctuaire dans la Taberna archaeologica, à Mayence. - Wikimedia Commons Martin Bahmann
    Historical

    The Shrine of Isis and Mater Magna in Mainz

    The sanctuary of Isis and Mater Magna is a place of worship of the Roman Mogontiacum (Mainz) which was active between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD. The archaeological remains of this site were uncovered and excavated at the end of 1999 during work on the so-called "Römerpassage" shopping mall in downtown Mainz.
    The Roman presence in Mainz, which was to last almost five centuries, began in 13-12 BC with the construction of a Roman camp. The rapid growth of Canabæ, a colonized civil vicus between the camp and the Rhine, soon led to the construction of Roman public buildings, such as the baths, the theatre, administrative buildings, and the temple, especially during the reign of the Flavians. It was at this time that the foundations of the temple of Isis and Mater Magna were laid.
    Visit the museum built on the archaeological discoveries.
    More info at: Wikipedia

Description

In front of St. Martin's Basilica in Bingen turn right, cross the square and walk along the church, Pfarrhofstrasse straight ahead, right Hasengasse, left Dvhmittstrasse, right Bürgermeister-Franz-Neff-Platz, go up through the gate, bypass Klopp Castle on the left, go down to the parking lot straight ahead, left Mariahilfstrasse, second street on the right Rochusallee
  1. Turn left into Pfarrer-Heberer-Strasse, right at the crossroads in front of the school in Bingen Joseph-Knettel-Strasse, left at the crossroads Am Rheinberg
  2. Right at the crossroads with Mainzer Strasse, left at the bridge over the railway, take the circular staircase down to the Rhine. You walk 23 kilometres along the Rhine.
  3. Drive under the bridge over the A 643 motorway before you reach the outskirts of Mainz, get close to the first roundabout in the Mombacher Keisel industrial estate (Kiesel = roundabout), straight ahead Rheinallee, drive under the railway line
  4. Right, shady street, at the yacht harbour Nahestrasse, left Wallaustrasse, at the end of Wallaustrasse cross Adam-Karillon-Strasse and the small park, right Kaiserstrasse, left at the crossroads Bauhofstrasse, Flachsmarkstrasse, straight ahead, Schusterstrasse you reach St. Martin's Cathedral Mainz.
  • Departure : Saint Martin's Basilica, Basilikastraße 6, 55411 Bingen am Rhein
  • Arrival : Saint Martin's Cathedral, Markt 10, 55116 Mainz
  • Towns crossed : Rheinland-Pfalz and Hessen

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