St. GoarThe town of St.Goar was named after the Saint, who built a chapel and lived as a hermit on the site of today’s Collegiate Church (Stiftskirche) in the 6th century. Before 765, the Counts of Katzenelnbogen were assigned as patrons of the monastery and awarded toll rights for the Rhine. They built Castle Rheinfels in 1245. Today it is the largest and one of the most impressive castle ruins on the Rhine.
Our town bears the name of St.Goar, who lived around the year 520. He established a hermitage, a chapel and hospice downstream from some dangerous rapids, where he helped travelers, cared for the sick, fed the poor and evangelized the people. The many legends about the Saint all emphasize his famed hospitality, a tradition, which the town of St.Goar has preserved to this day.
The many-faceted culinary range, the unsurpassed Rhine wine and the classy hotel industry will round off your visit to the hospitable St.Goar. When you go wine tasting, you are sure to find your favorite wine. Take a few bottles home and each time you have a glass, some nice memories of your stay in St.Goar will come back to you. To good health!
Discover and Explore
St.Goar’s impressive landmark is Castle Rheinfels, one of the largest castles ever. Immerse yourself in the moved history of town and castle. Explore the extensive fortifications with their steep turrets and their halls and passages carved into the rock (bring a touch!). Solve the mysteries of the Castle Museum’s exhibits—history comes alive here! If you want, enjoy a rustic or princely on Castle Rheinfels, the choice is your…
Saunter through the narrow alleyways of the densely built-up town with its century-old timber frame houses or take a stroll down the Rheinpromenade. Those interested in history will appreciate the late Gothic wall and ceiling Church (Stiftskirche) or the cover plate of St. Goar’s tomb in the Catholic parish of St. Goar.
Enjoy the scenery around the Rhine from a different perspective – from a riverboat. Of particular interest is the stretch between Oberwesel and St. Goar, past the rocky reefs called the “Seven Maidens” and the narrowest and deepest part of the Rhine.
“He break through and the rocks move aside and look down on him in astonishment and admiration”, Heinrich Kleist wrote in 1803 during his River Rhine journey about the 1320 km long stream cutting through the slate mountains between Bingen and Koblenz.
The Mid Rhine Valley, ennobled as “World Heritage” by the UNESSCO in 2002, has probably always fascinated those who saw it. On one hand rugged and ancient, on the other cultivated by man and graceful, it has inspired generations of poets and painters. Probably the most famous is the Loreley Song, a poem by Heinrich Heine (translated into English by Mark Twain in 1880, “An ancient legend of the Rhine”), first published in 1824 and set to music 13 years later by Friedrich Sichler.
Uncounted drawings and paintings by such famous artists as William Turner from an integral part of the Romanticism and enchant the beholder.
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