The Middle Rhine Train: Germany’s Most Beautiful Train Ride – A Scenic Trip Along the Rhine

Castles, palaces, vineyards, and a romantic river valley: experience a train journey along the Rhine with DW's Hannah Hummel. It is considered the most beautiful train route in Germany!
Let's start in Cologne!

00:00 Intro
00:20 Cologne
01:22 The Middle Rhine Train
01:48 The river Rhine
02:22 Saint Goar and the famous Loreley
05:19 Bingen and the Mouse tower
07:17 Mainz, Wine bar Laurenz

CREDITS:
Report: Hannah Hummel
Camera: Marco Borowski
Editing: Freddy Willmann
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[marcouzmark]

the past 3 months I've travelled twice to Germany and passed this region. I'm definitely coming back and checking out everything it has to offer. Cheers from the Netherlands

[davidponseigo]

I watch this show for the beautiful scenery and that definitely includes you Hannah !!

[joebarrera]

Vielen Dank an Hannah und DW. Ihre Begeisterung ist ansteckend, sozusagen

[jamesrobinson]

I have been to this region many times and it is one of my favorite spots in Germany. The river, castles, and vineyards are eye candy.

[TariqulDipu]

You should’ve also mentioned Koblenz, Boppard & Deutsches Eck 😅. Due to my study purposes, I’ve been living in koblenz for the past few years and have been regularly traveling across this beautiful region, doing cycling tours and hiking in the surrounding mountains. The beauty of this region is simply breathtaking and you’ll have to see it with your own eyes to believe in it. This area definitely deserves more attention to attract more people who love quiet nature and mountains.
Great video!

[a.r.stellmacher]

Love this, beautiful Rhine river, quaint little villages, and lots of castles. You couldn’t ask for more.

[krazyyuppie]

I travelled on this route in 2008, from Mainz to Duesseldorf. The scenic beauty along the Rhine is fantastic.

[ambicicek]

Hannah ist eine tolle Moderatorin, man spührt ihre wahre Leidenschaft fürs Reisen. Ganz toll gemacht 👌

[spiralpython]

I recently enjoyed this beautiful train journey, on my first trip to Europe. The scenery and old castles and pretty towns were magical. Thank you for helping me relive my lovely journey.

[brucerhodes]

I lived in Germany in 1981-83 while serving in the US Air Force at Ramstein AB. I'd ride the train almost every weekend from Landstuhl to Wiesbaden, where my former roommate from our previous base was stationed, at the now closed Lindsey Air Station. We spent a lot of time in Mainz, shopping, day drinking, going to every wine festival in the area. Purchased a car the 2nd year I was there, when my wife came to join me. We traveled up and down the Rhine from Heidelberg to Koblenz many times visiting every castle that was open to the public. It was easier to do by car, but as a tourist, you just can't beat the rail system in Europe!

[claiborneeastjr]

Fascinating train ride through a very scenic part of Germany. And such a lovely, charming Hannah to be our tour guide! Very well done.

[noahstabler]

These DW Documentaries are always brilliant

[PassportTwo]

Great video of one of our favorite parts of Germany! Personally, I usually take people to see Bacharach over St. Goar, but it's hard to choose any of the beautiful towns along this route over another!

[ironheintz]

This was great, always love the videos with Hannah!

[hemakashyap]

So beautiful, i really liked the view!

[tmgarcia]

I agree, this is one of the most beautiful and scenic routes along the Rhine. There is a small town called Bacharach, worth taking a look.

[kobaltocr]

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[SimonJJager]

It‘ a great region and I appreciate living here. Andernach, Bacharach and Boppard are worth a visit, too, and you definitely shouldn‘t miss the famous city of Koblenz. But the other side of the river has so much that is worth seeing, too. The city of Wiesbaden, Hessias capital is definitely worth stopping by as well as the towns of Eltville and Rüdesheim with the famous Germania-Statue and the Drosselgasse. Also towns like Linz and Königswinter with the Drachenfels castle and railway are waiting for your visit.
And here’s an extra tip: From July till September, every year, there are fireworks events in different town in the middle Rhine every few weekends. You can watch them from a boat or from the landside and there is always a framework program in thenhosting cities.

Come by some time!

[johnmehaffey]

Did exactly this same journey roughly 4 years ago with my wife I’d done it from the Bodensee to Dortmund in the late 70, s and always wanted to show my wife how beautiful it was,

[DRVIKASJOSHI]

I loved the lively tour and presenter. I was not aware about the route, thanks for this.