Castles Along the Rhine
The day proved to be one of sunshine and castles. Between Bingen and Bonn, the Middle Rhine River is saturated with them, from impressive fortresses to decorative follies.
The river is dotted with towns along the water’s edge, many with a castle (or three) perched above them, and often one in the town itself. This is a lush landscape, with vineyards filling every spare pieces of land. Many of the vineyards border on the vertical as they stretch up the sides of the gorge, and many a Rhine River castle clings to a hilltop or sits surrounded by grape vines.