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The “spa island” of Badewörth lies between the main arm of the River Nahe and the Mühlenteich canal. Locals bored the first salt water spring in 1832 at the very point where the Nahe and Mühlenkanal split. They named the spring Elisabethquelle – the “Elisabeth Spring” – after the wife of the King of Prussia. The building was used as the pump rooms until 1989 and now houses a wine bar. Salt water is now in the thermal baths and in the health centre, with inhalations and with therapeutic mud…
In the center of the village, a cozy corner has been created as a place to linger, adorned with a modernly designed fountain and an old press.
The old town of Mainz bears the marks of a long and eventful past, which is still clearly reflected in the cityscape today. It is visible in the mighty medieval cathedral, in the historic patrician houses, in the Elector's Palace, as well as in the narrow, winding streets and atmospheric squares. This historical heritage is complemented by modern buildings such as the town hall built in 1971 by the Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, the Brand shopping center, the Rheingoldhalle, and Fort Malakoff, which illustrate the city's ongoing…
Behind the portal made of red sandstone, a modern glass entrance opens up access to a richly appointed Rococo interior. The Augustinian hermits, a mendicant order established in Mainz since 1260, maintained their monastery on Augustinerstraße until the year 1802. Between 1768 and 1772, both the nave church and the monastery buildings were completely rebuilt. Since 1805, the bishop's seminary has been housed in the complex. The extraordinary wealth of the church's furnishings is thanks to the generous support of patrons. The elector…
Here once stood the Catholic school building, which was built in 1857. Already in 1850, the Catholic priest of Heidesheim, Heinrich Berthes, had promised the church fund the donation of this property. It was to serve as housing for clergy, accommodation for the organist and the bell ringer, as well as a classroom for the Catholic confessional school. Until the introduction of communal schools, the Catholic teacher Josef Becker from Heidesheim lived and taught here. Afterwards, the house was rented out and finally auctioned off in 1896 to…
The all-around accessible main wall was mainly constructed in the 15th century. Its most vulnerable flank at the Mainzer Berg was strengthened by the addition of a Zwinger (inner defence gate). The only entrance (at Grabengasse/Kirchgasse) received an outer gate, a so-called “Barbarkane”. The second, southern breach was created in 1873 and provided access to the vineyards. The most salient point is the so-called Malakoff tower - formerly the “Alte Wache” (old guard post) with its dungeon. It offers an impressive…
The church impresses with its combination of Baroque, which expresses the joy of faith, and Classicism, which stands for reason and clear lines. Between the strict classicist forms, opulent stucco work and putti stand out. The ceiling paintings, which tell the story of the life and death of St. Ignatius, originally come from the Baroque painter Johann Baptist Enderle and have been revised multiple times since. Particularly worth seeing is the Classicist organ case above the main entrance (1774–1781), while the organ itself dates back…