Ehrensäule

Stadecken-Elsheim

column of honor

Erected around 1832 as a reminder of the construction of the "Ingelheimer Grundstrasse" between Nieder-Ingelheim and Nieder-Olm 1829-1832, which crossed here with the Mainz-Bad-Kreuznach highway via Sprendlingen, west of the town center of Stadecken. Source: Cultural monuments Rld.-Palatinate

© Weingut Raddeck

Nierstein

Weingut Raddeck

We, Anna and Stefan Raddeck, love wine and we want to share this passion with you. Since 2003, we have been working in a controlled ecological manner to preserve the excellent quality of our wines for future generations. Reducing yields, long maceration times, and partial spontaneous fermentation make our wines authentic and complex. This is especially true for our Rieslings from the renowned sites Schloss Schwabsburg, Heiligenbaum, Pettenthal, and Orbel from the Red Slope. Since 2009, the winery has been located in the middle of the…

Synagogue of Weisenau

Mainz

Synagoge Weisenau

During the siege of Mainz in 1793, the synagogue was heavily damaged, but the repairs took 25 years. In the Night of Broken Glass in 1938, National Socialists looted and desecrated the building, but did not set it on fire to protect neighboring houses. In 1940, the synagogue and its property were sold under duress and later used as a shed and chicken coop. The significance of the synagogue was forgotten until the exhibition "Jews in Mainz" brought it back to public consciousness in 1978. The hidden building was placed under monument…

Kuhkapelle Korfmann 1

Wahlheim

Kuhkapelle im Weingut Korfmann

The cross vault in the Korfmann Winery, built in 1840, was turned into a wine tavern in 1999, which can accommodate up to 50 people. General information on Rheinhessen cow chapels .The origin of the typical Rheinhessen vaults goes back to the early 19th century. At that time, farmers wanted to increase the yield of their cattle by keeping them in stables and use the leftovers as fertiliser for their fields. Initially, the cattle were housed on the ground floor of the half-timbered houses, above which hay and straw were stored. However,…

Trauben

Mommenheim

Expedition Vineyard

A guided tour through the Mommenheim vineyards with explanations about the fauna and flora, history and current events, and of course everything worth knowing about wine. With great passion and enthusiasm, Stefanie Wild, cultural and wine ambassador, will guide you through the Mommenheim vineyards. Individual tours on a specific theme are also possible. A glass of Becker wine and a small snack are always included. Depending on the theme, a tour lasts between 1.5 and 2.5 hours. Duration: 1 1/2 hours Number of participants: 5 - 20 people…

Innenansicht Römerhalle

Bad Kreuznach

Museum Römerhalle

300 years of Roman culture and history on the banks of the river Nahe! In a rustic ambience, the exhibition shows you excavation finds from a colossal palace villa from the Roman "cruciniacum", which once stood on the site of the museum. The exhibition presents the luxury of wealthy Romans on the Rhine border of the Roman Empire. At the centre are two magnificent mosaic floors (gladiator mosaic, Oceanus mosaic), images of gods, funerary monuments, glass art and everyday objects. Directly next to the Roman hall are the accessible and thus…

Naturhistorisches Museum Elefant

Mainz

Natural History Museum

In addition to exhibits from today's animal and plant world, the museum presents numerous testimonies from the geological past of Rhineland-Palatinate. Highlights include the approximately 44 million-year-old prehistoric horse from Eckfelder Maar, as well as an extensive collection of Ice Age animals. The Mainz Quagga group enjoys international recognition: as the only museum in the world, the Natural History Museum has three specimens of this extinct zebra species – of which only 23 specimens are still known to exist. As an…