Oberwesel Germany: Dwelling Of The Vino Witch


Oberwesel, Deutschland in addition to the Wine Witch

 A brusk halt on my Off the Beaten Track tour 
in Germany, but ane I am then glad I did

 The trip from Koblez to Oberwesel went likewise quickly.  Although I honey develop move inwards Europe, I would merchandise a develop for a boat on a High German river anytime!
photo from http://www.loreleyvalley.com/oberwesel-rhine/index.html
The boat stopped at most of the towns nosotros passed picking upwards local residents in addition to at ane halt a large grouping of tourists.   
I virtually missed viewing the Lorelei since my halt was adjacent in addition to the boat does non linger.  

 We had simply passed the famous Lorelei and inwards a few minutes were docking at Oberwesel.  A hike in addition to tour of the Lorelei, overlooking the UNESCO World Heritage designated utilisation of the Rhine river, is on my listing for some other visit.  Our captain was non distracted yesteryear whatever 'siren calls'  and nosotros arrived safely.  

 Oberwesel:  
Disembarking from the White Boat I was exclusively a few steps from the primary foursquare when I arrived.     The good kept one-half timbered houses tucked betwixt larger rock or brick buildings were just equally I imagined a High German town should be, or an impression left over from a icon demo set.   I was completely charmed.



Every town I visited on my Off the Beaten Track opportunity was steeped inwards history.   Far to a greater extent than events, invaders, treaties in addition to wars than I could agree into my caput on my brusk solar daytime trips.   But it was non hard to absorb the experience of a town, take in some of the locals in addition to sympathise a picayune of their traditions.

Oberwesel was a walled metropolis inwards the middle ages amongst to a greater extent than than the surviving xvi spotter towers that protected the town from all foes.    The renovated sections of the walls are a perfect advantage betoken to stance the metropolis in addition to the surrounding vineyards or relish a 'city' hike.

If yous expect upwards yous volition take in row upon row of grape vines ascending the loma to the imposing Schonburg Castle.  The master copy edifice dates from the twelfth century.  Today the castle houses a luxury hotel equally good equally a youth hostel. 



The castle complex.  Photo from www.loreleyvalley.com/oberwesel-rhine/index.html



A brusk walk from the cardinal foursquare where many festivals in addition to events are celebrated each year, yous exceed shops, restaurants in addition to someone homes on your agency to the Stadtmuseum, a perfect start to your agreement of Oberwesel in addition to the surrounding area.

The Stadtmuseum is the first halt on my tour.   This interactive museum takes yous through the history of the Upper Rhine river expanse via a 'time machine', large screens that react to a unmarried touch.  Visitors in addition to choose what interests them from a virtual tour of the town, utilisation the
remote controlled photographic tv set camera on the river bank to see, fifty-fifty remove heed the river equally good equally conduct maintain a radar view!

You could pass hours trying all the innovated systems inside each department of the museum.  But create non lady friend the icon palace inwards the vaulted cellar to take in a cinema of the history of Rhine shipping, the old steamboats, toll booths in addition to the involve for icebreakers when the river sends ice.  





The Minorite Monastery is a onetime Franciscan monastery, church, garden, cloister in addition to sacristy covers over 800 years of history.  The ruins are privately owned now.  After a sack destroyed the monastery inwards 1836 someone homes were built inwards the expanse in addition to it is notwithstanding a residential area.
Contact the museum for details on how to arrange/book a tour.  em into@kulturhaus-oberwesel.de
  








 With exclusively a brusk fourth dimension remaining earlier my develop leaves I took a fast paced tour of ane of the highlights of Gothic architecture inwards Oberwesel:  Liebfrauen Church know for it's golden alter.
The edifice was started inwards 1308.  

Entering from a side door it takes a few moments to appreciate the soaring ceilings in addition to massive size of the church.    The golden altar is the most prominent utilisation of the church building but create non lady friend the larger than life icon on the walls that were intended to educated the masses who perchance did non read in addition to ain books. 
                                                        Liebfrauen Church, Church of Our Lady

Gold Altar   from Bing.com/images

The Wine Witch:   Each yr the town celebrates Weinhexennacht,  the crowning of the novel vino witch for the coming year.   Other vino areas may crown a vino queen but Oberwesel selects their vino witch.   And she is a skillful witch, representing in addition to helping promote the expanse wines for the yr next her election.

The townspeople vote for the adjacent year's witch in addition to on the nighttime of Apr 30th the onetime witch is burned inwards a straw effigy in addition to the newly elected witch escapes from a vino keg inwards the middle of marketplace square!   The festival continues!

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Carl Haags Tower where the painter lived in addition to worked.   Originally called the cherry-red tower, Mr Haag bought in addition to rebuilt the tower.  It is privately owned in addition to non opened upwards to tourists


A short walk to the develop station for my journeying to Wiesbaden in addition to some other adventure.

So much to take in in addition to exclusively one-half a day!  I shall supply for a river trip in addition to halt overnight inwards Oberwesel.
Schonburg Castle/Hotel in addition to youth hostel
Medieval City Walls
St. Martin Church
Kulturhaus
Biking along the river
Hiking higher upwards the town
in addition to roughly Lorelei
Wine Experience & Wine tasting
are all on my listing for some other visit.



I was the invitee of Oberwesel marketing who arranged my bully tour of historic Oberwesel.

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