Rhine Gorge

The Lorelei ( ; or , or ; also found as Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei and Lurlei throughout history) is a , steep slate rock on the right bank of the River Rhine in the Rhine Gorge (or Middle Rhine) at Sankt Goarshausen in Germany, part of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. The 1930s Loreley Amphitheatre is on top of the rock.

town on the left bank of the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

cultural landscape in the Middle Rhine, part of the World Heritage of UNESCO

German fortress

thumb|Marksburg and the river Rhine The Marksburg () is a castle above the town of Braubach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is one of the principal sites of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fortress was used for protection rather than as a residence for royal families. It has a striking example of a bergfried designed as a butter-churn tower. Of the 40 hill castles between Bingen am Rhein and Koblenz the Marksburg was one of only two which had never been destroyed (the other being Maus Castle) and at least the only one that had never fallen into disrepair.

Castle in Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

monument commemorating the founding of Germany

castle in Germany

castle in Germany

parish church

palace in Koblenz, Germany

castle in Germany

castle in Germany

castle in Germany

castle

German railway

German wine region

ruined castle near Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse, Germany

railway station in Oberwesel, Germany

railway station in Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany