Rhineland Part Eins: Bacharach

Moving on to spend a few days on the Rhine River, and I'm starting in the little town of Bacharach.
Population: 1,000.
Famous for: Reisling wine(oh, it's good!), half-timbered loveliness.
Victim of: plagues, the Thirty Years' War, Louis XIV.


Bacharach from the hillside (rhine in the background).



Walking up a side street toward the town center.



Ah, those half-timbers!


Side street view looking toward one of the six remaining medieval towers.



Walking through the vineyards along the path of the old town wall. Check out the face on that tower.



View from a back street on the edge of town.



And finally, a hike up to the ruins of the Werner Kapelle (Werner Chapel). Constructed in the years 1287-1430 and destroyed in 1689 by falling rubble when the French attacked the castle on the hill above.


Love how taking the top off of the chapel allows you to see how beautiful the angles of the walls are.