Konigswinter Germany North Rhine-Westphalia
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CroisiEurope (42 Cruises)
MS Symphonie
24 Cruises
| 4 June | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 18 June | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 2 July | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 16 July | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 10 September | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 24 September | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 8 October | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 22 October | 8 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The pontoon lies directly in front of the small town, on the right bank of the Rhine opposite Bonn. A few steps take you from the gangway into the old town streets.
The dragon's rock, the best-known summit of the Siebengebirge, the Seven Mountains range along the right bank of the Rhine. The ruin on top is a 12th-century castle, dismantled during the Thirty Years' War, whose lone arch stands against the sky.
By the Drachenfelsbahn, a rack railway opened in 1883, the oldest still running in Germany. Its lower station is a walk from the landing stage. Walkers can also take the paved path, a steady climb of about 45 minutes.
The Rhine drawing a wide silver curve between the hills, from more than 300 metres up. In clear weather the view reaches the spires of Cologne. A modern pavilion offers a restaurant and terraces for lingering.
A palace built in barely two years, between 1882 and 1884, for a financier who never slept there. Turrets, gables and state rooms pile up in an unapologetic blend of neo-Gothic and Romantic styles. The railway's middle station serves its entrance directly.
The rack railway to the summit, with a stop halfway for Schloss Drachenburg. The combined ticket lets you continue on the next train. That still leaves time for the riverside promenade before departure.
According to the Nibelungen legend, it was in a cave on this hill that Siegfried slew the dragon before bathing in its blood to become invulnerable. The story fed German Romantic imagination and inspired Heine and Turner.
The euro. The rack railway and the castle take cards, but ice cream stands and cafés on the riverside promenade often prefer cash. Bring a few notes.
Very much so. The rack railway appeals to children straight away, the dragon legend gives the outing a thread, and the summit is reached effortlessly if you take the train rather than the path.
Not necessarily. The rack railway handles the climb, and the old town crosses in a few minutes. The paved path to the summit remains an option for those who want the effort: allow about 45 steady minutes.
