Eltville, Eberbach & Hattenheim, Germany

Today we started off in Eltville, the city of wine, sparkling wine, and roses. It is also the oldest town in the Rheingau region, having been granted its official town status in 1332.
The castle was quite interesting

and had a beautiful rose garden.

We stopped for a morning coffee at a restaurant right on the Rhine river.

There are also remains of the old medieval wall in several places around the city.

From Eltville we went to see the Cistercian monastery at Eberbach which dates from the 12th through 14th century. It was a very impressive place.
The buildings and grounds were gorgeous.

There was a cloister,

an incredible collection of 12 historic wine presses,

some awesome ceilings,

and a spooky wine cellar.

Our final stop was Hattenheim where the houses are painted in a very unusual way.

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