Eventually, we found the entrance to Burg Reinfels and started our self-guided tour of the ruins. This once majestic castle was the largest on the Rhine before it fell into disuse and was plundered for building stones -- I think the ruins are still very interesting. We looked around the museum and also bought a candle and matches to use in the underground tunnels throughout the property.
One of my favorite locations here was the medieval castle courtyard where the apothecary, herb garden, and brewery were located. We climbed many lookouts and ramparts that afforded extensive scenic views.
During our walk, we visited some of the castle’s underground tunnels. The tunnels were dark, but slightly explorable thanks to our candle (and Danielle’s flashlight!). We spent most of the morning taking a slow walking tour of Burg Reinfels and I really liked it. After visiting everything, we hiked back down the nature trail to our hostel before setting out for another picnic lunch in the park.
We bought more sandwiches and ate them next to the scenic Rhine -- we were lucky to have great weather during this trip! While in town, we also bought a bottle of Riesling wine (a white wine grown and bottled in this region). After lunch, we all drank our wine and relaxed in the sunny table area on the pretty hostel porch overlooking the Rhine and St. Goar.
We ate dinner in town at Akkada’s restaurant (vegetarian pita and radler) and had dessert at a nearby gelateria (I had 2 scoops: pistachio and strawberry) before turning in for the night. Tomorrow we set out for Bacharach!
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