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Culture on a courtyard- the cabaret stage in the winery Weyell has a long family history. The huge famstead was built in 1713 and is family- owned since 1850. Not only the wine growing is tradition but also the agriculture was one of the occupations of the Weyell family. In 1995 one of the family members hat the idea to use the big courtyard for an event, and like this the cabaret stage was born. No matter if it's cabaret, comedy or live music, the offered program is diverse and is also taking place in the colder season in the in- house…
The red hillside is a wine growing area with special optics between Nierstein and Nackenheim. The former formation emerged over 280 million years ago because of a collapse of the rhine ditch between the basin of Mainz and the upper rhine ditch. Another special feature is the red ground which was also determining for the name. The colouring happened because of embedded iron compounds which emerged under the subtropic climate of another era. The substance of the ground is consists of clay and sandstone and in combination with the climate…
In addition to exhibits representing current flora and fauna, there are many fossils on display, some of which found in Rhineland-Palatinate. Among the local finds are primeval horses that lived around 44 million years ago and that were discovered at Eckfelder Maar. There is also a great collection of animals that lived in Europe during the Ice Age. The museum's quagga group is known all over the world. The Natural History Museum in Mainz is the only museum that has three specimens of this now extinct subspecies of plains…
Here at the northern end of Rinderbachstraße there was a roofed double gate in the Middle Ages. It regulated access to and from Nieder-Ingelheim and led along newly built Grundstraße directly to the small market square near St. Remigius. The remains of the gate were built over at the beginning of the 19th century in order to provide housing in the shape of a gatehouse. Meanwhile even these changes have had to be removed because of decay. The only remaining part is a side pillar, which stayed connected to the outside wall of the…
Oppenheim has a unique cultural monument with its wide cellar systems. A circular route through the underground town center of Oppenheim leads through corridors and cellars with a special atmosphere. The extended systems weren't just wine cellars which are popular in every other wine village, but they were also a storafe room for other goods. It's a confusing system with lots of these rooms under the old town with endless aisles and connected cellars which are partly on top of each other on several floors.
The Rheinhessisch Postmuseum presents an outline of the regional postal history with a focus on letter post in rural areas. Postmarks, mailboxes and post signs from over 150 years are exhibited here. Groups are very welcome. Guided tours are also possible. Admission is free.
The former estate had belonged to the family of the Wackernheim mayor Heinrich Klippel since the beginning of the 19th century. By marriage, the property passed to Heinrich Krebs, who came from the Heidesheim sand mill. In the 1860s, he housed and provided for the community bull. The keeping of the so-called "Faselochsen" (breeding bull) was clearly regulated and supervised by the district office of Bingen. The tenant had to purchase the bull at his own expense. The municipality paid a fixed amount annually for the maintenance of the animal.…