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The Saubach is the name giver for the Saubach valley. It was extensively renaturalised in 2017 and now offers an ideal retreat for endangered animals and plants thanks to several ponds. At the most beautiful spot in the Saubach Valley, a bench and a resting place invite you to linger.
You will find the Bistrorante La Piazza directly on the historic market square in beautiful Oppenheim am Rhein. In summer, the terrace invites you to spend an enjoyable moment with a view of the picturesque old town and St. Catherine's Church. The illuminated St. Catherine's Church offers a very special atmosphere, especially in the evening. Enjoy a plate of antipasti and a glass of Riesling or St. Laurent. The menu offers a selection of dishes from traditional Italian cuisine, as well as wines from Oppenheim winegrowers and from Italy. There…
Every Roman city, even small ones, had theatres and baths. Historians therefore always assumed that a theatre or amphitheatre also existed at some stage in Mogontiacum. However, the discoveries made between 1914 and 1916 when a new road to the citadel was being constructed, took everybody by surprise. Excavations revealed a Roman theatre of gigantic size, the largest such building north of the Alps with an auditorium of 116 metres in width. Its stage alone measured 42 metres. The theatre was large enough for around ten thousand people, which…
The well-preserved boundary stones still in good condition today marked the historical border between Rheinhessen and the former Bavarian Electoral Palatinate. An information board with a rest area informs about everything worth knowing.
Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
The museum “Naturstation” located in the Kurmittelhaus is an ideal setting for the presentation of the Nahevalley with its unique variety of plant and animal species. The flora and fauna of the region are presented. It focuses on the issue of native snakes, lizards, frogs, toads and newts in species-appropriate terrariums. Ongoing projects to stabilize the population of the dice snake or to restore the riverbank and floodplain forests for the protection of rare species are presented.
If you want to find out how people lived and died during Roman times, studying their graves is a good way to start. Items buried along with the body enable archaeologists to get a good picture of everyday life at the time. A major burial site dating from the 1st century CE was excavated in the Weisenau district of Mainz. From the grave goods that include olives and dates, we know for example that the legionary base of Mogontiacum was supplied with produce from Southern Europe.