Kellergasse Westhofen

Westhofen

Kellergasse

The cellar lane runs along the southern retaining wall of the market square. Here are the entrances to twelve vaulted cellars, which were mentioned as early as 1600 and reach far below the market square. They form part of the previously widely branched and interconnected cellar system, another special feature of the winemaker's location. Even today, some of the cellars are used for wine storage and can be visited during the annual wine cellar wine cellar tour.

Außenansicht Deutsches Kabarettarchiv

Mainz

Stiftung Deutsches Kabarettarchiv

The German Cabaret Archives, with its office in Mainz and its location in Bernburg/Saale for GDR cabaret, is a special archive that is unique in Germany and has been dedicated to the systematic documentation and research of cabaret and satire since 1961. It is an archive, yes. But it is also a modern museum about cabaret. In any case, it is an event and meeting centre for young people and older visitors. People can meet at the cabaret bar in the centre of the archive. Martina Keiffenheim has been the director of the German Cabaret Archive…

Museum Andreasstift

Worms

Spiel um die Macht - von Canosssa nach Worms

"Game for power - from Canossa to Worms" Special exhibition on the occasion of the anniversary "900 Years of the Concordat of Worms". The special exhibition in the Museum Andreasstift illuminates the history of the Investiture Controversy in a modern and playful way. In the first part, the exhibition conveys the background to the Investiture Controversy, the journey to Canossa and the resolution of the conflict by the Worms Concordat in the form of a graphic novel in the style of 'Bansky'. An 'Escape Game', which can be played with your…

Ellerbach und Klein-Venedig

Bad Kreuznach

Klein-Venedig

The district on the Ellerbach - a little wallflower Little Venice in Bad Kreuznach The unfamiliar walker stops in amazement on the footbridge on the way from the river Nahe to the medieval marketplace Eiermarkt. The footbridge crosses a small river: the Ellerbach. In the field of vision is the mouth of the Ellerbach into the Nahe. Here, after 27.2 km, the stream ends its journey that began at an altitude of over 500 metres in the Soonwald. Upstream, you look at a block of buildings that obscures the view. Here you find yourself in a place…

Andesitbrüche

Flonheim

Andesitbrüche

The andesite quarries are old volcanic rocks. There are small round inclusions in the rocks of the stone edge, so-called almond stones, which are usually filled with chlorite or calcite.

Ritter Hundt Denkmal in Saulheim

Saulheim

Ritter Hundt-Denkmal

Between the 12th and 18th centuries, various knightly families settled in Saulheim. One of them was Ritter Hundt - today's symbolic figure of the village. According to legend, the local citizen won all drinking competitions with his great thirst for wine and became famous for it as far away as Mainz. A stone monument of him stands today in the middle of the village, next to the building of the Mainzer Volksbank. Sightseeing: Open to the public