Rheinfels Castle

Rhineland-Palatinate · Germany

Rheinfels Castle, Germany
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The sprawling ruin of what was once the mightiest fortress on the Rhine, above St. Goar. Its labyrinth of tunnels, casemates, and ramparts speaks to centuries of sieges it withstood before Napoleonic troops finally reduced it.

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