Rudesheim am Rhein (Germany Hesse)

Rudesheim is a Rhine River cruise port and town in Germany's Hesse state (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district) with population around 10,000.

Rudesheim am Rhein is a famous winemaking town in the Rhine Gorge region. It is located on the river's east bank (southern approach to Lorelei / Loreley Rock) and belongs to Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metro Region (combined population over 5,8 million).

One of Germany's best-known travel destinations, Rudesheim is popular not only for its Old Town (Medieval) architecture but also for the Rheingau wines (winegrowing region located between Wiesbaden and Frankfurt am Main).

Rudesheim is in Rheingau's northwestern corner. The main vineyards are with Riesling grapes, producing premium white wines. Visitors can taste the local wines (like the signature Rudesheimer Riesling) in the numerous wine houses in downtown.

Aa a shore excursion destination from Rudesheim is visited Schloss Johannisberg, in the Rheingau wine region.

Among the town's landmarks and popular attractions are Siegfrieds Mechanisches Musikkabinett (musical instruments museum, some self-playing), Mittelalterliches Foltermuseum (Mediaeval Torture instruments and techniques), Rheingauer Weinmuseum Bromserburg (castle/wine museum), Asbach Distillery, Pfarrkirche St Jakobus (church), Burg Ehrenfels (castle ruins), Eibingen Abbey, Weinfest (wine festival in August), Rheingau Musik Festival. An old tradition is the "Wine Queen" (Weinkonigin) and her princesses. In the summer each year, when the Rudesheim wine festival is held, the coronation of Weinkonigin and her princesses is the main event.

As a cruise port, Rudesheim is regularly included in the schedules of all largest river cruise companies operating in Europe, including Viking, Uniworld, AmaWaterways, Avalon Waterways, CroisiEurope, Luftner-Amadeus, Scenic, Crystal, Phoenix Reisen, Saga.

The next tables show some of the Rudesheim-inclusive itineraries as riverport sequences and prices per person (double occupancy rates).

(Viking) 7-day itinerary between homeports Amsterdam and Basel (Zurich), prices from ~USD 1600 pp

(APT-AmaWaterways) 14-day itinerary (Rhine-Main-Danube Canal passing) between homeports Amsterdam and Budapest, prices from ~USD 6000 pp

(Luftner-Amadeus) 7-day itinerary between homeports Amsterdam and Basel, prices from ~USD 1400 pp

(Phoenix Reisen) 7- day itinerary from homeport Frankfurt, prices from ~USD 1000 pp

Rudesheim am Rhein cruise terminal