Assmannshausen

Assmannshausen is a town of about 1000 people (2018) in the Rheingau in Hesse, Germany, at the southern end of the Rhine Valley. The village is incorporated into the town of Rüdesheim.

By car
On the B42, 6 km north west of Rüdesheim

By train
Assmannshausen is served by the Rechte Rheinstrecke train line between Koblenz and Neuwied and Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. Trains are infrequent, with around one service per hour, but cheap towards Frankfurt/Wiesbaden/Mainz, as all towns lie in the RMV fare region.

By ferry
KD and BR boats cruising the Rhine also stop at Assmannshausen.

Ferry Rüdesheim – Bingen - You can also hop on a ferry across the river to Bingen and board there.

On foot
The Rheinsteig walking trail passes above and through Assmannshausen.

Get around
Assmannshausen is small enough to cover on foot.

Do

 * Hike part of the Rheinsteig
 * Hike part of the Rheinsteig

Buy
Wine

Drink
Assmannshausen is the only spot in the Rheingau that grows red wine, and its Assmannshäuser Spätburgunder, a Burgundy-type Pinot Noir, is very well regarded.

Go next

 * Rüdesheim
 * Bingen
 * Bacharach
 * Kaub
 * Loreley, the famous rock of Loreley near St. Goarshausen, an hour by ferry down the Rhine.
 * St. Goar – look to the Loreley
 * Eltville am Rhein – Kurfürstliche Burg, Kloster Eberbach
 * Wiesbaden