The Lorelei rock on the Rhine river in Germany - the legend and the song of the Loreley siren - Castles on the Rhine river

The Lorelei rock in the Romantic Rhine Valley

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The mighty slate rock Lorelei in the Romantic Rhine Valley - around 16 miles/ 25 km from Rudesheim and 50 miles/80 km from Frankfurt airport - rises up almost vertically to 145 yards/132m above the water-level. Downstream the river is squeezed into its narrowest and deepest (24 yards/22m) point, so the Middle Rhine at this point used to be very difficult to navigate and the correct passage is (today) clearly marked with buoys.

Even in the 19th century, reefs and rapids made it extremely dangerous for ships to pass this point. The legend tells us, that a siren called "Lorelei" bewitched the hearts of the sailors and when they looked up to the rock, their boat crashed and they sank.

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The Romantic Rhine Valley The Lorelei rock and the narrowest and deepest point of the Rhine.

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The Romantic Rhine valley The Lorelei rock seen from St.Goar Aerial picture

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St. Goar is opposite the Lorelei cliff Rheinfels fortress

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St.Goarshausen opposite St.Goar with the 600 years old town tower and the Castle Cat

Castle Cat in St.Goarshausen in the background the Lorelei cliff

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Sculpture of the Lorelei siren on the harbour mole of St.Goarshausen Song of the Lorelei

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The cities of the region:
Cologne Koblenz Rüdesheim Mainz Wiesbaden Frankfurt Heidelberg

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Song of Loreley - romantic legend of the Rhine - Siren of the Rhine rock Lorelei

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Germany / Allemagne

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