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Monastery
If you saw the 1986 film The Name of the Rose, starring Sean Connery, you've already seen parts of this one-time Cistercian monastery, in which many of the interior scenes were shot. Dating from as far back as the 12th century and once home to 150 or more monks and perhaps 400 lay brothers, this graceful complex - in an idyllic little valley - went through periods as a lunatic asylum, jail, sheep pen and accommodation for WWII refugees. Today visitors can explore the 13th- and 14th-century Kreuzgang (cloister), the monks' baroque refectory and their vaulted Gothic Monchdormitorium (dormitory), as well as the austere Romanesque Klosterkirche (basilica).
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Parish Church
Medieval power woman Hildegard von Bingen's elaborate gold reliquary shrine, containing her heart, hair, tongue and skull, is prominently displayed inside the parish church, attracting pilgrims from around the world, especially on 17 September, the anniversary of her death.
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Burg Rheinstein
The picturesque Burg Rheinstein, in the 1820s became the first Rhine castle to be converted - by Prussian royalty - into a romantic summer residence. The working drawbridge and a portcullis evoke medieval times but the interior is mostly neo-Gothic.
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Burg Reichenstein
Looming above the village of Trechtingshausen, the mighty Burg Reichenstein now harbours a museum with a prized collection of furnishings, armour, hunting trophies and even cast-iron oven slabs. Also has a restaurant and rooms for rent.
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Burg Sooneck
The state-owned Burg Sooneck, an impressive castle, was carefully restored in the 19th century and is filled with neo-Gothic and Biedermeier furniture and paintings.
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Oberes Mittelrheintal
In 2002 Unesco designated these 65km of riverscape, more prosaically known as the Oberes Mittelrheintal, as a World Heritage Site.
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