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Lorelei Rock

In the fabulously beautiful Middle Rhine Valley, in the small town of St. Goarshausen worth Lorelei rock, fanned by old legends and myths. Lorelei - a great river virgin, fairy or mermaid heroine of German folk tales.

According to legend, in the sunset at the top of the cliff appears beauty Lorelei. She combs her golden hair comb and sings. Her marvelous voice is carried away by the river and all who hear it, lost his mind and killed in a whirlpool under a rock. Unpredictable strong currents and sharp peaks in the old rocks really created in this sector of the Rhine all the conditions for shipwrecks. In our days at the foot of the cliff already appeared thin strip of land.

Romantic image of Lorelei many centuries inspired poets, writers, musicians and artists. On a beautiful young girl who was killed love, have composed poems and painted pictures. Today, on a steep cliff, a sculpture Loreley. Famous rock can admire during the cruise, sailing on the Middle Rhine Valley between the mountains of the Hunsrück and Taunus. You can also take a trip on the Rhine promenade Maina that in Frankfurt . From here you will be taken straight to St. Goarshausen.

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