Castle of Dragons
Drachenberg
The first mention of the Rhineland in the epic poem is "The Castle Crag of Drachenfells" that "frowns oe'r
the wide and winding Rhine". Drachenfells turned out to be just outside Konigswinter, whose men work
on the river. Beyond the over-stylised bierkellers and the international tourist tat of the high street -
anything from bratwurst to batik - lie the beautiful Sibengerberge mountains, of which Drachenfells tops
one of seven. A funicular railway from Konigswinter takes you up to the cloud-blanketed castle remains.
Moss-encrusted turrets and crumbling ramparts rise out of black, brooding rock, supposedly once
inhabited by a dragon who was thought to have been slain by the great German hero Siegfried.
A walk through the forest back down to the town takes you past Hansel & Gretel-like houses, woodcutters'
shacks, and the macabre, gothic Drachenberg castle, with turrets thin enough and wrought-iron gates
imposing enough to make a Grimm's Fairy Tale villain feel at home.
the wide and winding Rhine". Drachenfells turned out to be just outside Konigswinter, whose men work
on the river. Beyond the over-stylised bierkellers and the international tourist tat of the high street -
anything from bratwurst to batik - lie the beautiful Sibengerberge mountains, of which Drachenfells tops
one of seven. A funicular railway from Konigswinter takes you up to the cloud-blanketed castle remains.
Moss-encrusted turrets and crumbling ramparts rise out of black, brooding rock, supposedly once
inhabited by a dragon who was thought to have been slain by the great German hero Siegfried.
A walk through the forest back down to the town takes you past Hansel & Gretel-like houses, woodcutters'
shacks, and the macabre, gothic Drachenberg castle, with turrets thin enough and wrought-iron gates
imposing enough to make a Grimm's Fairy Tale villain feel at home.
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