Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Once prosperous from the wine and wood trade, charming Bacharach (BAHKH-ah-rahkh,
with a guttural
kh
sound) is now just a pleasant half-timbered village of 2,000 people work-
ing hard to keep its tourists happy. Businesses that have been “in the family” for eons are
dealing with succession challenges, as the allure of big-city jobs and a more cosmopolitan
life lure away the town's younger generation. But Bacharach retains its time-capsule quaint-
ness.
Bacharach cuddles, long and narrow, along the Rhine. The village is easily strollable—you
can walk from one end of town to the other along its main drag, Oberstrasse, in about
10 minutes. Bacharach widens at its stream, where more houses trickle up its small valley
(alongBlücherstrasse)awayfromtheRhine.Thehillsidesabovetownareoccupiedbyvine-
yards, scant remains of the former town walls, and a castle-turned-youth hostel.
Tourist Information
The TI, on the main street in the Posthof courtyard next to the church, will store bags
for day-trippers (April-Oct Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-15:00; Nov-March Mon-Fri
9:00-13:00, closed Sat-Sun; from train station, turn right and walk 5 blocks down main
street with castle high on your left, Oberstrasse 45; tel. 06743/919-303,
www.bacharach.de
or
www.rhein-nahe-touristik.de
, Herr Kuhn and his team).
