Rheinhessen Region Attractions

20km/12.5mi south of Mainz is Oppenheim, with the Katharinenkirche (St Catherine's Church; 13th-15th C.), one of the finest Gothic churches on the Rhine.

Oppenheim is the largest town on the Rheinterrasse. Estates of special interest include Staatsweingut mit Domäne Oppenheim and Weingut Louis Guntrum.

Some 25km/15mi northwest of Worms is Alzey, the Roman Altiaia, an important town.

In the east of the Old Town stands the Schloss (oldest parts 11th century; much rebuilt 1902). In the Fischmarkt is the Renaissance Town Hall (1586; carillon). In the Rossmarkt, to the north, is an unusual fountain. Farther north, the old Amtshaus houses the Municipal Museum (history of the town, folk traditions, geology, paleontology).

Bodenheim is one of the most atmospheric villages in the Rheinhessen. Its vintners' houses were built between the 15th and late 19th centuries.