Rhine Falls - Schaffhausen - Stein am Rhine
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Rhine Falls, the most powerful and one of the widest plain waterfalls in Europe! There are special observation terraces here. Gradually approaching the huge water element, you will be amazed by the splendor and power of the great Rhine.
The Rhine Falls, sung in Goethe’s poems and keeping in mind more than one generation of great Russian travelers, admires its power, and, depending on the degree of your courage, allows you to admire yourself from afar or indulge in splashes or even, for the most desperate, swing on your waves!
Schaffhausen is located on the border of Switzerland with Germany on the left bank of the Rhine River. The Rhine Falls in ancient times forced shipbuilders to unload their goods here on the shore, which led to the emergence of a settlement. Year of education: 1045.
After the war with the Schwab (1501) the city joined Switzerland and was built a powerful fortress Munot, the funds for which were allocated by local burgers. The famous House with a Knight with frescoes by Tobias Stimmer on the facade of Haus Zum Ritter. In the center of the old town is Fronwagplatz, from which 3 beautiful streets of the city originate. Oberstad, which leads to the western gate of the city, Obertor (XIII century), Vorstadt, leading to the northern border of the city and Vordergasse - to the east.
On Vordergasse is the Town Hall (XV century). On Münsterplatz is the Cathedral (All Saints), built around 1100. It is a Romanesque basilica with a colonade, a flat roof and a five-tiered bell tower. Before the Reformation, the cathedral belonged to the Benedictine monastery. It is now an evangelical temple.
Beautiful medieval city with ancient streets and houses. The main attraction of the city is the Munot fortress with a round majestic tower.
Further, the road lies in the fabulous town of Stein am Rain, where time has stopped, where the streets are narrow, where witches and beauties still live, where the facades of ancient houses weave intricate lace of an ancient fairy tale. And in the monastery of the XII century, where every cell overlooking the Rhine, and want to stay!