Castles around Kronberg

Falkenstein Castle, also known as Neu-Falkenstein, is the ruins of a hilltop castle in the climatic health resort of the same name, Falkenstein, a district of Königstein im Taunus in …read more

The visit is very interesting, unfortunately, the castle is locked for some years behind a fence. That takes away the magic of the whole thing.

The archaeological excavations at the Saalburg began in the mid-19th century. From 1894, the ancient studies Louis Jacobi led the excavations and from 1897 to 1907 the reconstruction of the …read more

Königstein Castle was probably built in the 11th century and served to secure the important Reichsstraße between Frankfurt and Cologne. At the end of the 18th century the castle was …read more

The fort below the large Feldberg lies at 700 meters altitude was the highest on the whole Limes in Germany and is one of the best preserved structures of the …read more

Very nice location. A side trip is always worthwhile, not only because of the café there.

The Roman fort is interesting to look at and you can imagine what it was like back then. Unfortunately, they are overgrown at the moment so that you do not …read more

Castle ruins from the 14th century with walk-in residential tower. Even with children a great destination.

More info:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Reifenberg_(Oberreifenberg)

Falkenstein Castle was probably built in the middle of the 14th century. Although it is significantly smaller than the neighboring castle in Königstein, it is still worth a visit. From …read more

Beautifully landscaped castle park together with the castle, a fantastic backdrop. 👌🏼

If you stand on top of the castle, you will not even notice that you are on one. Coming only from the southeast you can still see a high wall …read more

A Roman watchtower once stood here. The earth walls and a sign can still be seen today.

"There is disagreement among experts as to when the Roman watchtower was built …read more

Built in 1912 by Fritz Opel as a hunting lodge. Even today the botanically interested can recognize exotic plants in the forest.
After the Second World War, agents were housed …read more

The Bolongaro Palace is a large baroque palace in Frankfurt-Höchst. It is located on the south side of Bolongarostraße, the south-facing garden is located on the high bank over the mouth of the Nidda in the Main. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Solm Castle, which was destroyed in the war and completely removed in 1953, is visualized with a bronze model. In addition, the former location is nicely illustrated with stones in the meadow and a half-height wall.

Directly on Reichenbach is a ruin. So I suspect that the building once had something to do with water. Inside there are still a few tiles on the walls.
Direction Bach is a rectangular opening.read more

There is not much to see except the foundations. The most interesting is the information board.