DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyRhineland-PalatinateRhenish HesseMainz-BingenBacharach
Victor Hugo Window Viewpoint (Former Sonnenturm)
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyRhineland-PalatinateRhenish HesseMainz-BingenBacharach
Victor Hugo Window Viewpoint (Former Sonnenturm)
Highlight • Viewpoint
Victor Hugo Window Viewpoint (Former Sonnenturm)
Hiking
4.5
(119)
Running
5.0
(1)
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for:
UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal
Tips
Hunsbuckel 🇺🇦
January 10, 2021
Hiking
Today only the stump of the wall of the sun tower remains, which serves as a viewing platform.
The sun tower was the mightiest tower in the southern part of the wall and was blown up by French soldiers in 1689 during the Palatinate War of Succession.
The sun tower was the mightiest tower in the southern part of the wall and was blown up by French soldiers in 1689 during the Palatinate War of Succession.
Translated by
•
•
JakobusPilger
September 18, 2024
Hiking
"Victor Hugo made two trips along the Rhine in his life, in 1839 and 1840. He recorded his impressions in his prose text Le rhin. In it, he not only …
Translated by•
•
1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲
August 25, 2018
Hiking
Part of the former city wall is castle Bröckelstein, also called sun tower.
Translated by•
•
Sign up for a free komoot account to get 3 more insider tips and takes.
Nearby routes
Best routes near Victor Hugo Window Viewpoint (Former Sonnenturm)
Details
Informations
Elevation 120 m
Weather
Powered by Foreca
Tuesday 13 October
19°C
8°C
0 %
Additional weather tips
Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h
Most visited during
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December