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The Oppenheim cellar labyrinth is worth seeing. The labyrinth can only be visited as part of a guided tour. Tickets can be booked at www.stadt-oppenheim.de/buchen.

You can book a guided tour at https://www.stadt-oppenheim.de/buchen/. Highly recommended.

In 1986, a police car crashed into a street after a burst water pipe had washed out the road. This led to the rediscovery of the cellar labyrinth, which presumably stretches over 40 km. The city faced a problem because the city's structural stability was at risk. The investigation revealed that the passageways and cellars had been completely filled—partly with waste—or were still owned by private individuals. However, it was decided to preserve a 500 m labyrinth and open it to the public. Since no historical records exist regarding the cellar labyrinth, nothing is known about its use. Presumably, other goods were stored in the cellars besides wine. Small niches in the walls indicate that these were markers for the ownership of the warehouses. The cellar labyrinth consists of seven levels that were dug horizontally into the mountain and connected to each other. The cellar vaults belonged to the first person to excavate the space, regardless of which house it was located under. Tickets for the tour can be purchased online: https://www.rheinhessen.de/a-oppenheimer-kellerlabyrinth

In the slate tunnel - a small lake

The Rhine and its tributaries have cut deep valleys into the high plateau of the Hunsrück in the Bacharach area, on the slopes of which slate occurs, which was used in construction and especially for roofing. You are standing here in front of an old slate tunnel.

On the serpentine path (World Heritage Trail) to the Traumschleifchen there is a small shelter

Spectacular insight into slate mining

There are several slate mines around Steeg where mining continued until the 20th century. The mines are closed with steel bars for safety reasons.