"Marienberger Park,“ dating from the 19th century, is a beautifully landscaped example of the Garden Route in Boppard.

World Heritage Garden Route

Some of the Rhine's most beautiful spots have now been incorporated in the “World Heritage Garden Route.” Each garden has its own particular charm, offering visitors relaxation and enjoyment.

The baroque priory garden in Boppard-Hirzenach is one of a few surviving 18th-century gardens in the Rhine valley. – © Friedrich Gier / Rhein-Touristik Tal der Loreley

The palace park in Koblenz links the inner city with the Rhine. With its sunken gardens, the garden presents a modern interpretation of Prussian landscape architecture. – © Holgert Bernert / Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH

The gardens on Fortress Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz, were created on the occasion of the Federal Horticultural Show in 2011. – © Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz

The baroque priory garden in Boppard-Hirzenach is one of a few surviving 18th-century gardens in the Rhine valley. – © Friedrich Gier / Rhein-Touristik Tal der Loreley

Regardless of whether gardens are natural or symmetric, for vegetables or ornamental, in parks or promenades they all have one thing in common: they have been created by human activity. Gardens are reflections of social change and illustrate the relationship between man and nature.

The joint management association of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage site has chosen some of these special places of outstanding beauty for its “World Heritage Garden Route”: 31 gardens within the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage site invite visitors to relax and explore. Each garden has its own, very special flair. If you’re interested in medicinal herbs, then the Hildegard-Forum at Bingen is the place for you. If you have a passion for roses, you’ll love Braubach’s rose gardens by the Rhine. For the romantically inclined, Rheinstein Castle is perfect choice.

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