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Located in central Mainz, Brunfels Hotel is the perfect starting point to explore this lively, historical city. Visit the Mainz Cathedral or enjoy a boat trip up the Rhine, explore historic Old Town’s picturesque buildings or stroll through the local market.

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Rhine-Hesse is the largest wine growing region of Germany, which extends 26,500 hectares between Bingen and Worms. Mainz is embedded in the "land of a thousand hills". The wine capital of Germany looks back to over 2,000 years of viniculture and is part of the Great Wine Capitals, a global network of ten renowned wine towns.

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Rhine-Hesse & the Great Wine Capital Mainz

The Mainz weekly markets are one of the oldest and probably most beautiful markets in Germany. Three times a week, you can buy fresh goods, local ingredients and delicacies in the city center on the picturesque cathedral squares.

Regional specialties at the Mainz weekly markets

The Gothic church is located on the Stephansberg and is the only German church for which the Jewish artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) created windows. Blue light falls through the stained glass into the church and it seems that angels and other biblical figures move weightlessly in this light. Afterwards, you shouldn't miss a tour of the late Gothic cloister, which is well worth seeing.

St. Stephen's Church & Marc Chagall’s blue stained-glass window

Mainz is a good starting point for interesting boat tours on the Rhine and Main Rivers. Downstream, on the Rhine River, a romantic tour passing castles and palaces in the UNESCO World Heritage site awaits you. At the Mainspitze, where the Main and Rhine Rivers converge, you can marvel at the city lights of Frankfurt from the water.

Boat tours on the Rhine & Main River

To the northwest of the old town, you will find the Mainz Neustadt district with its magnificent Christ Church at the foot of the wide Kaiserstraße. As the first Protestant church in Mainz, it was built in the style of the Italian High Renaissance at the end of the 19th century. Mainz Neustadt was badly destroyed during World War II, but many of the Wilhelminian-style buildings have been preserved. The charming quarter is diverse, colorful and, with its many squares, pubs, cafes, shops and handicraft businesses, a popular place to live and experience.

Christ Church and Neustadt

The citadel was built in 1660 on the Jakobsberg and belonged to the Mainz fortress. It is one of the most important architectural monuments in Mainz. The strategic location in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation has always given it great importance in German history. While strolling around the site, you can enjoy the view of the city or get to know the fortress above and below ground on exciting tours.

Zitadelle

The Mainz Cathedral is of the highest artistic and historical importance. The 1,000-year-old Gothic building gives the city its face and is one of the most outstanding testimonies to the Christian faith in Europe. This Mainz landmark is only a few-minutes-walk in the old town, which is also worth a visit with its winding alleys, half-timbered houses and picturesque squares.

Mainz Cathedral and Old town

The Fastnachtsbrunnen is located at the Schillerplatz, a cheerful memorial to the Mainz Carnival - a month long, citywide celebration - with over 200 figures from Carnival and its mythology. If you want to know more about the “fifth season”, you can visit the Carnival Museum near Schillerplatz, which offers an overview of the folk festival that has been celebrated in an organized form since 1837.

Fastnachtsbrunnen at the Schillerplatz and Museum

Walk in the footsteps of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of book printing with movable letters. This revolutionary invention disseminated knowledge and is therefore considered a milestone in the media industry. Discover Gutenberg's many memorial sites, such as the Gutenberg Monument on the Gutenbergplatz and the world-famous Gutenberg Museum, presenting the historical printing press and the original Bible. In the print shop, visitors can try their hand at printing.

Things to Do in Mainz - Attractions Near Oldtown | Brunfels Hotel