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Walluf

Walluf

Walluf is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.

With 5,581 residents in its 6.74 square kilometer area, it is the most densely populated community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis.

Get in

Getting to Walluf

The B42 between Wiesbaden and Rüdesheim runs through town. There is an hourly regional service (operated by vias) from Frankfurt via Mainz and Wiesbaden. Trains take roughly 55 minutes from Frankfurt to Eltville. In the other direction there is at least an hourly service from Koblenz via Lorch am Rhein, Assmannshausen and Rüdesheim. The Koblenz - Eltville journey time is roughly one and a quarter hour.

See

Worth seeing

Timber-frame, Burgstraße. from the 16th and 18th centuries

  1. 01
    Kurfürstliche Burg
  2. 02
    Kloster Eberbach
  3. 03
    Domäne Steinberg

    Clos (walled vineyard) of Kloster Eberbach.

  4. 04
    Scharfenstein Castle

    The Catholic pilgrimage church consecrated to Saint Valentine, Kiedrich (Bus line 172 from Eltville train station).

Do

Things to do

Sekt- und Biedermeierfest (Sparkling Wine and Biedermeier Festival) along the Rhine promenade. 29 June - 2 July 2018. Close walk to Walluf for Apfelwein tasting.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Waldgaststätte Rausch

    Wiesweg 93 (Along narrow road to the end of the valley.),.

  2. 02
    Burg Crass

    Freygäßchen 1 (at the Rhine),.

How locals move

Getting around Walluf the local way

  • Get inBus line 171 from Wiesbaden Hbf to Rüdesheim The Rheinsteig walking trail passes through Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Kiedrich, Kloster Eberbach near Eltville, Schloss Vollrads near Oestrich-Winkel, Monstera Marienthal near Geisenheim and Niederwalddenkmal near Rüdesheim.

From Wikivoyage: Eltville, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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