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Culture and Tourism Tips in Bonn and Region PLACES AND CASTLES MUSEUM MILE Schloss
Augustusburg (Castle Augustusburg) in Brühl
As a masterpiece of Rococo, Castle Augustusburg, the favourite residence of Cologne's Elector and Archbishop Clemens August von Wittelsbach (1700-1761), ranks among the first significant creations of this style in Germany. Schlossstrasse 6 50319 Brühl Tel.: 022 32 / 440 00 oder 944 31 17 Fax: 022 32 / 944 31 27 E-Mail: info@schlossbruehl.de www.schlossbruehl.de ![]() Castle Drachenburg is a romantic "Gesamtkunstwerk" (a work of art that represents a synthesis of all the arts) from the Wilhelminian era, surrounded by the magnificent nature scenery of the Siebengebirge mountains, and an attraction well worth seeing. The only museum dedicated to the history of nature conservation in Germany has found an appropriate setting in the Vorburg, the restored front building of Castle Drachenburg. Drachenfelsstr. 118 53639 Königswinter Tel. 0 22 23 / 90 19 70 Fax 0 22 23 / 90 19 78 E-Mail: mail@schloss-drachenburg.de www.schloss-drachenburg.de RHINE - BOAT - EXCURSIONS Travel like the Romantics once did - up the Rhine. The most beautiful way to approach the Siebengebirge and the Middle Rhine valley with its many fortresses is by boat - the "Weisse Flotte" invites you onboard for a romantic boat excursion up the Rhine. Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG (KD) Frankenwerft 35 50667 Köln Tel.: 02 21 / 20 88-318 Fax: 02 21 / 20 88-345 E-Mail: info@k-d.com www.k-d.com Bonner Personenschiffahrt (BPS) Brassertufer/Am Alten Zoll 53111 Bonn Tel.: 02 28 / 63 63 63 Fax: 02 28 / 69 52 12 E-Mail: Info@b-p-s.de www.b-p-s.de |
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