# Boppard

Boppard is in the Middle Rhine Valley in the Rhineland-Palatinate of Germany. It's on the west bank of the Rhine, at a point where the deep river gorge slaloms sharply (the Bopparder Hamm) before continuing north towards Koblenz. It's been a settlement from Celtic times, and its geography made it a strategic site for the Romans. It has many interesting old buildings and is a regular calling point for Rhine river cruises, while the hills above are used for wine-growing.

## Get in
### By car

Less than 10 km from the A60 along a twisting steep road or along the B9 following the left bank of the Rhine.

### By train

Boppard station is on the West Rhine Railway (Linke Rheinstrecke) line. Trains call every hour or two on the way between Mainz and Cologne, both about 90 min away.

### By boat

The Köln-Düsseldorfer Rheinschiffahrt, known as KD, runs scheduled services up and down the river between Cologne and Mainz.
Cruise companies such as Viking stop in the town.

## See

* The old town and market place.
* The town wall. Includes defences dating back to Roman times
* 50.232317.591481 Basilika St. Severus. Catholic Parish Church with parts dating back to the 12th and 13th century
* 50.2326537.5947252 Kurfürstliche Burg, ☏ +49 6742 10369. City museum.

## Do

* 50.2354167.5762931 Chair lift (Sesselbahn), Mühltal 12, ☏ +49 6742 2510. Easier way up the hill to the Vierseenblick, a view of the river that due to the hill the meandering Rhine appear to look like 4 small lakes. (updated Apr 2015)
* Walk part of the Rheinburgenweg.

## Buy

Some bottle of the local wines.

## Eat

There is a large choice of restaurants in the old town and along the promenade.

### Budget
#### City centre

* 50.2318967.5859271 Imbiss Kaplan Mukaddes Restauration, Heerstraße 195. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.232217.5902212 Weingut Rolf Bach, Beyerhofgasse 8. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.2325477.5921033 Cafe Zeitgeist, u. Marktstraße 10. Also serving savory food. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.2317627.5889434 Orient-Grill, Oberstraße 142. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.2317417.5946625 Thang Long Asiatische Spezialitäten, Oberstraße 72. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.2316377.5946346 Dalyan Grill, Oberstraße 89. (updated Sep 2022)

#### West Boppard hiking area

* 50.236337.5769157 Imbiss am Mühlbach, Koblenzer Str. 235 (On the north end of town just past the large car/bus parking.), ☏ +49 6742 5585. Classic German Imbiss, with good schnitzel, frikadela and fries. Seeing and parking outside, friendly service. (updated Sep 2022)

### Mid-range

* 50.2327997.5888558 Historischer Karmeliterhof, Karmeliterstraße 1, ☏ +49 6742 4848. Good food and service with tables on the promenade as well inside. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.2322887.5931899 Römerburg Weinhaus und Restaurant, Burgplatz 3, ☏ +49 6742 82353. (updated Sep 2022)
* 50.2351797.57672310 Wirtshaus Anders, Mühltal 6, ☏ +49 6742 896754. Classic German as well as vegetarian dishes. (updated Sep 2022)

### Splurge
## Drink

There are ample opportunities to sample a glass of local wine.

## Sleep

There is a large choice of hotels and holiday rentals in the area.
* 50.2324897.5940771 Pension Schinderhannes & Julchen, Seminarstraße 9, ☏ +49 6742 3173.
* 50.2327037.5903672 Bellevue Rheinhotel (Best Western Premium), Rheinallee 41, ☏ +49 6742 1020. (updated Apr 2015)

## Go next

* Sankt Goar
* Koblenz