. A handbook for travellers on the Rhine, from Holland to Switzerland. chenfels withits ruined castle, the rugged cliffs of the Wolkenburg andthe entire range (upwards of 30) of the peaks of the SevenMountains, at the r. extremity of which is the flattenedsummit of the Lowenburg surmounted by a ruin (the isolatedsharp peak still farther to the r. is the Hemmerich), form amountain chain of incomparable beauty, whilst the lovely is-land of Nonnenwerth and the grand river itself constitute theforeground of the picture. In 1846 a considerable landslip took place on the bankopp. to Unkel. One half
. A handbook for travellers on the Rhine, from Holland to Switzerland. chenfels withits ruined castle, the rugged cliffs of the Wolkenburg andthe entire range (upwards of 30) of the peaks of the SevenMountains, at the r. extremity of which is the flattenedsummit of the Lowenburg surmounted by a ruin (the isolatedsharp peak still farther to the r. is the Hemmerich), form amountain chain of incomparable beauty, whilst the lovely is-land of Nonnenwerth and the grand river itself constitute theforeground of the picture. In 1846 a considerable landslip took place on the bankopp. to Unkel. One half of a hill (the Birgeler Kopf) moveddown towards the Rhine; the barren, rugged walls of theother portion show distinctly where the slip took place, andthe otherwise regular strata of basalt have been dislodgedfrom their original position. 1. Unkel (Clasen; steamboat stat.), a handsome village,between which and Remagen the Rhine describes a wide curve;both banks are studded with handsome country the Apollinarisberg to the r. a railway is seen emerging. ■sural ■ SEVEN MOUNTAINS. 16. Route. 53 from the hills, which conveys the basalt from the quarries tothe river. r. Remagen and the Apollinarisberg see R. 18. 16. The Seven Mountains (Siebengebirge). One day suffices to visit the most remarkable and beautiful points inthis district, unless the tourist travel for geological purposes. Konigswinteris assumed as the starting point; to Heisterbach 3 M., to the Great Oelberg33/„ M., to the Drachenfels (p. 49) 33/4 M., thence to Konigswinter l/2 M.,altogether 12 M. Charges for guides and donkeys see p. 49. Guide notabsolutely necessary if the map and the following directions be consulted. The district of the Seven Mountains extends E. from theRhine little more than 3 M., and is from N. to S. about 9 length, Konigswinter being the central point of the W. consists of a group of peaks, cones and long extendedridges of rounded forms, and is covered partly wi
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