The view upstream along the Rhine into the Bacharach Valley shows the picturesque wine town with St. Peter’s Church and the Werner Chapel in front on the left, and two of the town’s medieval towers farther back. Stahleck Castle dominates in front, towering above two other towers which once protected the town against potential attack from the direction of the Steeg valley.

In the background, the village of Rheindiebach and Fürstenberg Castle can be seen. Hessian Lorchhausen, a township of Lorch, is on the far side of the Rhine.

The green slope to its left forms part of the Engweger Kopf nature reserve whose varied ecosystems, ranging from arid slopes and vineyards to grassy meadows and dry forests, can be seen especially well from this location.

The lookout point above Bacharach cannot be accessed by car. A long, slightly steep footpath starts in Bacharach-Steeg and leads through the vineyards. However, the most beautiful way to reach our photographer’s location is to take the Rhine-Vineyard hiking path that starts in the township of Henschhausen and passes through the Henschhausen heath.