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Bingen – located on the Rhine River – will hold the third State Garden Fair in Rheinland-Pfalz today through Oct. 19. The first fair took place in Kaiserslautern in 2000, and the second one was held in Trier in 2004.
The fair area has a long history and is surrounded by vineyards and the UNESCO World Heritage Monument of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. On a 24-hectare area, along the 2.8-kilometer long Rhine River banks, the event offers nature, culture and a diversified entertaining program.
Visitors can enjoy park areas and sports grounds, as well as viewing platforms.
There will be an English rose garden, the gardens of the sister cities and the poets’ gardens with a view to the three tokens – Rochuskapelle (chapel), Burg Klopp (castle) and the Mäuseturm (mice tower).
***image1***Highlights are the 17 different flower shows presented in one of the historic halls. Balcony flowers will be on display in the first flower show.
Other event highlights include a sailing regatta on the Rhine June 7 and 8; the presentation of Bingen’s sister cities June 7; the jazz festival, “Bingen is Swinging,” June 27 to 29; the Rhine Aflame July 5; and music festivals July 13 and 27.
Daily tickets cost €14 for adults and €4 for children over 7. Family tickets are €16 for one adult with their own children, and €30 for two adults with their own children. Opening hours are 9:30 a.m. until dawn.
Bingen is known as a city of wine, surrounded by four different wine growing areas. It is located across from Rüdesheim and west of Mainz. Travel north on A63 toward Mainz – Koblenz, then on A61 toward Bingen – St. Goar. It is about a one-hour drive from the KMC.
