Wernerkapelle
The Gothic chapel ruin above St. Peter's Church in Bacharach, with only the openwork tracery windows and frame left. It is the most poetic corner of the town.
The chapel was begun in the late 13th century and was destroyed in 1689 during the War of the Palatine Succession. Only the red sandstone pointed arches and window tracery remain, and it is regarded as a masterpiece of Rhenish Gothic. It is about a 5-minute climb up the stone steps beside St. Peter's Church in Bacharach, and continuing further leads to Stahleck Castle. Admission is free, and it is lit at night.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Stahleck Castle
- Bacharach
- Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
- Gutenfels Castle
- Schönburg (Oberwesel)
- Oberwesel
- Sooneck Castle
- Lorelei