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Worms on the Rhine: Excursion Boat Landing and Old Town
Worms on the Rhine: officially mapped excursion boat landing, Rhine promenade, Romanesque St Peter’s Cathedral, main railway station and central bus station.
Worms lies on the western bank of the Rhine. The Tourist Information’s official city-centre map marks an “excursion boat landing” on the Rhine promenade. It is north of the Hagen Monument; the Old Town, including St Peter’s Cathedral, lies to the southwest. This makes it possible to distinguish the riverside area as a separate starting point for a trip on the river from the sights in the city centre.
From the Rhine waterfront to the city centre
Worms Cathedral stands at the highest point in the city centre and serves as a landmark for navigating between the river and the Old Town. The Tourist Information describes it as the most important example of Romanesque architecture in Worms. The present cathedral was built largely between 1130 and 1181, although its history reaches back to early Christian predecessor buildings. Worms was already the setting for a papal election in 1048. In the Middle Ages, it was an important site in the history of the Holy Roman Empire: the Concordat of Worms was concluded here in 1122, and in 1521 Martin Luther appeared before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms.
The Rhine promenade runs along the river and passes the Hagen Monument. The city-centre map places the Nibelungen Bridge south of the excursion boat landing. From the waterfront, the cathedral becomes a prominent landmark as you head towards the city; the actual route depends on where you start along the Rhine and which destination you choose in the Old Town.
Train station and getting here
The main railway station is northwest of the cathedral and west of the Rhine; the central bus station is also located there. According to the city’s travel information, Worms is on the Mainz–Mannheim railway line. For coaches, the city distinguishes between a brief stop at Hagenstraße/Neumarkt and longer-term parking at the fairground on Barbarossaplatz; these parking spaces are not the same as the central bus station. The Tourist Information names Frankfurt am Main as the regional airport for arrivals.
If you are visiting the city as part of a river cruise, the river cruise overview provides further information on cruise regions and landing points. The port directory lists other destinations, while the cruise destination overview groups them by cruise region and route.
