Welcome to our beautiful region
We cordially invite you to come and visit us!
Experience our beautiful nature of hills and vineyards.
Visit quaint villages or the town of Alzey.
That's how you speak: All-zei.
There are many pretty houses with cafés and small shops.
Or celebrate with us!
We organise festivals all year round.
We look forward to your visit!
This is our region:
- the Alzeyer Land region
- and Rheinhessen Switzerland.
The region is a community of 36 villages and the town of Alzey.
It is in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
This is in the very west of Germany.
Our region is very close to the capital city of Rhineland-Palatinate.
The capital city is Mainz.
Information in plain language
On this page you will find information in plain language.
There is information on various topics.
You can see the topics below.
There is a link to more information for each topic.
You can click on the link.
This will take you to new web pages.
Please note:
The new web pages are often not in easy-to-read language.
Hiking through hilly countryside
There are many beautiful hiking trails in our region.
The paths lead through:
- Wine mountains,
- meadows
- and forests.
There are 4 particularly beautiful hiking trails.
The paths lead through hilly countryside.
In our dialect, hill means: Hiwwel.
That's why the 4 trails are called Hiwwel tours.
On the Hiwwel tours you will see
- Wine mountains,
- ancient trees,
- meadows and flowers,
- rocks or old stone quarries.
- And you will always have great views.
Click here for more information on the hiking trails (difficult language).
Leisurely cycling through the region
You can cycle wonderfully in our region.
The cycle paths are mostly flat.
You can cycle at a very leisurely pace.
Perhaps you don't have your own bike with you on holiday.
Then you can hire one.
You can even hire electric bikes from the tourist information centre in Alzey.
These are bikes with an electric motor.
They are also called e-bikes.
That's how they are pronounced: I-Beiks.
You don't have to exert yourself as much.
Click here for more information on bike hire.
You can cycle these routes, for example:
- the Selztal cycle path,
- the Mühlen cycle path,
- the Hiwwel route
- or the Appelbach cycle path.
Click here for more information on the cycle paths (in German).
Delicious food and drink
Enjoy
- a delicious meal,
- a good glass of wine
- or coffee and cake in a nice café in the afternoon.
Perhaps you would also like to treat yourself to an ice cream?
You've earned it after hiking or cycling.
Wine is typical of our region.
Wine is grown here in the wine mountains.
Typical food is, for example, Spunde cheese.
This is a fresh cheese with spices.
You eat pretzels with it.
There are many restaurants in our region
- restaurants,
- cafés,
- ice cream cafés
- and wine bars.
We have a list of all the places.
Beautiful excursion destinations
You can visit beautiful places in our region:
- The town of Alzey is particularly pretty.
Many houses in Alzey are built in a special way.
People built a scaffolding out of wood.
Then they put clay between the beams.
But the beams remained visible.
This way of building is called "Fach-Werk".
The picture shows a timber frame house.
The half-timbered houses in Alzey are very pretty.
Many of the houses have a café or a small shop. - There is a museum in Alzey.
There are many interesting things to see.
The things are from the past of the town and the region.
On the ground floor of the museum is the tourist information centre. - There are also swimming pools in the region.
And you can play mini-golf.
There are even more exciting places in the vicinity of our region.
Accessibility
Everyone can go on holiday in our region.
Even people with disabilities.
We have information for people with disabilities.
For example, information on the accessibility of:
- Hotels,
- restaurants
- and other places.
Click here for information on accessibility (difficult language).
Spend the night in our region
You can stay overnight in our region.
For example:
- in a nice hotel,
- in a cosy holiday flat,
- or on a great camping site.
The camping site is on a wine estate.
Click here to search for accommodation (difficult language).
Do you have any questions?
Then please get in touch with us.
You can
- call us,
- write to us
- or come to our tourist information centre.
We will be happy to help you, for example
- if you are looking for ideas for your holiday.
- if you are looking for accommodation.
- if you would like information booklets.
Tourist Information Alzeyer Land
Antoniter-straße 41
55232 Alzey
Telephone: 0 67 31 - 49 93 64
E-mail: t r st nf lz y d
About this website
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For example, information about
- Where you can click.
- Where you can find which information.
- How accessible the site is.
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About the texts in plain language
Gisela Moser has written the texts in plain language.
The reviewers from Diakonie Mark-Ruhr Teilhabe und Wohnen have checked the texts.
Gisela Moser and Diakonie Mark-Ruhr are trained in plain language.
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